LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Frito pie
ingredient 6 Percussion-based
theater troupe 11 Back in the day 14 TV signal part 15 SAT prep help,
often
16 Like beach
volleyball players 17 Casino array 18 See 6-Down 19 Trellis growth 20 “Freeze!” 21 Former spouse who never lets things get awkward? 23 Serpentine fish 25 Streisand film based on a Singer story 26 Outcome when a salon student makes waves? 32 Holy __ 33 Cleared for
takeoff?
34 Low nos. for aces 38 Many Egyptians 40 Domino dot 41 Day of the Dead
drink
42 Arizona locale for spring training fans
43 Suits
45 Silent communication sys.
46 Luring an academic to the dark side?
49 “The City & the City” novelist Miéville
51 WSJ news topic 52 Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle 56 Cause of
inflation? 60 “Nailed it!”
61 Miyazaki’s genre 62 Binge
63 Snare 64 Four-time Australian Open winner
65 Piano part 66 Weep
67 Utopias 68 Mature
DOWN
1 “Hurt” singer 2 Dance for a lei
person
3 TV competition,
familiarly
4 Kitten caboodle 5 Apple platform 6 With 18-Across, ingredient in fivespice powder 7 Fish in salade
niçoise 8 Ear-relevant? 9 Sauntered 10 Want more 11 Listing
12 Chairperson’s
hammer
13 Black stone 21 Series set at
McKinley High 22 Not fulfilled 24 Winds down 26 Rich soil
27 Word on some European postage stamps
28 “That’s a shame”
29 Mature 30 Octavia Butler’s
genre 31 “Fast Food My Way” chef Jacques 35 Have a good
laugh 36 Besides 37 Mirror image 39 Dyeing art 41 PDQ 43 Clocked 44 “What a long
week” sigh 47 Trepidation 48 Burst
49 Pull (for) 50 Impulsive 52 Out of __ 53 Bananagrams
piece
54 Sign
55 Own (up) 57 Lahore tongue 58 Repast
59 Hide 62 Après-ski
option