L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

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1 Espionage name 5 Not at all rainy 9 Old Faithful output 14 Got down 15 Virologist Yvonne who worked with Epstein 16 Serving tool 17 Ado 19 Hunt in “Mission: Impossible” films 20 H, to Hercules 21 NE player, to fans 22 Very start? 24 Trial fig. 25 Unit in an improvisational parlor game 27 Word in a con man's pitch 29 Foil alternative 30 Goofy images? 31 Fig or olive 32 Subtle vibes 35 Cookbook instruction 37 Former Postal Service mascot 38 Ones drawn to flames, briefly 39 Indira's son 40 Thought about it 41 British general at the Battle of Bunker Hill

42 Obi-wan portrayer 44 “Get a __!” 48 Dryer component 50 Brainstorm 52 “Double Fantasy” artist 53 Klutz 54 California's Santa __ River 55 Precheck org. 56 More adept 58 Basketball tactic ... and a hint to four puzzle rows 61 Works hard 62 Dieter's buzzword 63 Beat by a nose 64 Hindu sage 65 First Best Actor Jannings 66 More than coax

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1 “You and what army?!” 2 Bartender's device 3 Rant 4 DOJ branch 5 BBC sitcom 6 River transport 7 Offline, briefly 8 Austin Powers' nemesis 9 Aerodynamic 10 Skin pic 11 “Pollock” star

12 Adolescent support group 13 Protégé 18 News initials 23 Bacon products 26 VIP travel option 27 Legal thing 28 IA city on U.S. 20 30 Limit 33 Action film weapon 34 Only unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame electee36 Dr. of rap 37 Official flower of two Southern states 38 “Cherry Garcia” is one 39 Path to the gold, so they say 40 Waze feature 41 Wins in an ugly way? 43 Equivocate 45 Not for kids 46 “Let's do this” 47 Reached a max 49 Upper bodies 50 Recon mission goal 51 Put gently (on) 54 Vino venue 57 Street in a horror series 59 Archer's skill 60 Gym unit