L.A. Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Nail polish layer
5 Bicycle for two
11 Texter’s “I think”
14 “Yeah, doubtful”
15 “Act your age!”
16 Go on the __: skip
town
17 Oscar-nominated writer of “Fried Green Tomatoes”
19 Perjure oneself
20 Thrifty
21 Actor Sheridan
22 Fireworks show
sound
23 Nostalgic sch.
visitor, perhaps
24 Herbal brew with a
licorice flavor
26 Spanish “this”
28 Stranger than
strange
29 D’backs, in box
scores
32 Pseudonym letters
34 Totally silly
37 Physical therapy that targets hand pain
42 Puzzle genre
43 _ _ de cologne
44 Female sheep
45 Some British peers
48 Cause of a bad air
day
51 Container with
melted cheese 54 “Well, fudge”
57 Diva’s solo
58 Card game cry
59 Is worthy of
61 Prefix with diversity
62 Button needed in
some macros
64 Gymnast Mary _ _
Retton
65 Folded egg dish
66 Makes do, with “out”
67 USCG rank
68 Hold a grudge
against
69 Paying close
attention
DOWN
1 Shirt sleeve’s end
2 “A Mighty Wind”
actress Catherine
3 Render invalid
4 _ _-in-cheek
5 Anti-dandruff shampoo by Neutrogena
6 Dog kennel sound
7 Nick of “48 Hrs.”
8 Actor Johnson known
as “The Rock”
9 “A Mighty Wind” actor
Levy
10 Fuel economy meas.
11 Uncomfortable
12 Acadia National Park
state
13 _ _-3 fatty acid
18 Proactive Health dog
food maker 22 Russian pancakes
24 Phony
25 “The Other Black Girl” actor McCormack
27 La Brea _ _ Pits
29 CIO partner
30 Brazilian city
31 Cleverly inventive
33 Body spray brand
35 Just out of the box
36 Linguistic suffix
38 “Everyday Italian” cookbook writer De Laurentiis
39 Neutral hue
40 West’s opponent, in
some All-Star games
41 Mai tai liquor
46 Peanut or pea
47 Cactus quills
49 Cute name for a
black-and-white pet
50 “Ozark” Emmy
winner Julia
51 Aesop tale
52 Celestial hunter
53 Dad’s brother, in
Paris
55 Chicken _ _ masala
56 Like a challenging
climb
59 Baseball glove
60 Method: Abbr.
62 The “F” of FYI
63 Low card in a royal
flush