LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Field of

Dreams” state 5 Easing of govt.

control

10 Snow glider 14 Iranian ruler

ousted in 1979 15 Teaser ad 16 Buzzing colony 17 Energy-boosting

munch

19 “Be it __ so

humble ... ” 20 Former SeaWorld attraction 21 Meadowland 22 Convenience store inconvenience 23 Explosive container for muzzle-loading guns

27 Miss a birdie by

one

31 Base runner’s

undoing

32 Not fer 33 Qualifying race 36 Waterproof

fishing boot 40 Period or comma 43 With regret

44 __ Ration: old

dog food brand 45 Opera star Pinza 46 Covert __: secret

missions

48 Lip applications 50 Escape from jail 55 __ Emu:

insurance ad bird 56 Dublin’s land:

Abbr.

57 Lauder of

makeup 62 Seaweed gelatin 63 Shredded Southern barbecue dish that’s depicted in this puzzle’s circles

66 Buster Brown’s

dog 67 Cybercommerce 68 Word after

cutting or leading 69 Poetic tributes 70 Battle of the __ 71 Stack under a

tarp

DOWN

1 Web access cos. 2 “I know! Call on

me!”

3 Toddler’s drink 4 “Can I get a word

in?” 5 Two-outs-in-asingle-AB stats 6 East end? 7 Author Dahl 8 Ceremony host 9 Low-riding,

open-wheel racer 10 Sleight-of-hand

scams

11 Wife of Augustus 12 Odds opposite 13 Jeter elected to

the Hall of Fame 18 Kentucky’s __

Arena

24 Island near Maui 25 Inflict, as havoc 26 Stag’s daughter 27 Weather report

visual aids

28 Isla surrounder 29 “Be __: rewind”: old video rental reminder 30 Extras in an

envelope 34 Didn’t fast 35 Hint of color 37 Häagen-__

38 The “E” in the mnemonic HOMES 39 Bygone theaters 41 Keying-in error 42 Cantina crockery 47 “Blade” star

Wesley

49 Gave the nod to 50 Student of

Socrates

51 Stiff as a board 52 Public persona 53 “Et tu, __?”

54 “No reason to get

all upset!” 58 Eject, as lava 59 Chore list

heading 60 Hence, in logic 61 Barely made it,

with “by”

64 Tell it like it isn’t 65 Golf ’s “Big Easy”

Ernie

NAMES IN THE NEWS 1960S