L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Steinbeck surname

5 Russian assembly

9 Overdoes the fandom, in

slang

14 Liqueur that water turns

cloudy

15 NASDAQ newbies

16 Convent outfit

17 Inadequate Wikipedia

entry

18 “Cool it!”

19 Things

20 Play about the shortcomings of capitalism, abridged?

23 Capital of Iran

24 Stately tree

25 YA series about an insecure preadolescent, abridged?

32 Nutrition bar marketed to

women

33 Acorn trees

34 University of Pennsylvania swimmer Thomas

35 “Love __ Open Door”:

“Frozen” duet

36 See 46-Down

38 Savor the sun

39 Poke tuna

40 Garment worn with a

choli

41 Annoys

42 Film about a crime in a small town, abridged?

47 Sci-fi aviators

48 Apple gadget

49 Novel about a Japanese entertainer, abridged?

56 Nursery supply

57 SALT weapon

58 Bubbly name

59 Hunter-gatherer diet

60 Hill partner

61 Craftsy etailer

62 “Hacks” Emmy winner Jean

63 “Preach!”

64 Gratify

DOWN

1 “You Had Me” singer Stone

2 “I'm __ here!”

3 Un color primario

4 El Diablo of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” e.g.

5 Consternation

6 Rise in pitch that can make a statement sound like a question

7 Apollo theater?

8 “Raiders of the Lost Ark” snakes

9 Claressa who is the only American boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals

10 Woven floor mat

11 Lie for, say

12 “Mrs. Frisby and the Rats

of __”

13 D and C in D.C.

21 Sample

22 Newsroom bureaus

25 Chinese martial art

26 “... bombs bursting __”

27 Ancient Greek region

28 Black Hills terr.

29 Chili rating unit

30 Like junk bonds

31 Shaggy Himalayan

locals

32 Payne of One Direction

36 “Don't __ my mellow!”

37 Rolling Rock openers?

38 Closed ecosystems

40 Basket made without

weaving?

43 Severe cold remedy?

44 Agile

45 Zaius, Thade, et al.

46 With 36-Across, “Big”

star

49 Island in Micronesia

50 Fashion designer Emhoff

51 Turturro of “The

Sopranos”

52 Con job

53 Whit

54 Take ten

55 Ocular malady

56 U.K. lawmakers