LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Way to play
music that’s a hit? 9 Words after a
deep breath 15 Where the action
is?
16 The __ Brothers: “Black Water” band
17 Egg option 18 Position 19 Mulligans 20 Lavender brew 22 Jacob’s twin
23 Unagi roll fish
24 “Food’s getting
cold!”
27 “The Namesake”
actor Penn
28 Big Mac rivals? 31 Four-part cooking series starring Samin Nosrat
37 “How’s about this
instead!?”
38 Election system that gets the press involved? 39 Alums-to-be 40 Big bird 41 Shortish releases 42 Instrument once plucked with a quill
44 “Who’s this
under?”
48 Hot pockets? 53 Sunny?
54 Friendly gesture 55 Ulaanbaatar’s
country
57 “You’re making
me blush!” 58 Oktoberfest
snacks
59 Pushes
boundaries?
60 Be reasonable
DOWN
1 Food contraction
that omits “ome” 2 Melts for
3 Estée Lauder
subsidiary
4 Spin on a classic ballet performance?
5 Some queens 6 “Hugo” actor
Butterfield
7 Brief meeting?
8 Eye annoyance 9 “We Shall Overcome” phrase 10 Principled
11 Tesla stock?
12 Help with a heist 13 “I forgot what to
say!”
14 Threads owner 21 Posts a GIF,
perhaps
25 Miles away 26 Some Apple Design Award winners 27 Breaded cutlet
dish
28 Mani-__ 29 William the Conqueror’s burial place 30 Single party
election?
31 Small suctions
on cups?
32 Vegan gelatin
substitute 33 Cuts (off) 34 Overflowed 35 Release 36 Prepare to go out
again?
42 Chai __
43 Labor group
45 “It’s Not Me, It’s
You” singer Lily 46 Sends flying,
perhaps
47 Rub off
48 Site with step-bystep guides 49 Fish tacos
choice, on menus 50 Condition that may respond to CBT or LSD 51 Boomers at a
concert?
52 Sensitive 53 NCOs who know
the drill 56 Jennifer Affleck,
__ Lopez