L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Story with many chapters 5 Hoops gp. since 1996 9 Colorado tribe

13 Curved fastener

15 Remote batteries

16 Former Persian ruler 17 Actor who's anxious to get the Halloween party startled?

19 Only

20 Man __: trendy hairstyle 21 Neighborhood

22 Sonnet line fivesome 23 Communications co. with a blue-and-white globe logo

24 Sci-fi character trying to creep it real?

27 Bends to retie laces, say 29 Velvet-voiced Tormé

30 Air rifle ammo

31 One might put stock in it 32 Small keyboard 35 Comedian who says no body's perfect?

39 Zero

40 Composer who was a

CBS reporter

43 Medium ability

46 __ de deux

47 Everycity, USA 49 Pop group whose music is in en-crypted files? 53 __ shot

54 Pear centers

55 __ B'rith

56 Former Fed chair Bernanke

57 Just barely

58 Actor who frights for every part?

61 Show impatience, in a way

62 Opposite of away

63 Actor Nick

64 Ice cream brand

65 Messy stack

66 Ran, as dye DOWN

1 Speaker for low sounds 2 Momentarily will, after “is”

3 Travel with the band 4 Greece neighbor: Abbr. 5 Gets one's feet wet 6 Bedevil

7 Sweetie, in slang 8 Donkey

9 50states.com graphic, for short

10 Crime film group 11 Dangling jewelry 12 Mideast chieftains

14 Pooch who shared spaghetti with Lady 18 Crocus kin

22 Florida key, e.g.

25 Novelist Zola

26 Russo who plays

Frigga in “Thor” films 28 Uncork, say

32 Smidge

33 Fenced-in area

34 “Africa” band 36 Chowderheads 37 Dudes-only

38 Spongy toy

41 Matte finish?

42 Like this puzzle's theme? 43 Way out

44 Brief TV plug

45 Kidd stuff

47 Remote button 48 Complete, as a PDF contract

50 Gives over (to)

51 Michelle Robinson's married name

52 Gen. Assembly member

58 “Lower your voice!” 59 Country singer David Allan __

60 Steal from