L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Long-term astronaut's home: Abbr.

4 Old TWA competitor 9 FBI figure

12 Mauna __

13 Sister of Terpsichore 14 “But, as he was ambitious, I __ him” : Brutus

15 Vermont alma mater of Alan Arkin and

Peter Dinklage 18 Provides with an alarm code, perhaps

19 Timeworn phrase 20 Judicial prohibition 24 Party nudge

25 “Bambi” doe

26 Andy is her nephew 28 Boomer?

29 Coin of the realm 31 Disco era adjective 32 Robert of “The Sopranos”

33 “Got it”

36 Infant's place in Hyde Park

39 “MythBusters” target 44 Gloaming, in verse 45 NAPA store item 47 Green span 48 Bothers, as one's conscience

50 Ali, per Ali

52 Perch in a lullaby 54 Fuming

55 '50s-'70s carrier with a Pittsburgh hub

59 Genre with hard-boiled characters

60 Greet the day 61 Encumber, with “down” 62 Letters replacing a list 63 Assistance, with “a” ... and literal assistance in solving the four longest answers

64 Small amount of work

DOWN

1 Floral art 2 French-speaking African country

3 __ Domingo

4 Author

5 Braz. neighbor

6 D.C. athlete

7 Small step

8 Louisiana Purchase negotiator who later became president 9 Utterly enrapt with 10 Castrated equine

11 Send a short message 14 Vague quantity 15 Torus-shaped food 16 Nation since 1948 17 Deal

21 Sci-fi classic set on an arid world

22 Gridiron maneuver 23 GPS datum

27 Hush money payer 30 Cratchit kid

31 Salon supply

34 Large word on a mall sign

35 Involve

36 Compound with five carbon atoms

37 Parking in back

38 Like a sleeping baby 40 “Notorious” court initials

41 Franklin's wife 42 Financial planning target

43 Teen gossip fodder

45 It's inevitable

46 Without a key

49 Very, in Vienna

51 Erie or Huron, but not Superior

53 Ritual heap

56 2008 bailout co. 57 Ames sch.

58 House fig.