L. A. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 It's happening now 6 Controversial reading 10 Circumstance partner 14 Brain center associated with speech 16 '60s pop singer Sands 17 Borders of old, e.g. 18 First name in jazz 19 Abbr. on an invoice 20 Tech boss 21 Relating to the arrangement of atoms in space 23 Mealtime alert 26 Magic competition? 27 Give rise to 28 Rap's “Puffy” Combs 29 Head of Parliament? 30 '40s-'50s paranoia 32 Bud's bud 33 Judge in stripes 36 Anago or unagi 37 “__ that been done?” 39 2019 Uber landmark, briefly 40 Brought under control 43 Soup sometimes served with banh mi 44 Eastern brew 45 Bass-baritone Simon 48 “Time to move on” 50 Co-star of Cox and Kudrow 52 “No worries” 53 Behave 54 Co-star of Ethan in “Gattaca” 55 Without rocks 56 Mexican fare 60 “Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died” writer Bombeck 61 Latin American fare 62 Enervates 63 Certain farm, or one of its residents 64 Pesto ingredient

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1 Arafat's successor 2 Ads, e.g. 3 Pull from the ground, in Plymouth 4 Disgusted remark 5 Much of “Deck the Halls” 6 “The Python Years” diarist 7 Janis' comics mate 8 Casual brand 9 Milky Way cousin 10 Crony of Captain Bildad, in “Moby-Dick” 11 Construction sight 12 Quick getaway for newlyweds 13 Hipster's “Later” 15 Vote to support 22 “Between the World and Me” National Book Award winner Coates 24 Henry VIII's sixth 25 Affirms 26 Author Zora __ Hurston 28 Director's unit 31 Quartz watch innovator 33 Rainforest explorers' aids 34 Transient things 35 Military training site 38 Red stingers 41 Bald babies? 42 Most of a tooth 46 Liszt's “Paganini __” 47 Mogadishu native 49 Little bits 50 Needed a massage 51 Like “m” or “n,” phonetically 53 Org. co-founded by Helen Keller 57 Surfer's setting 58 Alley-oop pass 59 Actress Gardner