L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Strains to lift

6 Scribble (down)

9 Former Russian despots 14 Dickens' Heep

15 Cain raiser

16 Florida's __ Center 17 Nabisco cookie with a pastry jacket

19 “Cold Case Files” airer 20 Seminoles' sch. 21 Lukewarm reviews? 22 Sadden

24 Gulf Coast Florida city 27 Scrape or scratch 28 F equivalent, in music 29 Investigations

33 Hostess snack

35 Sound from a tabby

37 Wee hr.

38 Barley brew

39 __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone

40 Joseph of ice cream fame 42 “Cats” monogram

43 Mazda sports car

45 City bond, briefly

47 Suit to __

48 The “M” in LEM

50 Like red-line traffic, on Google Maps

52 For example 53 Lights that darken 56 Kate of “Steve Jobs” 60 SSW opposite 61 Bucolic setting 62 __ Gay: WWII bomber 63 Succeeded big-time 66 “Over the Rainbow” composer Harold 67 Grow older

68 The Lindy, e.g.

69 Tally again

70 Hide-hair link 71 Jouster's ride

DOWN

1 Blows like the Big Bad Wolf

2 Pension law acronym 3 *Nominal leader 4 Beachgoer's color 5 “Good grief!” 6 *Atmospheric wind that aids an eastbound U.S. flight

7 Lacto-__ vegetarian 8 Look after

9 *Boston tax protest of 1773

10 Cousin of a snowfinch 11 Most common skin condition in the U.S. 12 Fishing sticks 13 Fr. holy women

18 End of many a riddle 23 Holy Roman VIP: Abbr. 25 Japan's largest active volcano

26 PFC's address

30 Net profit, and what the answers to starred clues have

31 Lessen, as pain

32 Hook's right hand 33 Soccer great Mia 34 Mishmash

36 *Failed, as a business 39 *2016 film wrongly announced as Best Picture

41 Singer Warwick

44 Wrestled

46 Battleship initials 47 Turkish chief

49 Peacock tail feature

51 Tells it to the judge 54 Pound's 100, in England 55 Totally full

56 Be dressed in

57 Regarding, on memos 58 Pelican St. city

59 Fed chasing Capone 64 In the past

65 Doorstep welcomer