LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Quick snooze

4 Dangerous snakes

8 Grammar lesson subject 13 Commercial suffix with Crayor Motor14 Nose (around)

15 Catcher’s position

16 “Let me consider this for a

bit”

19 Step on a flight 20 Presidential period 21 First-rate

22 “Who can predict the

future?”

26 Mild Dutch cheese

27 Territory that lent its name to

two states

31 Partiality

34 Congregational seats 37 Former Russian royals 38 Toronto’s prov.

39 “Maybe”

41 “Hooray team!”

42 Get one past the goalie 44 Walk-the-dog toy

45 Catch sight of

46 “Great White North” country 48 Elaborate ruse

50 “We’ll just have to wait to

find out”

56 Sign of sorrow

59 __ tai

60 Folded manuscript sheet 61 “Can’t rule anything out” 65 Singer’s asset

66 Like things that make your

skin crawl 67 Article in some hip-hop titles 68 Beginning

69 Haul with effort

70 Sushi fish that must be

cooked

DOWN

1 Hard on the ears

2 For __ see: in plain sight 3 Caroline Islands nation 4 Singer-songwriter DiFranco 5 #43, to #41

6 Texas Hold ‘em, e.g.

7 Engine plug discharge

8 “For the Boys” org.

9 Parrots a parrot

10 Car

11 Profit

12 Suffix with novel

14 Rip to pieces

17 Trident tips

18 Radiohead or Motšrhead 23 Puff on an e-cig

24 39-Down board

25 “Wild” things to sow 28 Rowboat pair

29 Lobster pot, e.g.

30 Like a well-used fireplace 31 Brown-skinned pear 32 Peruvian empire of old 33 Lots

35 “Which person?”

36 Greet, with “to”

39 Treat for the feet

40 Where Marco Polo is played 43 Daily grind

45 Praise to the hilt

47 Arsenal stockpile

49 2004 remake starring Jude

Law

51 Let up

52 Older partner?

53 High society

54 Nimble

55 Faithful 56 Watch-when-you-want

gadget

57 Prince Harry’s alma mater 58 Like no-returns merchandise 62 Champ, to Biden

63 Rollover acronym

64 Huge