L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Grammy category word 6 “And here it is!”
11 Pickup spot, perhaps 14 Take a break
15 “Return of the Jedi” forest moon
16 Fashion or sense preceder
17 *Like power lines
19 Band booking 20 Conspiring (with)
21 Cake invitation Alice accepted
23 Does, say
24 *End an engagement? 27 Alternative rock genre 29 “Come on in!”
30 Any member of ABBA 33 What a birdie beats 34 Aromatic herb
37 '90s game disc
38 *Teddy kin
42 One of the fire signs 43 Pull a fast one on 45 Served, as time 46 Brilliance
48 One-footer, e.g.
50 Gray shade
51 *Feature items in some annual sales 55 World-weary words 59 Up
60 Babe __, only woman in ESPN's Top 10 North American Athletes of the 20th Century
62 Life-saving pro
63 Simple card game, and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues 66 __-disant: self-styled 67 Ancient Aegean region 68 “The Wreck of the Mary __”
69 Channel that airs many RKO films
70 __ closet
71 John of “The Addams Family”
DOWN
1 Agricultural pest 2 “Rawhide” singer
3 Taps player
4 Brought (in)
5 Like a footnote that explains footnotes 6 Locale
7 Early stage
8 Dictator played by Forest 9 Leicester toilet
10 Journalist Peter
11 Time of one's life Cartoon genre Continued unabated “The one who makes it, takes it” breakfast brand 22 Breezed through
25 Recipe verb
26 Crucifix letters
28 Fellows
30 Beach letters
31 Try to attract
32 Lacking humility
33 Third deg.?
35 Verdant patch
36 Auction unit
39 “Gotcha!”
40 Singer Vannelli
41 Some RIT grads 44 After-hours
47 Supplies power to
49 #2, for one
50 '60s-'70s tennis great Arthur
51 Extract forcibly 52 Bleachers sign
53 David and Ricky's dad 54 Israeli hero Moshe
56 Drum kit part
57 Motherly introduction? 58 German steel center 61 Operatic princess 64 Versailles monarch 65 Taylor of fashion