L.A. Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Pea sheller’s discard

4 Infatuate

9 Stands up to

14 “To say they _ _ I dare not be so bold”: Shakespeare

15 Notable time period 16 Chew noisily

17 *Native American

ritual

19 Bit part

20 Drinks with steep

prices?

21 Most populous NATO

country

23 Major-leaguer

24 Longish skirt

25 *Cut from the short

loin

29 Light baked dish

31 With resolve

32 Econ. measure

33 Peignoir trim

35 Secondhand

36 *Finish loads of

work?

39 W/o delay

41 Brain section

42 Lack of continuity 45 Starts to come out of

one’s shell

48 Vacation spots

50 *Rust-Oleum product 52 Restraining order 53 Cleveland NBAer

54 Org. that accepts

returns

55 Opera set in Egypt

that debuted in Cairo 56 Come to light

59 Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues

63 Take it easy

64 Laura Linney Netflix

series

65 Feasted on

66 Caught some z’s

67 Old TV parts

68 _ _ of averages

DOWN

1 “As _ _ my last email

... “

2 Formal discourse

3 Shriveled

4 Some twins

5 AQI monitor

6 Sir Carter, to Beyonce 7 Happen

8 Project that must be

defended

9 Net-neutrality

regulatory org.

10 Cry with a finger snap 11 Vie

12 “Promising Young Woman” writer/ director Fennell

13 Eerie 18 Innocent

22 Well-chosen

24 Sprinkle that adds

umami, for short

25 Louver part

26 _ _ support

27 Makes soaking wet 28 Derriere

30 Potter character

34 Slithery fish

36 Gillian’s role on “The

X-Files”

37 Shabby

38 Provide job support? 39 Clothes

40 Overly submissive 42 Not done all at once 43 Donald Glover series

set in the South

44 L.A. winter hrs.

45 Awards for Hunt and

Hunter

46 Global news agcy. 47 Polly-syllabic pet? 49 One of Pittsburgh’s

three rivers

51 Automaker named for

a Japanese river

55 Sacred chests

57 Drain

58 Office contact no. 60 Arrest

61 “_ _ you quite

through?”

62 Drops on the grass