LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Wished, as a
farewell
5 Gently waters using a spray bottle
10 Leave
flabbergasted 14 “The Hurt Locker”
setting
15 Natty neckwear 16 “Night Sky With __ Wounds”: poetry collection by Ocean Vuong 17 Triple Crown of
Surfing locale 18 Major mess 19 Pond plant 20 Extremely
expensive fungi 23 __ Cruces, New
Mexico
24 Quaint “Tsk!” 25 Dice game
28 PX patrons 31 Iowa senator
Joni 35 Injury-prone area
for pitchers 38 Raw bar need 39 Without purpose 40 Advisory group 41 Vineyard
measure
42 “Give __ break!” 43 Novelist known
for legal thrillers 45 Old West crew 47 Mobile network
std.
48 Fitbit units 49 Fannie __: mortgage company nickname
51 “Mr. Blue Sky” gp. 52 Request from a trial attorney, and a hint to this
puzzle’s circles
59 Swerve
60 Bright light
61 Calligrapher’s
supplies
63 Polish prose 64 Slow-cooker
brand 65 Slow-cooker dish 66 The MTV
Generation
67 Fits (inside) 68 Vacuum
attachment
DOWN
1 Playbill
paragraph
2 Many a Qatar
native
3 Arlene of the
silver screen 4 Workplace compensation concern 5 Snorkeling needs 6 “__ it ironic?” 7 Emotional trauma consequence 8 Vegan protein 9 Fill up, as a
pillow
10 Casino employee 11 Bar in a limo 12 Sharp turns 13 Itinerary info 21 Theatrical
ensemble 22 Feudal domain 25 Pinch together 26 “This ain’t my
first __” 27 Country album? 28 Dave of the Foo
Fighters
29 “Sorry, no” 30 Sudden power
increase
32 Like specialty
markets 33 Remnant 34 Abounds (with) 36 “Price negotiable,” in ads
37 New Deal pres. 41 Really wow 43 “Bridgerton” actor
Regé-__ Page 44 17-Across, e.g. 46 Hurts a lot
50 Goad
51 Civil rights leader
Medgar
52 Give up
53 Next in line 54 Otherwise 55 Granola grains 56 Fingerboard ridge 57 Golden Rule
word
58 Squeezes (out) 59 Annoy
62 Nor. neighbor