LA TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dinner with donors

5 Mardi Gras wear

9 Britcom with Eddie and Patsy, for short

14 Minnesota representative Ilhan 15 Not pro

16 Gibbs of “The Jeffersons” 17 Admonition to an Egyptian boy king?

19 Helps out illegally 20 Ending for “Black,” “Mixed,” and “Grown,” in sitcom names 21 Olfactory assault 23 “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle 24 Conical shelter 26 “Which of the two will it be?” 28 Shepherd’s tool 29 Pothole filler made from fish-andchips sauce?

34 Was sure about 36 Chatter away 37 Amnesiac’s query

38 Secret language 39 “Becoming” memoirist Michelle 41 Uno, dos, __ 42 Reversals 44 “Succession” actor Brian

45 Hit the horn 46 Say farewell to a Dickens character? 48 Thus far

49 Aspire laptop maker

50 Alternative to Alpine, in skiing 53 Current options 56 Enjoyed, as a lollipop

59 WNW’s opposite 60 Plumbing issues 62 Is able to do high kicks in a chorus line?

64 TV spot seller 65 “Black Panther” villain Killmonger 66 Pinochle-like card game

67 Far from posh 68 Gels

69 Inquires

DOWN

1 “Duly noted” 2 Cause to chuckle 3 Sudsy

4 Class with easels 5 Like low-shine lipstick

6 Get the poker pot going

7 Leave speechless 8 Vehicle that’s built after it’s bought

9 Doc’s org. 10 Brand-new sibling, perhaps 11 On the house 12 Palo __, California

13 Big celebration 18 Didn’t waste 22 Hair removal substance

25 Like energy bars, in adspeak

27 “Go team!” 29 Bar bill 30 Mechanical arithmetic aids 31 Card sets sold in New Age shops 32 Prayer ending 33 Expose to danger 34 Single-serve coffee pod 35 Words of denial 36 Mass communication? 40 Floor-washing tool

43 Actor Cage, casually 47 Comparison shopper’s data 48 Green Jedi with his own grammar 50 Parts of mandolins 51 “Wicked Game” singer Chris

52 Euro fractions 53 Woeful word 54 Formally transfer 55 Truth or __ 57 “Ask me if I __!” 58 Make mittens, say

61 Secret agent 63 Hush-hush org.