LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Winter sports

park activity 11 National Humor

Mo.

14 Game that typically has hard-to-get tickets 15 California roll

ingredient

17 Line from one

cutting it close 18 Emerald City

visitor

19 Scandal sheet 20 Part of a bangup job

21 Got ready for 23 Promises that end engagements 25 Fish with transparent babies

27 Nancy, to Fritzi

Ritz

28 Target area 30 Like the top of most refrigerators 32 Part of a routine 33 Ashram sound 35 Free __

36 Org. with an

Office of Water 37 Starting points

for pro golfers 40 Library warning 43 Jelly in some

boba

44 Lab kit supply 47 Talk sweetly 48 Parents

50 Bad blood 52 Remove identifiers, on social media 54 Exam taken in

“Legally Blonde” 56 Bourguignon, for

one 57 Ingredient in

many a 56-Across 59 Haul

61 Apology starter 62 Buckets

63 Court figures 66 Company with a

hedgehog mascot 67 Perk up?

68 Shape of

orecchiette pasta 69 Political staffer

DOWN

1 Law in some Gulf

States

2 Like some

Mongols

3 “Holy smokes!” 4 Just out of an

onsen, say 5 Traffic sound 6 Barely ahead 7 Socked 8 “Modern

Comfort Food” writer Garten 9 Type of value calculated for mutual funds 10 Rose

11 When Romeo and Juliet have their balcony scene 12 One under a wing 13 Cause of limited

interest, perhaps 16 “In the Heights”

shop

22 Question of

status

24 Chunk

26 Sneaky types 29 Make it big 31 No-win

situations 34 Spinner’s yarn 38 Underground blaze that emits toxic gases 39 Sentimental sorts 40 Takes a deep

dive, maybe 41 Land where Puff and Jackie Paper played

42 Practice with

sweaters 45 Customizable

avatar app 46 Took control 49 Spitball need 51 Target of some

recycling drives 53 Union station? 55 Pull on

58 New Zealand’s

Southern __ 60 Flight

assignment 64 Element with the shortest name

65 PG Tips, e.g.