L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Mortify

6 Late bloomer

11 Education basic 15 Starbucks order 16 Laughing, say

17 Et __

18 Complimentary thoughts?

21 Half a Caribbean federation

22 Breitling competitor 23 Where some long drives begin

24 Certain octet member 25 Subtitle for “Further Adventures of Jack and Jill”?

32 U.K. singer Rita

33 Like the sticks

34 Tentative statement 38 Collaborative website 40 Classic slot images 41 Emanation

42 “He that hath no beard is __ than a man”: Shak. 43 Battery post

44 Capt.'s heading

45 Reason to open another register?

50 Lean (on)

53 Balloting time: Abbr. 54 Flotilla locale 55 Keep up (with), as fashion trends

62 Rate hike at a tanning salon?

64 Goa garment

65 Edible bulb

66 Macabre fiction middle name

67 State of France

68 Some red marks

69 Knish purveyors

DOWN

1 Stage flankers

2 When doubled, one of the Leeward Islands

3 Trendy berry

4 “Way of the gods” belief 5 Get a move on

6 French mine

7 Posted

8 Display, with “out”

9 Sea eagles

10 White alternative

11 Class for dogs and cats 12 “Guardians of the Galaxy” figure

13 Slight suggestion 14 Attacked

19 Squeezed (out)

20 Arias, usually

24 Comrades

25 Postseason game 26 Historic canal

27 Runs on 28 Nottingham's river 29 Laugh producer 30 Undercut

31 Comprising standard glazing

35 Local bond, briefly 36 The Ponte Vecchio spans it

37 [What a bore!] 39 “Scout's honor!” 40 Attacked, with “into” 46 Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect” films

47 Meter, e.g.

48 “Heart of Darkness” author

49 Deal in electronics? 50 Put out

51 Eye-popping display 52 Ancient Jordanian archaeological city 55 Trig function

56 Labor

57 Oodles

58 Hungers

59 Prepare for sowing 60 Actor Morales 61 They're often secured at tellers' windows 63 Commitment