LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols

ACROSS

1 Nannies and billies

6 Skylit courtyards 11 Toyota Prius, e.g. 14 Tin Pan __ 15 Transactions with interest

16 Pub pour

17 *Data transmission science 19 Khaki-colored 20 Pedal pusher

21 Full moon, e.g. 22 Cartoon maker of iron bird seed 23 Salinger teen who says, “I prefer stories about squalor” 24 *Elementary school fundraiser

26 Whistle blower 28 Piece for three instruments 29 They’re often pop-ups

32 Major artery 36 Irritate

39 Quick swim

40 Fell behind

42 Golf ball holder 43 Stockpile

45 Dig deeply (into) 46 Pigs out (on), briefly

47 Blacken in a pan 49 Dictator Amin 51 *Rank for TV’s Columbo 56 “Shoo!”

60 The “I” in MIT: Abbr. 61 Ceremonial conical structure 62 Tra-__: refrain syllables

63 “__, humbug!” 64 Track meet infractions ... or short words hiding at the beginning of the answers to starred clues 66 Musician Brian 67 Had the flu, say 68 Cove, e.g. 69 Tennis do-over 70 Sanctify

71 Love to pieces

DOWN

1 Faux pas

2 Mixed bags 3 “Tuesdays With Morrie” author Mitch

4 Wobble

5 Leb. neighbor 6 A, as in Athens 7 Invoice word 8 Employee’s reward 9 Motivate 10 Biblical beast of burden

11 Not be fooled by 12 San Antonio mission

13 Continue to subscribe

18 Decide on

22 Z __ zebra 25 Swapped 27 Patronizes, as a restaurant

29 Oral health org. 30 Not bright, as a light

31 Many a NASA mission

33 “Far out, dude!” 34 White-__: formal 35 Every one

37 Ref. work that added “YOLO” in 2016

38 Proposer’s preferred response

41 Paperless party announcements 44 “__ up!”: “Quiet!”

48 Sell directly to the consumer 50 Manhattan or Staten

51 Defame in print

52 Foolish 53 Woman’s name backward or forward 54 Vaulted alcoves 55 Requirements 57 Monte __

58 Raise a hemline on, say

59 Sample, as food 64 Tide alternative 65 Spanish aunt