L.A. Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Blue-green
5 Short form of a name that means “merciful”
9 Lass
13 Jessica of “Sin City”
14 Eta follower
15 Shape the narrative?
16 *Diner’s entitlement to savory flavor?
18 _ _ therapy
19 *Reason yellowfin tuna are wallflowers at a school prom?
21 “Easy-peasy”
24 In _ _ of
25 Contacts list no.
26 NHL great Bobby
27 Little dog
29 Michelin product
31 Planner division
33 Q neighbor
35 Yapped like a dog
36 *Pal who seconds whatever one says?
40 Lopsided
42 Cozy room
43 The Emerald Isle
46 Ill-fated
49 “Need I go on?” abbr.
51 Sister
52 Pump part
53 Said, informally
55 Roamed freely
57 *Not-very-straight shooter?
60 Half-moon tide
61 Sound added to everyday speech, and what’s been added to create the answers to the starred clues
65 Intl. alliance joined by Finland in 2023
66 First-year law students
67 Sunburn soother
68 Pub pours
69 Gift on “The Bachelor”
70 Gripe
DOWN
1 _ _ cross
2 Bark beetle target
3 Old hoops gp.
4 Pulitzer-winning
rapper Kendrick
5 Fashionable
6 Pad size
7 Of a particular culture
8 Country singer Kathy
9 Bigger than big
10 Naming
11 Heartfelt
12 Girded (oneself)
14 Ozzy Osbourne album in memory of Randy Rhoads
17 “Let’s put a smile on your plate” chain
20 Garment that preserves hair waves
21 This instant
22 Mine find
23 Communicating with pictograms, perhaps
28 Dog’s attentiongetter, maybe
30 Loyal
32 Scottish wedding garb
34 eBay action
37 Nabe that might have an H Mart
38 Get the picture
39 Main courses
40 Vehicle’s shark fin, maybe
41 Uncomfortably close to home
44 French street
45 Sew up
47 Request, as table food
48 Los Angeles neighborhood near Reseda
50 Quarterback Derek
54 Lore
56 Muslim honorific from which “nabob” is derived
58 Wall St. debuts
59 Fr. title for 9-Across
62 Flamenco shout
63 Sushi topper
64 __ Jam Recordings