LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Triangular sails 5 Giant among speakers 9 Belfry hangers 13 Online money 15 Scoville __: chili pepper heat measurement 16 Overly fussy, say 17 *Well-worn, as carpets 19 Tiny 20 Bro or sis 21 Desert partly in northern China 22 Put a thin cut in 23 Greek Mars 25 *Lawn mower’s spot 29 Internet connection 31 “Friendly Skies” co. 32 URL ending of a 37-Across 33 Least distant 37 Campus VIP 38 *Give the goahead from the control tower 42 To the __: maximally 43 Oven pan 44 Cooling rocks 45 Diddley and Peep 46 Core concepts 50 *“Dilbert,” e.g. 55 Metz milk 56 Russo of “Tin Cup” 57 Loads from lodes 59 To and __ 60 Marine steering mechanisms 61 *Slapstick slipper? 64 Entr’__ 65 Writer Harte 66 Swiss Miss product 67 Common awards word 68 Barrie’s nonconformist pirate 69 Remove, as clothing … and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues

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1 Stuff thrown overboard 2 10-time MLB All-Star 3 Like fishhooks, usually 4 Atlanta-to-Miami dir. 5 Forrest’s shrimp-loving friend 6 Broadcasting 7 __ Elton John 8 Mont Blanc summer 9 Uses a bucket in a boat 10 Film noir protagonist 11 Suggested, flavorwise 12 Cunning 14 “Macbeth” role 18 Follow closely 22 Kenan Thompson is its longesttenured cast member, briefly 24 Loi maker 26 Uses Pledge, say 27 Patronize, as a restaurant 28 Behind 30 French sea 34 “Hair” styles 35 Fowl pole 36 Big time 37 Danger 38 In vogue 39 Chewy candy 40 Periodic table items 41 Tap site 45 Dating letters 47 Mariners’ park, familiarly and formerly 48 Lose interest in 49 Minn. college 51 Atlas box 52 Actress Blakley 53 Steamed 54 Ballpoint, e.g. 58 Bunt on a scorecard 60 Groovy 61 Air rifle ammo 62 Chair part 63 i follower