L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Low on a spiciness scale 5 Presidential thumbs down
9 Future JD's exam
13 Over again
14 Villainous
15 Commuter boat
16 Post-it scribble 17 Matching cups, saucers, sugar bowl, etc.
19 Starting point 21 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painter Pierre-Auguste
22 Colorful hard confection 25 “Bowwow!”
28 Fr. holy woman
29 Pep squad cheer
30 Alex Morgan's sport 32 Back, at sea
35 “Good heavens!”
36 Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across? 40 Antioxidant berry in fruit bowls
41 Tranquil
42 Not exactly
45 Mariska Hargitay series, familiarly
46 Small amount
49 Citrus drink suffix
50 Legumes in some chili recipes
54 Extra charge for a sci. class, e.g. 56 Quick bite
57 Mojave Desert yucca 61 Share a side with 62 Anticipate
63 Rhyming tributes 64 Train segments 65 Terrarium pet 66 Norway's capital
67 Job
DOWN
1 Grand homes
2 Part of the plot 3 Doesn't interfere with 4 Uncool sort
5 Nov. 11 honoree 6 Festive night, often 7 Prom queen's crown 8 Elizabeth of “Wanda Vision”
9 Jeans maker Strauss 10 Hot sauce often mixed with mayonnaise
11 Path of a lobbed ball 12 Sheridan who plays young Cyclops in the “X-Men” films
15 Soft serve ice cream alternative, casually
18 Wraps up
20 Upper bodies 23 Countrywide: Abbr. 24 Gourmet cooks 26 “Ratatouille” rat 27 Cook in hot oil 31 Programmer's output
32 Dry as a desert
33 Fish eggs
34 Like Vikings
36 Battery fluid 37 Carpentry tool that cuts plywood sheets 38 Tax
39 Oscar season oversights 40 Sometimes called, for short
43 “True. However ... “44 World Cup org.
46 “__, black sheep ... “47 Acquires, as debts 48 “Tut-tut” kin
51 Half a “Star Wars” droid name
52 Uncool sorts
53 Put into effect
55 Take __: lose money 57 First mo.
58 Have bills to pay 59 Long fish
60 That, in Spanish