LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Framing piece 5 Swiatek who won her fourth major singles championship in 2023
8 Carding pre-entry 13 Vineyard measure 14 Russian dynast 15 West Coast
NFLer
16 Class reunion attendee who’s in no one’s yearbook? 18 Dried poblano 19 Off the street, in
a way
21 Irish capital 22 Touch
25 Proper etiquette
at the plate? 27 Many of the
Marshall Islands 29 Order member 30 Seldom seen 31 IRS action 34 Place for a
mineral scrub 37 Impulse behind the gift-giving in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? 41 “__-boom-bah!” 42 “The __ in Me”: Britney Spears memoir
43 Senior advocacy
group
44 Bank of China
Tower architect 45 Hot Wheels
maker 47 Discussion panel about sheets, duvets, blankets, etc.?
53 Go out with 54 Again
55 Sang high notes? 57 Shopping aids 59 Book supplements, and an apt title for this puzzle
63 Looks down? 64 Pharmacy orders,
informally
65 Far offshore 66 Catch in a trap 67 Hindu title of
respect 68 Business review
app
DOWN
1 Giant part of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
2 Big heart?
3 Sports doc’s order 4 Part of an icy
breakup
5 Quran faith 6 Speedometer, e.g. 7 Set, as an alarm 8 Cookbook writer
Garten
9 Make a meal of 10 Run up, as debts 11 Jacket style named for an Indian leader
12 Best man’s best
friend, often 14 Need for poi 17 Arlene of classic
cinema
20 Sturdy material 22 Infield protectors 23 Centipede
platform 24 Sponge features 26 Adorable 28 Guitar legend
Paul
31 24/7 money
source 32 Thurman of “The
Producers” 33 __ Quixote 34 Sports figures 35 Blender setting 36 Copious 38 Washbasin jug 39 Loud
40 NL East player 44 Tin alloy 45 Grand Canyon
rentals 46 Hymn finale 47 Settles 48 Gibson garnish 49 Italian scooter 50 Bubbles up 51 More eccentric 52 __-wip: dessert
topping
56 June 6, 1944 58 London-to-Paris
dir.
60 “__ your head!” 61 Airport code for Australia’s second largest city 62 Plant juice
Libra (Sept.23-Oct. 23). Your creativity is enhanced… but is it useful? Prepare for wild ideas to pop into your headspace while working today.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Just because it attracts you, does it mean it’s