LA TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Pose a question 4 “__! Humbug!” 7 Word before brow or blow
10 Cal. neighbor 13 1950s prez 14 “My mind is blown!”
16 Guinea pig or teacup pig 17 Permanent patrons
20 “Say cheese!” 21 In vitro cells 22 Impressive spread 23 Line at zero degrees longitude 26 Ray gun sound 27 Green vegetable in samosas 28 Nightclub
32 Uses a buddy system
36 “Beef” Emmy winner Wong 37 Florida home of the Ernest Hemingway House 39 Con’s opposite 40 Text status 42 Avocado center 43 Iced dessert 44 Drastic actions 49 Hummus ingredient
50 Entirely
51 “I’ll say it again,” and what 17-, 23-, and 44-Across literally do? 55 Raised, as livestock
57 Poker declaration 58 Bits of advice 61 Glissade garb 62 Valparaíso’s country
63 Sandwich cookie 64 Mourn, maybe 65 Shoe bottoms 66 Rip apart
DOWN
1 Isn’t 100% 2 Pinch pennies 3 Fermented milk drink
4 Evidence of a vampire attack 5 French friend 6 Shoutout to a parent
7 Quarterback Jackson who was the NFL’s MVP in 2019 and 2023 8 Carry a balance 9 Cry at the end of a long road trip 10 “The Phantom of the __”
11 Aired again 12 Crafts website 15 “Scream” star Campbell
18 Schuyler sister who married Alexander Hamilton 19 Prickly shrub 24 Fencing blade 25 Some hoppy brews, briefly 28 “Insert this” symbol
29 Name often said in a smart home
30 Winter Olympian with a rifle
31 Do some screen writing?
32 Tennis great Sampras 33 Attachment on the back of a Jeep 34 “Did I do that?” TV nerd 35 Sonnets, odes, and the like 38 “Buena Vista Social Club” director Wenders 41 Evaporated
43 Art collection custodian 45 Tonsillitis doc
46 Copies
47 Genius Bar computers 48 Bring legal action against
52 Sound that rebounds
53 Banister
54 French fashion magazine
55 “Just so you know” shorthand 56 Deeply regret 59 Bic product 60 Landscaping roll