L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 First lady Biden 5 Homeopathic treatment for bruises 11 “Say that's true ... “15 On a cruise 16 Couple 17 “Mon __!” 18 *Easy order for a bartender 20 Rare blood type, briefly 21 B'way passes 22 Blasting material 23 “Oh, brother!” 24 “It __ meant to be” 27 *The place to be, informally 29 “Invisible Man” novelist 31 Galoot 32 Bygone airline 33 Online journal 34 __ Eats 37 “Happy now?” 39 Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues 43 Up to, in ads 44 U2 lead singer 45 Mall event 48 Overly 51 Tattle (on) 53 Early stage 55 *Toast choice 59 Paul of “Bewitched” 60 Some map dots 61 College domain 62 Playpen party 63 Lee with a posthumous cameo in “Avengers: Endgame” 64 *”Is it almost time for dinner?” 69 Tattled (on) 70 In demand 71 Fragrant herb 72 Mani-pedi spots 73 “What a shame” 74 Fig or olive

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1 Moose __, Saskatchewan 2 “Give or take” 3 Floral wreath 4 Yesterday evening 5 Climber's goal 6 Blu-__ Disc 7 Closer's inning 8 Adler called “the woman” by Sherlock Holmes 9 Dos y dos 10 Suitable 11 “__ on it”: “You can be sure” 12 Best 13 Experience schoolyard highs and lows? 14 Should, informally 19 Hobby shop buys 23 Liu who plays the title role in 2020's “Mulan” 24 Organic flytrap 25 More than most 26 Boring 27 Sparks org. 28 Singer Sheena 30 Ban 35 Tidal movement 36 Joey of kiddie lit 38 Final thoughts? 40 Buenos __ 41 Hand or foot 42 “Mental Illness” Grammy winner Aimee 46 HDTV choice 47 __ shadow 48 Unexpected endings 49 “I'm blushing!” 50 “Fancy!” 52 Southern California chain known for pastrami 54 Tidal movement 56 Lets use for now 57 Ideal places 58 Some matriarchs 62 “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck 64 1910s conflict, for short 65 Narc's org. 66 Unit of corn 67 Get on in years 68 Simple shirt