L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Literary reminder 9 Mideast presidential name since 1971 14 Dutch treat? 15 More green 17 Regular order 18 Hoped-for airport monitor update 19 Word preceding an opinion 20 Chided 22 Base used often 23 “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” playwright 24 Longtime ISP 25 Common picture postcard color 27 Routing preposition 28 Ones bringing charges, briefly 30 “Gotcha” 32 Canal speaker 34 “Gone Girl” girl 35 Buds 36 Limit-enforcing tactic 39 Consort of Shiva 42 Vientiane people 43 Story collection including “Robbie” 47 Trying to lose 49 Comics fight sound 50 Blackjack component 51 Asian noodle dish 52 UFC sport 54 Philosophical principle that rules out unlikely explanations 56 48-Down victim 57 Diamond ploy 59 Preppy collars 60 Garfield's successor 62 “Whew!” evoker 64 Vacanza a dicembre 65 Quick, provocative reactions, as to current news 66 Finish choice 67 Hoodwink

DOWN

1 Robin's milieu 2 Laertes' sister 3 Place for free rounds 4 1971 title detective 5 Wack 6 Toon storekeeper 7 Vaqueros' props 8 Kutcher's “That '70s Show” role 9 Moisturizer ingredient 10 Sweet treat 11 Mach 1 flier 12 Yellowfin 13 Analgesic brand 16 Starts over 21 Artist who influenced Schiele 26 Marx Brothers straight man 29 Youngest to win six Grammys in one night 31 Its flag has two green stars 33 45 half 34 Excitement 37 Fictional invitation written in currants 38 Seat sides 39 Hangul alphabet user 40 “Lolita” character Vivian Darkbloom, to Vladimir Nabokov 41 Rival of boxer Robinson 44 Arm on a shoulder 45 “Woe Is I” author Patricia 46 Least gassy 48 56-Across damager 49 “Cat __”: Jane Fonda film 53 Like action heroes 55 Prioritized players 58 Evolutionary diagram 61 Overhead expense? 63 Slugger Mel