L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Staying safe, in a way 10 Best effort 15 Request for multifactor authentication? 16 Gurira who plays Okoye in the MCU 17 Collective noun? 18 Choose to join 19 Hook, in journalism lingo 20 Quench 22 Deadly septet 23 Chicane shape, on some racetracks 24 “Well played” 27 Violent figure of Egyptian mythology 28 Explorer's code, hopefully 30 Twisted 32 Birthplace and subject of writer Vu Trong Phung 33 “Mais oui” 34 Seneca Falls Convention figure 36 Alpaca habitat 37 Tutsi or Hutu 38 Childish taunt 41 Chats privately, briefly 42 Like some yoga socks 43 FD employee 46 “Fortunately, the Milk” writer Gaiman 48 Permafrost concern 49 BBQ side 50 Scottish cattle 52 Immeasurable regions of the universe 55 Nosh 56 Hall addition 57 Composition 58 Waiting periods?

DOWN

1 Tall, sappy type 2 Clambake debris 3 Starts to slip 4 Curly cruciferous commodity 5 Garten of earthly delights 6 “She Said” paper, briefly 7 Runs past 8 Took off 9 “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.” star __ Elizabeth Lee 10 Stir 11 Breaks 12 Evil Christmas figure such as Krampus 13 State cat in New England 14 “On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies” author 21 Brian who said ambient music “must be as ignorable as it is interesting” 24 Prepares 25 Island with a state capital 26 Some fracking byproducts 28 Summer material 29 Chilling episode? 30 Vintage collections 31 Logo overhauls, e.g. 33 Label for some musicians? 34 Most satisfying, as a victory 35 They may be fake 37 Chile __: stuffed dish 39 Bucharest's nat. 40 Cried out for 43 Runner in ancient African cave art 44 Funk saxophonist Parker 45 Chirp 47 2021 Pixar film that premiered at the Aquarium of Genoa 49 Rotisserie part 51 Protected by an icy exterior, perhaps 53 Degree of difficulty? 54 B'way sign