L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Enjoys Breckenridge, say 5 Cries out loud

9 “If I Had a Hammer” singer Lopez

14 In the past

15 Geometry calculation 16 Pay by mail

17 Metered work, usually 18 Duck that lends its name to a color

19 Word from the wise 20 100-mile-an-hour fastball, often

23 Vent opening?

24 Stein filler

25 Classy neckwear

33 Total confusion

34 Made public

35 Summer Games org. 36 Admission of fault

37 Less clumsy

38 Back up a step, as in an app

39 “__ is me!”

40 For all to hear

41 Good feature

42 Bike storage bags, e.g. 45 Partner of to

46 22.5 deg. 47 What a plus sign indicates on a golf match scoreboard

55 Pick up gradually 56 Crafted, as a tale

57 Keep for later 58 Wonderland cake message

59 Morales of “NYPD Blue” 60 Express line unit

61 Jacket material

62 Bakery product

63 Fiddling emperor

DOWN

1 Soaks (up)

2 Wood imperfection

3 Cake finisher

4 Part-time players

5 Glossy fabric

6 Layered Nabisco treat

7 Belle's counterpart

8 Basic food preservative 9 Was behind in the match 10 Herbal brew

11 Apple since 1998

12 Soon to happen

13 Suffix with urban 21 Songwriter Kristofferson 22 School research assignment

25 Slap the puck toward the goal

26 Get to the point? 27 Cameroon neighbor 28 Prepare for a bodybuilding competition

29 Middle Corleone brother 30 Salon procedure

31 Rich ore deposits

32 Many a clan member 33 Farm moms

37 “Take __ at this!”

38 Signals the arrival of, as a new era

40 Dressed like a chef 41 Embarrassing spots 43 Typical chalet

44 Launch, as a new product 47 Side with a sandwich 48 Head of Haiti

49 Vessel with a spout 50 Ho-hum

51 Avocado shape

52 Canapé spread

53 Say with certainty

54 San __, Italy

55 “__ it?”: “Comprende?”