L.A. Times Crossword

ACROSS 1

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10

Tie with a cord Unctuous flattery Primary course of action

15 “Only joking”

16Animated garden snail who dreams of racing in the Indy 500

17 The MLB’s Angels,

to fans

18 Specialty concerned with player experience

20 Greek yogurt brand

21 Henna, for one

22 _ _ rug

23 Par for the course

25 DIY publication

27 MRI output

28 Ignited

29 Leadership styles that encourage transparency

34 Like slime-making

kits

35 Derisive laugh

36 PC file suffix

37 Slalom marker

38“Color me exhausted”

40 Egg-shaped tomato

44 Smash (into)

46 “Dude ... “

47 Dispatches

48 John Travolta film that won nine Razzies, including Worst Picture of the Decade 53 “We’re on _ _ way”

54 Single _ _ whisky

55 Govern

56 Free, as legal work

58 “About me” bits

60 Rideshare

alternative

63 Ames resident

64 1993 dance hit, and a musical question answered by the starts of 18-, 29-, and 48-Across?

67 General tendency

68 Implant

69 Niagara River

source

70 Retail statistic

71 Wanders

72 Chances

DOWN

1 Mavs’ city

2 So-so

3 Citrus shavings

4 Lorca work

5 Vinyl lover’s setup

6 Euterpe, to musicians

7 “Casta diva,” e.g.

8 Justice impersonated by Kate McKinnon on “SNL”

9 Grand Prix locale

10 Most populous U.S.

state capital

11 Den

12 Basic substance

13 Knuckle-headed

antic? 14 Net worth

component

19 Fine and _ _

24 Driving force in fine

dining?

26 Promo with a credit

card bill, e.g.

27 Round one?

29 Texter’s “Crikey!”

30 Samosa vegetable

31 Unit of resistance

32 Trix mascot

33 Trix, e.g.

38 Clarifying words

39 Early ISP

41 Well-documented

42 Summer hrs. in the

Navajo Nation

43 Light gray shade

45 Polvorones nuts

47 Dr. for kids?

48 Hasbro toys that

issue commands

49 High lights?

50 Garden tool

51 Garden bloom

52 Extras in “Star

Wars” films

57 Curse

58 Papa, in Chinese

59 Article

61 Passionate

62 Nectar collectors

65 Med. network

66 Hall of Fame MLB

manager Durocher