LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Has finished making payments on
5 NYC cultural institution redesigned by architect Yoshio Taniguchi
9 Made fun of
14 Dance for seniors
15 Dove calls 16 Main artery
17 Weight adjustment button on a deli scale
18 *Game timer that may implement the Fischer method
20 “Cleared for takeoff!”
22 Acorn dropper
23 “Eureka!”
24 *Choose selectively
27 Wound memento
28 E __ elephant
29 Bedframe board
31 With 41- and 45-Across, go Dutch, or what the answers to the starred clues do?
35 Sci-fi extras
37 Still in contention
40 Brother’s daughter
41 See 31-Across
42 The “N” of USNA
43 River mammal
44 Casual affirmative
45 See 31-Across
46 “No __, no fuss!”
48 Get up
50 Shed tears
52 *Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band with the hit “The Flame”
58 German pronoun
59 British lav
60 Certain Honshu resident
61 *Silverado, for one
65 Actress Neuwirth
66 Oscar winner Firth
67 Back of the neck
68 Flake (on) 69 Colorado ski locale
70 Watery expanses
71 “__ it obvious?”
DOWN
1 Related to the eye 2 Ire
3 Like the deities Odin and Freya 4
Makeup slip-up
5 Clan that feuded with the Hatfields
6 “Look, fireworks!”
7 “The Simpsons”
tavern owner
8 Professional org.
9 Tire changer’s need
10 Hotmail alternative
11 Like someone who takes the initiative
12 __ Sketch: art toy
13 Capital of Senegal
19 Fifth Avenue retailer
21 Cheese gadgets
25 Devoutness
26 Right over the
plate, as a pitch
27 Egyptian soccer superstar Mohamed
30 Little needles in some medical tests
31 Hostess __ Balls
32 Fire place?
33 “You shouldn’t have to do it all alone”
34 Frost over
36 Retro tint for photos
38 Rug cleaner, for short
39 Large deer in the Rockies
47 Glaswegian, e.g.
49 Bike wheel parts
50 Neopagan religion
51 Amazon smart speakers
53 Prominent feature of a mountain goat
54 Religious leader in many a Chaim Potok novel
55 Furniture stores that sell meatballs
56 Log home
57 Got down to propose
59 Country singer
Loretta 62 Compete
63 Abu Dhabi’s fed.
64 Audit firm pro