THE DAILY CROSSWORD
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis for the Los Angeles Times
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