L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin 6 Hook-shaped ski lift 10 Calculator button 14 Common Era starting date

15 Hebrides language 16 Low-tech leaf-blower alternative

17 Indian town in the Himalayas

19 “Best Song __”: One Direction hit

20 Flow's partner

21 The “P” of rock's ELP 22 Badlands landform

23 Angles

25 Spring singer

27 Prefix with graph

28 Glass of public radio

31 Dug up dandelions, say 34 Scout's discovery

37 There's always a hole in one

38 Hot state

41 Spy film poison

43 Record label for Pink

44 Facebook option

46 Surfer's gadget

48 Gourmet mushrooms

50 D.C. bigwig 51 “Unique everything” website

55 Peruvian pack animal

57 Not quite spherical

59 Hence

61 Divination

64 Med. centers for former soldiers

65 Actress Sorvino

66 Pay attention to detail

... and, homophonically, what three pairs of puzzle answers do

68 Treated, as a sprain

69 Some jewelry stores, informally

70 Chill-causing

71 Small dogs

72 Lightly burn

73 Brings into harmony

DOWN

1 Disinclined to brag 2 Provide power to

3 Like some shampoos 4 __ Mahal

5 Highly skilled

6 Take shape

7 Fedora feature 8 Ed with Emmys 9 Sprout anew

10 English football's __ League 11 Massage therapy oil type 12 Luau strings

13 Blood bank fluids

18 How a cinch is done 24 After-tax amount

26 Give rise to

29 Stern

30 Two of Henry VIII's wives 32 Common Market initials

33 Genetic matter

35 Big name in fast trains

36 Umpire's cry

38 Dogma

39 Greek consonant

40 William IV's prime minister

42 Certain angels

45 Winds new film into 47 Ribbonlike fish

49 Slaps sharply

52 Bar

53 Harsh criticism

54 Toadies' answers

56 Subtle glows

58 Hard-drive units

59 Put forth

60 P.R. part

62 “La maja desnuda” painter

63 Cold War letters

67 “Hold it!”