L.A. Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Likelihood of success 10 __ change

15 Ritz offering

16 Award, say

17 Confides in

18 Invest, as with a quality 19 Word reportedly coined in Seuss' “If I Ran the Zoo” 20 Glimpse

21 Ideal places

22 Puts on the right track 24 Trade talk subjects

26 Qtr. components

27 1991 political thriller with eight Oscar nominations 28 It may be flat

29 Latin 101 word

31 Sensitive subjects 34 It doesn't require a long answer

36 One may include three kings

37 Official records

38 Chinese zodiac critter

39 Hit in a box

40 Cartoonist Browne 41 Flies

44 Party store stock

48 British bishop's topper 49 Hustles

51 Essence

52 Conservatory exercise 53 Strength, in a “1984” slogan

55 Gas that glows when condensed

56 Connected on LinkedIn, say

57 Clairvoyants

58 Family guys

DOWN

1 Player of singles 2 Rodeo competitor 3 “Scary Movie” actress Cheri

4 Correspond, in a way 5 TY may follow it

6 Goes off

7 Manages

8 Lug

9 Like many American workplaces 10 Pet store sound

11 1953 John Wayne film 12 In the way

13 The Italians call it Mongibello

14 Pushes (for)

23 Top-__

25 Classic sports cars 27 Tilter's milieu

29 Eau de vie counterpart

30 Legion

31 Suppressing

32 Soil

33 Magician's directive 35 Asian beef source 36 Constitution bigwigs 40 Repudiate

42 Passion

43 Some Gen Z-ers

44 Prefix with gram

45 Maker of the Mighty Dump

46 Curving

47 Cluster of sunflowers 50 Disney CEO since 2005 54 Angling need