LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
1 Org. whose product is
measured in barrels
5 Pillar of Islam involving travel 9 School near Windsor Castle 13 Hugs-and-kisses symbols 14 Pacific island host of two
“Survivor” seasons 15 Medical image
16 Analogy words
17 Modern John Hancock 19 Epithet never actually used
by Jimmy Cagney 21 Angsty music genre
22 LAX posting
23 Elect (to)
24 Dressed down 28 Songwriter Porter 30 Frightening
31 Red wine choice
33 Fairy tale baddie
34 Be victorious
35 Was in debt to
36 WWII naval threat
38 Picnic invaders
39 Grass roll
40 Shopping complex
41 Go by, as time
43 They’re planted in snow
while skiing
45 Civil rights icon Parks 46 Largest living bird
47 Emails a dupe to
48 Couture initials 51 Tapped-off cigar remnant 52 Hours for cuppas
54 Cord cutters’ reception aids 58 Air filter acronym
59 __ hop: gym dance 60 Infatuation
61 “I’ll take care of that”
62 Log splitters
63 Spade of handbags 64 Education support gps.
DOWN
1 Nitrous __
2 Theorize
3 *Grade-boosting option 4 Crotchety oldster
5 Attacks
6 Got off a horse
7 XKE, for short
8 *Singer’s spouse who co-wrote “Ring of Fire”
9 Raves about
10 Play about Capote 11 Rowing tool
12 TV scientist whose show
has won 19 Emmys 14 *Chess situation that forces
a draw
18 Love, to Luigi
20 “Carpe diem” initials 24 Game Gear creator 25 Typical mortgage requirement, and what ends each answer to a starred clue
26 Gives off
27 Closely packed 29 Out-of-date
30 Deceives
31 Meno __: not as fast, in
music
32 Furry C-3PO worshipers 37 “Eww!”
38 Small batteries 40 Somewhat wet
42 Nowhere to be found 44 Practical jokes
47 __ and desist
49 Vintage photo tone 50 Exams for aspiring judges,
briefly
52 Item listed above “u-bolt” in
a hardware glossary? 53 Blue-roofed eatery 54 Airport safety org.
55 __ populi: popular opinion 56 Blackjack half
57 Gun lobby org.