L.A CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “High Voltage” band
5 Sprang
10 Neaten (up)
14 Cry out loud
15 Lauder of makeup
16 Inkling
17 *”In my uninformed opinion ... “
19 Russian dynast
20 Not prohibited
21 Biennial games gp.
22 Word with fall or fill
23 *Challenge to someone suspected of lying
27 Western defense gp.
28 “__ queen!”: “Work it!”
29 Nowhere to be found
33 Member of the fam
35 Absorb with bread, as gravy
39 Marvin Gaye classic, and a hint to the last words of the answers to the starred clues
43 Long-stemmed mushroom
44 Director Lee
45 Like gloomy skies
46 Monarch's reign, e.g.
48 Cellist's need
50 *Become a better person, say
58 __ jockey
59 Satisfied sigh
60 “You win”
61 On the ocean
62 *Thoroughly refute
65 Entry point
66 More loyal
67 Black-eyed __
68 Celebrity chef Burrell
69 Twilled fabric
70 Eyelid bump
DOWN
1 “Where there's __ ... “
2 Typical Stan Lee role
3 Wild dog of Australia
4 Dagger's partner
5 Supervillain Luthor
6 Second sight, for short
7 Dined at home
8 1990s presidential candidate
9 Easy to set off
10 “Grease,” for one
11 “My take is ... “
12 “Reading in the Dark” Booker Prize nominee Seamus
13 Three feet
18 Baby-voiced red Muppet
24 Lack of difficulty
25 “__ just me ... ?”
26 Sunup direction
29 Elastic bandage brand
30 Looking sickly
31 Artist Yoko
32 “Whatever!”
34 Barnyard bleat
36 Part of wpm
37 Can. neighbor
38 Future analyst's maj.
40 Lass
41 Elena Delle Donne's org.
42 Aviation pioneer Sikorsky
47 Moves with the times
49 Forsaken child 50 American buffalo
51 Apply to
52 Spy-fi great John le __
53 Go time, in military slang
54 Applauds
55 Apartment window sign
56 Op-ed piece, e.g.
57 Witherspoon of “Wild”
58 Tot's first word, maybe 63 Act like a couch potato, with “out” 64 Poetic “before”