LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 In the thick of

5 “Honey, I __ the Kids”: 1989 comedy

11 Brown bag staple, initially

14 Waves from the back of a boat

15 Like some sandpaper

16 Sam Adams, e.g.

17 Flickered-out flames?

18 “24” analyst Chloe __

19 Operate

20 Good thing to have for a change?

22 A lot

24 Judith of “Down Home”

25 Diplomat’s post 27 Reacted to a really bad pun, perhaps 30 Thrash about

31 Think tank output 32 South African grassland

33 Place to bowl

37 Hunk of bacon, say

38 Flood deterrent

39 Like a Frappuccino

40 Severe criticism

41 Word with teen or golden

42 Nab in a trap

43 The Ellery Queen Award is one

45 Mideast or Midwest

46 Motorcyclist’s invitation

49 “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” movie

50 Biblical prophet 51 Apple known by its first three letters

56 Notable period

57 Words to live by 59 R&B’s India.__

60 Actress de Armas 61 Light, as a fire

62 Demolish

63 Bench press muscle, briefly

64 Barflies

65 Winter ride

DOWN

1 Blown away

2 Calf-covering skirt 3 DIY furniture

brand

4 Movie with

Minions

5 Got a run home

6 Avocation

7 __ avis

8 “Spoon-bender” debunked by the Amazing Randi

9 Code-breaking

org.

10 Jedi Master ObiWan ___

11 Repair bill heading 12 B.B. King genre

13 Female donkey 21 12/24 and 12/31 23 Meteors, and what three Down answers aptly contain

26 Manufactured

27 Genie’s offering

28 Run without moving

29 “Hud” Oscarwinner Patricia

30 Flu symptom

32 Diner list for animal product avoiders

34 Antioxidant berry

35 Old Roman fiddler

36 Eve’s first home

38 Italy’s Como, per esempio

42 Fixed with thread 44 Arizona MLBers

45 Workers’ rewards 46 Inexpensive

47 “SNL” producer Michaels

48 Author Asimov

49 Rapper with the 2013 #1 album “Born Sinner”

52 Also includes

53 Face-to-face exam 54 XL or L, but not LX

55 Take to heart

58 Brazil metropolis