LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Tie up at the pier 5 Basics 9 Expressive chat image “That works for me” “Dang!” Cars sold at auctions 17 Nabisco chocolate-creme cookie Vermeer or van Gogh Postgraduate degree First-class Sailor Tanning lotion letters Golf hole benchmark Snacked (on) to excess, briefly Pinup queen Page __ buco: veal dish Mob kingpin PG-13 issuing org. __ vincit amor Restful resorts Vase material named for its white color Window insert Wiped off the board Genghis __ ’60s tripping drug 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 24 27 29 32 34 36 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 48 49 Took command of “Morning Edition” airer Lion’s den Turning point in tennis, and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 59 Casino big spender Veggie in a green smoothie Sleep lab study Where Norway’s Royal Family resides 65 Biblical paradise 66 L.A.’s region 67 Pics on ankles 68 Hair-coloring

agents 50 52 54 62 63 64 DOWN 1 Gloom partner 2 Cajun veggie 3 Course including romaine and croutons Greenhouse gas protocol city Loved to death Get-up-and-go New cow Mar. 17th honoree Horn of Africa nation 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 21 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 Clothing store department Withdraw, with “out” G.I. doll Dead Sea country: Abbr. Lawrence’s land U2’s “The Joshua Tree” co-producer Brian “Enough!” Residents around the Leaning Tower __ up: came clean Saddle knob Aim high Madame Bovary Language of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen 33 35 37 39 42 46 47 51 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Culinary meas. Acorn droppers Pike or trout Seasoned expert Army leader Last Olds models Catch red-handed Place to keep a camper, for short Irritated Mets’ old stadium “Casablanca” woman Boston NBAer Protected from the wind Some male dolls Owns NASDAQ debut Health supplements co.