LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Ticket category 6 Goggle 10 Request to a prospective guest 14 “Paint It Black”

instrument 15 “That’s a shame” 16 “East of Eden”

director Kazan 17 Solo’s favorite

sandwiches? 19 “The Persistence of Memory” painter

20 1914 battle river 21 Side in some allstar games 22 Didn’t dawdle 23 __ loss for words 25 Digging

27 Vader’s favorite

treat?

34 Automne

preceder 35 Refrain

36 Cabeza, across

the Pyrenees 38 Busy, busy, busy 40 “Friendly Skies”

co.

41 X-rated material 42 Jasmine __

43 Not on the level 46 BlackBerry, e.g. 47 Wookiee’s favorite

dessert? 50 Protective cover 51 Canapé topper 52 Hit gently

55 Actor Hemsworth 58 Soak up the sun 62 Rapper with a beverage-like name 63 Hutt’s favorite beverage?

65 No ally of Asta 66 Uptight

67 Put to rest 68 What “F” may mean 69 Modest response to praise 70 Brigantine’s pair

DOWN

1 Far from ruddy 2 “Buenos __” 3 “Cure Ignorance” online anthology 4 Unwitting test taker 5 Capote nickname 6 “Born This Way” Lady

7 Tavern pours 8 Hard to please 9 Double curve 10 Revolutionary soldiers

11 Deck chair piece 12 Beneath contempt 13 Treated

18 Part of a boxer’s “tale of the tape” 22 The NHL’s Thrashers 24 Cannabis compound 26 Discouraging words 27 Honey 28 Room at the top 29 1990s Labor secretary 30 Boston fern, e.g. 31 Sonicare rival 32 Piano practice concerns 33 Piano practice piece 37 Share-a-ride updates, briefly 39 Stay dry 43 Balloon filler 44 Bellini opera 45 Wee hour 48 Blanched

49 One of six awards for Ursula Le Guin 52 Minor argument 53 Free speech org. 54 Zest 56 Support beam 57 Well

59 Is home sick, maybe

60 “Go on, git!” 61 Custodian’s ringfull

63 __ alai 64 Improv session