L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Antiques Roadshow” network

4 Sudden burst of activity

8 Seeks an answer

12 People who are not prone to infatuations, informally

14 In the past

15 Mown path

17 Improper etiquette at a social gathering

19 Company newbie

20 Customary routine

21 Pot cover

23 Fat in tamale dough

24 Confident way to solve newspaper puzzles

25 Aristocrat

27 Actor Jeong

28 Biol. or geol.

30 __ de mer

31 Korean automaker

32 Jason's ship, in Greek mythology

34 Sport-__: versatile vehicle

36 Zipped

38 Romantic outing

41 Image problem, for short

43 General on a Chinese menu

44 Ocean predator that sleeps with one eye open

48 Chum

49 Faux __

51 Sports drink suffix

53 Shade tree

54 Biography

57 Take, as advice

59 Actor Alda

60 Meadow mama

61 Pique, as interest

62 Accent on “señor”

64 Newspaper's attentiongetters, and what both words in 17-, 25-, 38and 54-Across can do 66 Job seeker's success

67 Home to billions of people

68 Celebratory suffix

69 Fleeting trends

70 Time period

71 Farm enclosure

DOWN

1 Dusting on deviled eggs

2 No-__: easy decision

3 Doing some laundry prep

4 “ur hilarious!”

5 Mattel game with

108 cards

6 Light boat in a regatta

7 Balloon gas

8 Fire pit residue

9 Gloppy fare

10 Singalong activity at a bar

11 Drug type banned by most pro sports

13 Leave speechless

16 Ibsen's “__ Gabler”

18 Himalayan bovines

22 Prayer opening

25 Small taste

26 Yawn-inducing

29 Bargain-basement

33 Like 2025, but not 2024

35 Doc who treats sinusitis

37 Exec concerned

with data security

39 Tablet downloads

40 “If you ask me ... “

41 Courtroom figure who says “All rise!”

42 Cloverlike crop

45 Optimizes, as an engine

46 Most near

47 Political pardon

48 Student of Socrates

50 “You think I care?”

52 Noble title

55 Phased out

56 Elle portrayer in “Legally Blonde”

58 Pageboy, for one

61 Genesis man

63 Busy hosp. areas

65 Yoga ball filler