L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Respond to “Let's give it up for ... ” 5 Moves like Tinker Bell 10 “... thou damned whale!” speaker 14 Gad about 15 Like some whiskey barrels 16 Lawless character 17 Turkmenistan neighbor 18 Huge herbivore 20 Cookie with a whimsical name 22 Biden's 2008 debate opponent 23 “Fresh Air” airer 24 Although 27 Led Zeppelin's “Whole __ Love” 31 Critical layer 33 Torch-wielding group in “Frankenstein” 36 The grapevine 39 From the beginning 41 LED component 42 Brute 43 Custom 46 “__ Como Va”: Santana hit 47 Penny pincher 48 Composition 50 Dalí contemporary 51 Summer in la ville 54 One to the manor born 58 It comes full circle as you work your way through 20-, 36-, 43- and 58-Across 63 It's stressful to live in it 65 Counterclockwise arrow function 66 Countless years 67 Monastery wear 68 Monopoly card 69 Name on a box of bricks 70 Useful thing 71 Gaelic language
DOWN
1 Like pretzel rods 2 Doone of Exmoor 3 Be of service to 4 Eyeliner applicator 5 Driver's warning 6 “The Wizard of Oz” actor 7 “Just messin' around” 8 Mortise insert 9 Nose (around) 10 Salchow kin 11 “Take it” 12 Smart game-show vowel purchase for “D _ _ M AND GL _ _ M” 13 English lit degrees 19 Data disk 21 Recognize 25 Sweepstakes submission 26 Titter 28 Stir 29 The Chipmunks, e.g. 30 Go gaga over 32 Herpetologist's employer 33 Famiglia nickname 34 Being broadcast 35 Support for a king? 37 Chances 38 Tuition add-ons 40 Rather small 44 Fountain near the Spanish Steps 45 Chimed 49 Slangy greeting 52 Puccini opera 53 “__ World”: “Sesame Street” segment 55 Dumb move 56 High-yield deposits 57 Wear away 59 Petro-Canada competitor 60 Swearing in a monastery? 61 Not working 62 House in a bush 63 Bit of animation 64 Anonym in a landmark case