LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols
ACROSS
1 Fabled runner-up 5 Deep cleft
10 “Tell me if you’re
coming” letters 14 Pacific island ceded by Spain to the U.S. in 1899
15 The __: Europol
headquarters
16 Meticulous to a
fault
17 Jazz club group 18 Detroit NFL team 19 Party hat shape 20 Large-scale ridesharing option
22 Limited-access
internet area
24 Surfing
connection
25 A bit off
26 Hogwarts
potions master 28 Raggedy doll
30 Significant __:
partner
33 Acorn dropper
34 How much it
costs
36 Prez before JFK 37 Monopoly’s Atlantic or
Pacific: Abbr.
38 __ ignition system: hi-tech car starter
40 October’s
number
41 Fozzie Bear’s frog
pal
43 If all goes right 45 Sign of healing 47 Diamonds or
clubs
48 Backbone
51 “You’ve got
mail” ISP
53 Claymation
green guy
57 “Proven,” in
proofs
58 Tune that stays in your head too long
61 Huntsville’s st. 62 Out of sorts ... or where four answer-ending words (see starred clues) can be found? 65 Tops, as a cake 66 November tally 67 “Magic” prop 68 Lahr of “The
Wizard of Oz” 69 Golf or tennis 70 Ransom of auto
fame
DOWN
1 Channel for home flippers
2 General feel
3 *1956 Burt Lancaster film, with “The”
4 Expressive music
genre
5 Techie on “24”
6 *Desperation
gridiron pass
7 In the past
8 *Big name in film
festivals
9 Western plateaus 10 Tennis need
11 *Seven Dwarfs’
housekeeper
12 Wind indicator
13 Roman
commoner
21 Poet’s tribute
23 “It’s a Wonderful
Life” studio
26 Enjoy a Jacuzzi
27 Central church
part
29 Zero, in soccer
31 Barely gets (by) 32 Tenant’s expense 34 Fur-protesting
org.
35 Jacob’s twin
38 Field goal expert,
e.g.
39 Mark of shame
42 51-Across
alternative
44 A/C measure
46 Hit a bunch of
pubs in one night 47 Like the
1-Across vis-àvis the tortoise, ironically
48 News filler
49 Trump’s VP
50 Milker’s handful 52 Be a debtor of
54 Taj __
55 Button on a
mixer
56 Football
measures
59 Off-rd.
transports
60 Catnap, e.g.
63 Ballpark fig.
64 “Squared” power