LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Roman jet?

4 Start of a rhyming

Basque game 7 Reason to use an

inhaler

13 Knock

14 Cry buckets 15 Unexpected twist 16 The record longest continuous ride on one is 105.57 miles Unlikely to ride a 16-Across well Hunted Carroll critter Balm-maker’s plants

A.L. East team Roman’s advice to prevent an explosion?

’80s jeans

SOP part: Abbr. “48 __” Assistant who didn’t exist in Mary Shelley’s novel Whiskey order “... beneath __ blue sky”: Don Henley lyric Stubborn equine Roman variety store? (and a hint to 10 other puzzle answers) 18 19 20

22 23

27 31 32 33 34 36

38 39 41 42 44 45 Perry’s creator Dull finish

F-__

A hothead has a short one 67.5 deg.

Item before a door

Sack out Roman Shakespearean drama? Bargain bin abbr.

Bete __ Immature dragonfly Stereotypically stylish Leaves port Facial feature named after an animal Muscovite’s denial Whiskey option They usually leave the park

69 Key contraction 70 Roman graveyard

shift hour?

46 47

49 51

54

55 56

59

62 65

66 67 68

DOWN

1 R&B’s __ Hill 2 Soup aisle array 3 Roman bowler’s

target?

4 Roman musical

family? 5 Hole-making tool 6 Intestinal 7 8

9 10 11 12 14

17 21 24 25

26 27

28 29 Invite on a date NutraSweet competitor Have faith in Noodle topper? “Les __”

At least one

“... truth is always strange; / Stranger than fiction” poet “Willkommen” musical Words on a reward poster “... there’s __!”: Hamlet Intimidating words Roman bike? Roman “high” request? Exotic pet Pre-Aztec Mexican 30

35 37

40

43 48 50

52 53

57

58 59 60 61 63 64 Multi-armed ocean critter Bad picnic omen Gets bent out of shape Roman Scrabble Q-tile, e.g.? Authorize Dior designs Secret hot date

Fed. bill Simple question type Roman’s long golf hole? Casual greeting “That stinks!” Nanki-__ Bagpiper’s hat Anatomical orb Apollo lander, briefly