LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Mess up 4 Traveler’s reference 7 Botanical garden adjective
11 Fetid
13 Dental facade 15 Shoddily attached, usually 16 Viagra alternative 17 Affair VIPs
18 1960s girl group named for its lead singer
19 Opts for another tour
20 Like some romantic dinners 21 Benedict Cumberbatch superhero role, casually
23 Sonic boom creator?
24 Inflatable emergency transports
26 Bobs and weaves 27 Like some serious accidents
29 __ vivant
32 It was initially dubbed “Clinton’s Big Ditch” by its critics
34 Collectible Camaro
36 Listen in
38 Wood stove successors 40 __ burger
42 Just below par 43 Jar
44 Arouses
45 Result of a certain property payment delinquency 46 One getting checks for quarters
47 Took part in an ugly campaign 48 Spotted 49 Beneficiaries of exercises called Russian twists 50 Crack
DOWN
1 Emerge from the wings
2 Racked up cellphone charges, perhaps 3 Aptly named giant in surfing sportswear 4 Amount that’s sometimes larger than it sounds 5 “A Sorta
Fairytale” singer Tori
6 Compose, perhaps
7 Stabilize, with “off”
8 Associates 9 Resolved, in a way 10 “Wish me luck!” 12 Slowly comes through
13 Family feuds
14 Jah worshipers 16 Gloomy looks 18 Broke 100, maybe 20 Fairy tale ball arrivals
22 Possible result of not knowing when to stop? 25 Places to see small, colorful trucks
28 __ Kelly, woman with the most lifetime
“Jeopardy!” winnings
29 Group that includes Chevron and BP
30 Florida harvest 31 What poor instructions make 33 Writing letters, some say
35 Carnival offering 37 Worker with many questions 39 Composer Bruckner
41 Poor
43 Framing piece 45 Org. with Behavior Detection Officers