L.A TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Muslim veil
6 Behind us
10 Fashion's de la Renta 15 Self-__: personally mindful 16 Trade show
17 Eclipse shadow
18 Synagogue scroll
19 Paella morsel
20 In poor taste
21 *LeBron's sport
24 Cereal mix
27 NASDAQ locale
31 Play a part
32 *Insect used in genetic research
37 Hither partner
38 Plural medical suffix
40 NYC gallery district
41 Lewd material
42 Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues 47 Part of town, in slang 48 Street
49 Branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
52 Loving
55 Frying liquid
56 *Glazed morning snack 59 Watery expanse 60 Fracas
62 Hammer head 63 Blender selection 65 Diva's delivery
66 *Form a queue
68 Teen anti-DWI gp. 69 Didn't stay
70 Of a battery terminal 71 Small ocean landmass
72 Mid-month date 73 Pathetically tiny, as a sum of money 74 Tourney ranking
DOWN
1 Boater or bowler 2 “Letters From __ Jima”: 2006 film
3 Pickle container
4 Many Yemenis
5 On __ of: for
6 Quarter of a bushel 7 Wheel connection 8 Squabble
9 Mausoleum 10 Expenditure
11 Word before fry or potatoes
12 Network with its HQ in Ottawa 13 18-Across holder
14 Bit of sunlight
22 Title of respect 23 Hole-making tool 24 Chinese chairman
25 State school near L.A. 26 Immortality
28 Tick-borne illness named for a Connecticut town 29 Mouth-puckering 30 Explosive for Wile E. Coyote
33 Springsteen's
“Born in the __” 34 Physicist's particle 35 Divinity sch. degree 36 Watch chain
39 Senate position
41 Lead actress
43 Put up with
44 Art style seen in Miami's South Beach
45 Pakistani language 46 Friendly horn sounds 49 Horn of Africa native
50 Like big wedding cakes 51 Flat on one's back 52 Once-a-year flower
53 Pine dropping
54 Wandered (about)
57 Italian salami city
58 Obeys
61 Diner grub 64 Three-pronged Greek letters
66 Beat a hasty retreat 67 Tissue layer