L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Low on a spiciness scale

5 Presidential thumbs down

9 Future JD's exam

13 Over again

14 Villainous

15 Commuter boat

16 Post-it scribble

17 Matching cups, saucers, sugar bowl, etc.

19 Starting point

21 “Luncheon of the

Boating Party” painter Pierre-Auguste

22 Colorful hard confection

25 “Bowwow!”

28 Fr. holy woman

29 Pep squad cheer

30 Alex Morgan's sport

32 Back, at sea 35 “Good heavens!”

36 Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across?

40 Antioxidant berry in fruit bowls

41 Tranquil

42 Not exactly

45 Mariska Hargitay

series, familiarly

46 Small amount

49 Citrus drink suffix

50 Legumes in some chili recipes

54 Extra charge for a sci. class, e.g.

56 Quick bite

57 Mojave Desert yucca

61 Share a side with

62 Anticipate

63 Rhyming tributes

64 Train segments

65 Terrarium pet

66 Norway's capital

67 Job

DOWN

1 Grand homes

2 Part of the plot

3 Doesn't interfere with

4 Uncool sort

5 Nov.

11 honoree

6 Festive night, often

7 Prom queen's crown

8 Elizabeth of “WandaVision”

9 Jeans maker Strauss

10 Hot sauce often mixed with mayonnaise

11 Path of a lobbed ball

12 Sheridan who plays young Cyclops in the “X-Men” films

15 Soft serve ice cream alternative, casually

18 Wraps up

20 Upper bodies

23 Countrywide: Abbr.

24 Gourmet cooks

26 “Ratatouille” rat

27 Cook in hot oil

31 Programmer's output

32 Dry as a desert

33 Fish eggs

34 Like Vikings

36 Battery fluid

37 Carpentry tool that cuts plywood sheets

38 Tax

39 Oscar season oversights

40 Sometimes called, for short

43 “True. However ...

“44 World Cup org.

46 “__, black sheep ...

“47 Acquires, as debts

48 “Tut-tut” kin

51 Half a “Star Wars” droid name

52 Uncool sorts

53 Put into effect

55 Take __: lose money

57 First mo.

58 Have bills to pay

59 Long fish

60 That, in Spanish