L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Fit together
5 Explodes
9 Sources of shade
13 Lope opening?
14 Pacifies
16 “The disease of kings” 17 Plumbing expert? 19 Tasmania's highest peak 20 Lively movements
21 Snare
23 Idiosyncrasy
24 Break up
25 Cub Scout meeting refreshment?
27 Mex. neighbor
29 Robbery
30 Candlemaker's choice? 35 Food distribution giant 38 Instrument named for an animal part
39 Name related to Marge 42 __ beer
43 Two-run homer situation
45 Zookeeper's job, at times?
47 United Kingdom language
50 Private __
51 School sports upset 54 Kosher deli offering
59 Place for a slip, perhaps 60 Cry of pain
61 Drawing tool
62 Give temporarily 64 Inflated thread-count scam?
66 “I did it!”
67 Like cornstalks
68 Wight, for one 69 Highbrow, perhaps 70 Pugilistic victories, briefly
71 Prized
DOWN
1 Familia member 2 Company whose failure brought down an accounting firm 3 Remain in force
4 Alpine protagonist 5 Banned pollutants
6 Tool secured by tholes
7 Oro y __: Montana's motto
8 Taint
9 Psych 101 subject 10 Drifting, possibly 11 Bach's bailiwick
12 Neat pile
15 Treacherous type
18 Still in bed 22 Pitchfork-shaped letters
25 Walk or run 26 Timberlake's former band
28 Liquid sample 30 Question of identity
31 It carries a charge 32 Orchestral climax 33 Rap
34 Cold War agcy. 36 Sleeper or diner 37 Smeltery supply 40 Nerd
41 Happy fan's word 44 Intrusive
46 Natural history museum item 48 56-Down's opposite 49 “I'm not impressed” 51 Stuns at the altar 52 Eel's element 53 Counter tender 55 Ladybug prey 56 48-Down's opposite 57 Eucalyptus eater 58 Put in
61 Norms: Abbr.
63 Apply with care 65 Fair-hiring letters