L.A TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Single-celled creature 6 Cab alternative 10 Partner of aid 14 Disinterested 15 Georgetown athlete 16 Hot under the collar 17 Pricey violin, for short 18 Did some weeding 19 Start of a spell 20 Tenderloin often served with Béarnaise sauce 23 Prince Valiant's boy 24 Highest degree 25 Kindergarten art item 28 Squeaked by 30 Smeltery refuse

32 Inc. kin

33 Rockies resort town 36 Rifle range supply 39 Federation in OPEC 40 Les __ les autres: one another

41 Sub on a plate 46 Court players' gp. 47 Disapproving sounds 48 Like a one-lane bridge 52 Topiary tool 54 “http” often begins one 55 Lemon finish? 56 Biblical phrase in Lincoln's historic 6/16/1858 speech, and what each set of circled letters contains 60 River seen from the Leaning Tower

62 Old bread problem 63 Breezing through 64 Rain cats and dogs 65 “Do it, or __!” 66 Eco-friendly word 67 Falafel holder 68 Letter opener 69 Those in favor

DOWN

1 '70s-'80s scandal that inspired “American Hustle” 2 Lepidopteran foe of Godzilla

3 Quick post office run, say 4 Outplay 5 Back-of-the-book supplements

6 “You betcha!” 7 Blockhead 8 Watcher 9 Politically extreme 10 Yoga posture 11 “Blowin' in the Wind” singer/songwriter 12 Make a mistake

13 Sri Lanka export 21 Yours, to Yves 22 Legendary Greek ship 26 Ye __ Shoppe

27 Some mil. drillers 29 Cruet filler, to Rachael Ray

30 Tons

31 MGM co-founder Marcus 34 Blockhead 35 German industrial region 36 Cries of insight 37 Protestant denom. 38 Monocled food mascot 42 Houston MLBER 43 Took as a given 44 45-Down inscription 45 Site of the Crucifixion 49 The “r” in pi-r-squared 50 Danish seaport 51 Wood-splitting tools 53 Now, in Nogales 54 Cow's milk source 57 Only

58 Film lioness 59 Slushy drink brand 60 iphone purchase 61 French king