LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Born From Jets”
automaker
5 Fiscal exec
8 Sign of danger 14 Like letters in an
outbox 16 Transport again 17 Connecticut home of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament 18 Nobody special 19 One may reveal a secret 20 Inconsistent 22 Pro Bowl side: Abbr.
23 Past regulation,
briefly
25 Land in the ocean 26 Cal Poly setting,
initially
27 Morlock prey 29 Area 51 figures, supposedly 30 Way to earn interest? 32 Recipe amts. 34 “1984” superstate 36 Find
39 Lab tubes 40 Comparable things 42 “Black Narcissus” figures
43 Word on mail from Toledo, maybe 44 Abate
46 Just the best 49 __ thai 50 Mystery novelist Paretsky
51 Sine qua non 53 One often chosen for lightness 54 Arced woodshop tools
57 Mex. title 58 Hercule’s creator 60 “Join us for lunch?” regrets 62 Put back in the fridge
63 Hair problem, and what three short puzzle answers each has 64 Drafted 65 Many a quote, for short 66 “South Park” cocreator Parker
DOWN
1 Temaki or futomaki
2 San __: Texas city nickname 3 Explosive mixture 4 “Kapow!” 5 Thicken, as cream 6 Martha’s Vineyard arrivals
7 Most unexpected 8 Slow up 9 Counting word 10 “Sure!” 11 Internet recovery program
12 Flee in fear
13 Utility abbr. 15 Possibles
21 As a bonus 24 Came to 26 Applies carelessly 28 Puerile retort 30 Artful dodge 31 Prof.’s aides 33 Fielder’s strong throw
35 PC brain 36 SoCal ball club, on scoreboards 37 Short report 38 Turtle shell, e.g. 41 Letter closer 42 Curry and Antetokounmpo, recently
45 Sear and simmer 47 Vex
48 Cool
50 Resell to desperate fans, maybe
52 Fine partner 53 Shortening, maybe 54 French cabbage 55 Hide 56 Roman numeral? 59 Garage service 61 ABA member