LA TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Invents, as a word 6 Laugh-a-minute sort 10 Lucas of “Raising Hope” 14 Bandleader’s exhortation 15 Egyptian life symbol 16 Pest on a pooch 17 Red-tide contents 18 Academy attended by James T. Kirk 20 Shape, as clay 22 Mayberry lad 23 Org. in much recent news 24 Artist with a record 32 American Music Awards 26 “We’ll let you know,” on skeds 27 18-Across jr. officer 28 Threaded fastener 29 Claw into 31 Fire truck alert 33 Tourette syndrome symptoms 34 Deeply hurt 39 Brooklyn Coll. is part of it 40 Double duty? 41 Convent leader 44 Shoelace, e.g. 45 NBA’s Heat, on scoreboards 48 Inouye Airport arrival gift 49 Inviolable, as a rule 53 Investment inits. 54 Common ointment ingredient 55 Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil 56 With immediacy, or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers 59 Step 60 Worked in a garden 61 “Because You Loved Me” singer 62 Battle zone journalist 63 Criteria: Abbr. 64 Racy message 65 Rotary phone features

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1 Unsullied 2 Prop for the Tin Man 3 Men working on a network, informally 4 One Direction’s “cute one” __ Horan 5 “C’mon, we’re in a hurry!” 6 Late-summer orientation mtg. holders 7 Like many trailers 8 Giraffe relative 9 Frugality 10 Patriots’ org. 11 Exciting, as an atmosphere 12 Survey info 13 Big shots with big balances 19 Honor in a big way 21 Town near Provincetown 25 Editorial “let it stand” 30 Feuding 31 Eyelid ailment 32 Smart students’ org. 34 Two, to eight, e.g. 35 Impartial 36 Sundance’s sweetie 37 “Glee” cheerleader 38 Not yet corrected for publication 39 Islamic leaders 42 1979 exile 43 Soup followers 45 Folk singer Miriam known as “Mama Africa” 46 Gal Gadot’s birthplace 47 Disagreeing 50 Riveting icon 51 Rehab program 52 1938 Physics Nobelist 57 Six-pt. scores 58 Tolkien’s Treebeard, e.g.