LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Flintstones Vitamins option 5 Chicago Eight defendant 10 B.C. law enforcers 14 Big name in denim 15 Dental restoration 16 Cause of some bad apples? 17 Has to pay 18 Part of a script 19 Cyber phenomenon 20 Turned tail 22 Like some underbellies 23 Memphis-to-Atlanta dir. 24 Big fuss 25 With “the,” what a boxer doesn’t want to hit? 26 Pulse 28 High points 31 Latin I word 32 Prepared, as eggs for eggs Benedict 34 Votin’ nay 35 Emulate Moses ... and what four black squares do in this puzzle 38 Like a breeze? 39 August birthstone 40 “How you doin’?” 41 Lost patience 42 “The Beauty Myth” author Wolf 46 Chip off the old block? 48 Annoyed exclamation 50 Greek god of the wild 51 Needed an eraser 52 Herbs and spices 55 Bill __ Climate Lab: former exhibit at Oakland’s Chabot Space & Science Center 56 Awaits decision 57 Brief refusal to “Are you hungry?” 58 Nineteenth Amendment campaigner 59 Rolex rival 60 Gillette offering 61 Book of Mormon prophet 62 Ready to drop 63 Burn a little
DOWN
1 Daisy component 2 Clean some more 3 Plane, for one 4 Ph.D. hurdle 5 “I feel your pain” 6 Went too far 7 Protected, in a way 8 Succeed in getting 9 Word with private or public 10 Collegian’s diet staple 11 Rift 12 “Money, Money, Money” musical 13 Exploits 21 Henry __ Lodge: WWI senator 22 Swedish carrier 25 Surrendered 27 Nashville highlight 29 “SNL” alumna Oteri 30 Scout’s honor? 33 How some bonds are purchased 34 Movie role for Skippy 35 Speaker after John Boehner 36 Shoot for 37 Air Force pilot who became a pop star 38 True nature 41 “__ give you the shirt off his back” 43 Morphine, e.g. 44 It’s repeated a lot 45 Ready to go 47 Kevlar products 49 Mideast ruling family name 52 Rest area heavyweight 53 Cabinet dept. 54 Long and Vardalos 56 Winner’s gathering