L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 35th pres. 4 Smaller-than-life depiction 8 Larger-than-life creations

15 Spleen

16 Hilo shindig

17 Put into play

18 “The Shape of Water” director 21 Construction __ 22 Below 71-Across 23 “Frontline” network 24 What a pursuer seeks to narrow 28 Evergreen shrubs 31 Meat on a stick 33 English “L'chaim!” 36 Pack animal 39 “Gimme the skinny!” 42 Stiff

43 Snapchat marketing expert, in modern lingo 46 Northern Iraqis 47 Below 71-Across 48 Virtual-city denizen 49 __ column 51 Cabbage in a French café?

53 Long trip

56 Old tankard metal 59 Suffix for but61 Rolling rock?

63 High pair

DOWN

1 Lively dances 2 __ Roll-Ups

3 Urban of country 4 Not well 5 Numberless type of ball 6 Pole in a lock 7 Indifferent

8 Chest material

9 Like some wonders 10 LeBron's team, on scoreboards 11 World Series mo. 12 Corner quartet, perhaps

13 Balkan native

14 Altar words

19 Welsh national emblem

20 Cheer for a banderillero 25 Have one's chance to speak

26 Genesis victim 27 Conceals, in a way 29 Stylist's braid

30 Others, in Latin 32 French flag couleur 34 Island nation whose flag has a Union Jack on it 35 Dutch cheese 36 Seeks permission 37 Common stock option? 38 Bartleby, notably 40 “__ delighted!” 41 Hold higher, as a baby bottle

44 License fig.

45 Swiss river 50 Spanish soccer association that means “the league” 52 Command to Fido 54 Bench mallet 55 Christmas __ 57 Conspicuous display 58 Hold sway 59 Savage of “MythBusters” 60 Super star 62 Roadie's haul 64 Stain

66 Prefix with angle or athlete

67 Noir weapon 68 Fair-hiring initials 69 Co. that bought Netscape in 1999 70 Food service trade org.