L.A. Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Reduce to a paste 5 Self-confident and

then some

9 City in “Aeneid” and

“Iliad”

13 Field of expertise

14 _ _ Grey tea

15 Philosopher

Descartes

16 Elements of a PGrated outburst

19 Computer capacity

20 _ _-purpose flour

21 Yoga pose

22 Groups of groupies

27 Oodles

29 Still contending

30 Vehicle for a large

family, perhaps

33 Jazz legend

Fitzgerald

34 _ _-toity

35 Dessert served in a

goblet

38 Former Iranian

rulers

39 Ferris wheel locale

40 NBA tiebreakers,

for short

41 Speck

42 Covers for outdoor wedding receptions

43 Common accessory at a construction site 45 Larceny

50 Charged particle

51 Baby’s foot warmer

52 Allergy warning, and a description of 16-, 22-, 35-, and 43-Across?

57 Color associated with the L.A. Dodgers

58 “Checkmate!”

59 Adjust for space

limitations, say

60 Long-term goals

61 Addendum to a real estate sign 62 Strong urges

DOWN

1 “__ Mia!”: Meryl Streep film with ABBA music

2 Zodiac ram

3 2014 civil rights drama set in Alabama

4 Was dressed in

5 Hot

6 Weather report

backdrop

7 Cybersquatter’s

target, for short

8 Gathers bit by bit

9 Enormous number

10 Fire up, as an

engine

11 Dollar bill

12 “That’s correct”

Solutions on Page 27

17 Whiteboard wipers

18 “90 Day Fiancé”

channel

22 Vegetarian pita filler

23 Insistent

24 Reino __: England’s

country, in Spanish

25 Tried to chomp on

26 Eyelid woes

28 The NBA’s Cavs, on

scoreboards

30 Sojourn

31 “Bless you!” trigger

32 “Peachy keen!”

34 “Their Eyes Were Watching God” author Zora Neale __

36 Goblets

37 Take a load off

42 Sport played on a

variety of surfaces

44 “Get off the

stage!”

46 Mead need

47 Many a Chopin

piece

48 Feel at home

49 Class challenges

51 Tie

52 Deg. for a CFO or

a CEO

53 “Rumble in the

Jungle” boxer

54 “Tastes great!”

55 Early afternoon

56 Feel poorly