L.A TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Bloke
5 Tie, in chess
9 Rival of Elle
14 Punjabi prince
15 Personal energy field, some say
16 Black key wood, traditionally
17 Banned apple spray 18 Electric fan noise
19 Fix, as a loose shoelace knot
20 “Hell's Kitchen” chef 23 Special or covert strategies
24 Trucker's unit
25 Owns
28 Lorelei's river
31 Risky low-lying area to build on
34 Long, long time 35 Post-WWI art movement 37 Affixed with a hammer 38 Unknown Doe 40 “Gymnopédies” composer
42 High-grade cotton 43 Barely make, as a living 45 Boots the ball
47 Serious no-no
48 Not someone an amateur should play poker with
50 Adidas alternatives 52 Everyday article 53 Second-tallest living bird 54 Burger holder
55 Narrative device that peeks at the future ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31-, and 48-Across 61 Camper's craft
64 “English breakfast” drinks
65 Bear's warning
66 Assumed name
67 Colored eye part
68 Prefix for objectors 69 Where to get dates
70 __ a one: none
71 Barely a sound
DOWN
1 Rugged cliff
2 Angelic ring
3 Cracked open, say 4 Formal forgiveness 5 Occurs to, with “on” 6 German coal valley 7 La Scala number 8 Become fond of
9 Porch with a roof, usually 10 Give heed to
11 Obtained
12 Institute of higher learning, to Brits
13 Look at intently
21 Opinion piece
22 Oklahoma athlete 25 “Total patient” philosophy 26 Low-hemoglobin condition
27 Many taxis
28 Not accept
29 Pipe smoked in trendy bars
30 “Where are you?” response from a nearby room
31 Govt. regulator of dietary supplements 32 “I don't have time right now”
33 Nada
36 Inhaler user's malady 39 Nonverbal okay
41 Really bug
44 Having no purpose 46 Cowboy boot attachment
49 “Keep __ Weird”: Texas city slogan
51 Open for Christmas 54 Everycow
55 Whitecap formation 56 Olympian queen
57 Okay, but not great 58 Great
59 Part of APR
60 Plumbing problem 61 Upper limit
62 Phrase on a menu 63 Nada
