L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Cleaning cloths 5 Branch of govt. 9 Suffers after a Crossfit workout, say

14 “Just gimme __!” 15 Really, really enjoy a joke 16 Enjoy a joke

17 Was completely crushed by the competition 20 Orzo and ziti

21 Grand total 22 History

23 Part of a server's income 24 __ soup: sushi bar bowlful 26 “Good one”

28 “La La Land” Oscar winner Stone 31 Chocolaty drink 35 Before, in classic palindromes 36 Continent with most of the world's people 37 “Adios!”

38 Org. with bomb-sniffing dogs

39 Actress who played Joan Watson on “Elementary” 41 __ de Janeiro

42 Blob

44 Asteroid formation 45 Put on

46 “Gonna join us?”

47 __ the deal

48 Fair ride 49 Number-picking bar game

51 “__ open book”: “Ask me anything”

53 A single time 56 “Maa” ma

58 Just okay

61 Is hopelessly confused 64 Spine-tingling

65 Yard sale caveat 66 Queen of Mount Olympus 67 Roofing stone

68 Golf pegs 69 Chinese currency

DOWN

1 Wheelchair access 2 Between ports on a cruise

3 Catches a seasonal malady

4 Nova __

5 Gets into character for Comic-con, say

6 Lip balm brand with eggshaped containers 7 Bear feet 8 Damage that may be psychological 9 Smithwick's beer 10 Commuting arrangement 11 Hip-moving Hawaiian dance

12 Alter __: secret identities for superheroes 13 Completely worn out 18 Quick snooze

19 “I could do without this knowledge,” way less formally

25 Merit badge earner 26 Stimulating 27 Threepio's companion 29 Open __ night

30 “I'll think about it” 32 Stuffed with ham and cheese

33 French __ soup 34 Anguish

36 Flying solo

37 Inanity

40 __ & Perrins steak sauce 43 Gives something a thumbs-up

47 “Big deal” 48 Uneven, as fog 50 Badminton court divider 52 Extinct emu-like bird 53 Poetic tributes

54 Yule tune 55 “Superbad” actor Michael 57 Simplicity 59 Mystical glow 60 Campus official 62 Alumna bio word 63 Compete (for)