L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Greenlights
4 Dish that may or may
not contain beans
9 Time at a job
14 Feline pet
15 Brief mission?
16 Wobbly craft
17 *Rainforest Cafe, for one
20 Portion out
21 Deciduous tree with
oblong leaves
22 God, to Rastafarians
23 *Depiction of integers
at regular intervals
27 Guacamole fruit
28 “__ Te Ching”: Laotzu text
29 Casual contraction
30 Direct elsewhere
31 Like a zebra
33 Big fans
34 *Imperial reign of China
ended by Kublai Khan
36 “Summer of My German
Soldier” novelist Greene
37 Shrewd
38 Breeze (through)
39 Wax counterpart
40 Grab a chair
43 The 411
44 *Florence Henderson
sitcom role
47 Situation Room gp. 48 Spicy tuna roll tuna
49 Totally buy
50 Starts looking at things differently, as demonstrated by the first words of the answers to the starred clues?
55 Unsettling
56 Unexpected ending
57 Single-stranded
genetic molecule
58 Specs dished in a gossip
sesh
59 Zipper alternative
60 Noggin
DOWN
1 One-eighth of a circle
2 Ingredient in a white
or black Russian
3 Sailor's patron
4 “Zorba the Greek” island
5 She/__ pronouns
6 Curling surface
7 __ Angeles Sparks
8 Aim
9 Bathtub buildup
10 Roofer's sealant
11 Right away
12 Total randos
13 Tie
18 Horde
19 Bass beer 24 Gamut
25 Served up a whopper
26 Race-sanctioning
body since 1994
27 Southpaw
30 Bit of deception
31 Words on a family
banner
32 Animated film
with talking bugs
33 Bialy kin
34 Practices for personal
well-being
35 Prefix with tech
36 Wailing spirit of
Irish folklore
38 Showed vicarious
embarrassment, in a way
39 Midriffs
40 Body with notable rings
41 “Search me”
42 Universal blood
recipient's designation
44 Jost's “Weekend Update”
co-host
45 Outperforms
46 Snitch
48 Long time
51 Minor quibble
52 Hold title to
53 Actress/director
Vardalos
54 Psychic's letters