LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Respiratory organ 5 Lake-maker 8 “The Bonfire of the Vanities” novelist Tom 13 Among buoys 14 Came down to
earth
16 Catherine of
“Schitt’s Creek”
17 Proud proclamation at the county fair produce contest? 20 Legalese adverb 21 Some intelligence
workers
22 “To __ is
human ... ” 23 King topper 25 Neither Dem. nor
Rep.
26 Praises a prizewinner at the county fair produce contest? 33 Wander, in a way 35 “Black-ish” star
Tracee __ Ross 36 Writer Bombeck 37 Debonair
40 Actor Idris
41 First Hebrew letter 43 Data in IRS
tables
45 Cause of a frantic search at the county fair produce contest? 48 Novel
49 Lawn layer
50 Slugger’s stat
53 Transfer recipient 58 Parent, e.g. 60 Squashes a
rival’s entry at
the county fair produce contest? 62 One-named “Easy on Me” singer
63 Ready to serve 64 Deportment 65 Noodle option 66 Actor Beatty 67 Sole
DOWN
1 Shaping machine 2 Theater director? 3 Queen and
regime, e.g.
4 Part of a pen 5 Sword of __: impending disaster 6 Gymnast Raisman with three Olympic gold medals 7 Mineral used in
pearlescent paint 8 Aspiring 9 “Gracious!” 10 Research centers 11 Worry
12 “Were your __
burning?” 15 Long, loose top 18 Help in getting to
the next level? 19 Water-to-wine
village
24 Son of Isaac and
Rebecca
27 Roll with the
punches 28 Vintage violin 29 Gloomy
30 Like some
rugged vehicles 31 Cutting remark 32 Those, in Spanish 33 Deliver cards 34 Folk singer
Guthrie
38 Carpet cleaners,
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39 Beseeched 53 Seaweed gelatin 42 Brand known used as a for surfing thickener gear 54 Fountain drink 44 Barrel racing 55 Appear to be
milieu 56 Land in the water 46 Carson City 57 School founded
neighbor by Henry VI 47 Coarse fabric 59 Points to make 51 Stimulantyielding in an argument, Asian figuratively leaf 61 Lowest score on 52 Wry twist some scales