L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fit 5 Van Halen icon 10 Shortening in some cookie recipes 14 “Keep talking ... ” 16 Fade 17 House blends, e.g. 18 “Likely story” 19 Trap during January, maybe 20 “Euphoria” actor Eric 21 Nej : Swedish :: __ : Russian 22 Doesn't work hard 24 Sabermetrics input 26 Hosp. scan 27 “The Boys of My Youth” writer Jo __ Beard 28 Jolly good 30 Lock 32 United in a cause 35 Word with string or sing 36 Focus of a diary in some sleep therapy sessions 39 Campus group 40 Yellowish pink 41 “And all that” 43 Forrest player 44 Bitey dog 47 Unlikely to pipe up 48 Buckwheat noodle 51 Chemical synthesized in the liver 53 Sail a zigzag course 55 Résumé concerns 57 Put a handle on 58 Gardner of mystery 59 Chow from a halal cart, e.g. 61 Caught up to, in a way 62 Yoga class respite 63 Covers up a plot? 64 Five Pillars faith 65 Taylor-joy of “The Queen's Gambit”

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1 Aegean peninsula 2 Boston street where Cheers is located 3 Retailer with Outdoor Discovery programs 4 Golden Globe winner Tracee __ Ross 5 Fell 6 During 7 Reproductive gland 8 __ rock 9 Starts over 10 Either “Twelfth Night” sibling 11 Vacay for parents-to-be 12 Disdainful 13 __ zoo 15 Experts who prefer open-minded people? 23 “No need to convince me” 25 Flashes of insight 29 Ribs 31 “Chocolat” actress 32 Aleve target 33 Cy Young stat 34 Muscle worked by a reverse fly, for short 36 Rake 37 Repurposed creatively, as trash 38 Wildly 39 Elements of Petrarchan sonnets 42 Mind field, for short 44 “That can't possibly be true” 45 Weirded out 46 Herbal brew 49 Mikvehs, e.g. 50 National Scrabble Day month 52 City across from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge 54 Shoe brand with a Kate Spade New York collection 56 Actress Ward 60 Genre that includes techno