L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Gaping mouths

5 “The Sorcerer's Apprentice” composer 10 States in an outdated atlas: Abbr.

14 Nobelist Wiesel

15 Official mandate 16 Analogous (to)

17 One way to ride a horse 19 Stereotypical pooch 20 D.C.'s Pennsylvania, e.g. 21 Named, briefly

22 Shop talk

23 One in a hundred? 25 Cafeteria worker's cover 27 Affleck of “Gone Girl” 28 “Downton __”: PBS show 29 Dramatic opening?

32 Many an emailer

34 '50s political monogram 37 Typical MLB pitching alignment, and a hint to this puzzle's circles

41 Train stopping at every sta.

42 They turn litmus paper red

43 Does impressions of 44 Grazing groups

46 “Gimme a __”

48 Large goblet 50 “Haven't the foggiest”

54 Bamboo lover

55 Alternative to fries

56 Korean automaker

57 Script fraction

58 Military expert, say

61 Sun Devils' rival

62 Canadian fliers

63 Language of Pakistan

64 Riverbank residue

65 Govt.-backed bond

66 “Freeze!”

DOWN

1 Small plateaus

2 Still in contention 3 Alleviate traffic on, perhaps

4 “Told you”

5 Exactly right

6 Milk source

7 10-time NBA All-Star Jason

8 Commonly injured knee part, briefly

9 Sault __ Marie

10 “On Language” columnist 11 Barely enjoy the pool? 12 First Homeland Security secretary

13 Condescending one

18 Place 22 First sign of fall

24 Rose's Broadway beau 25 Saintly glows

26 Drive the getaway car, say

29 Partner of 30-Down 30 Partner of 29-Down 31 Remote choice

32 Ouzo flavoring

33 MDW : Midway :: __ : O'Hare

35 Anonymous Jane 36 Peyton Manning's four? 38 Educator Montessori 39 Adapter letters

40 Delicate handling 45 Firstborn

46 Parlor piece

47 Let up

48 Just above average

49 One side of Hispaniola 50 Talk oneself up

51 School uniform part, perhaps

52 Foul up

53 Thoroughly enjoy

55 Early smartphone

58 Rank above cpl.

59 Coffee break time 60 Mercury astronaut

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