LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1Lowona

spiciness scale 5 Presidential

thumbs down 9 Future JD’s

exam

13 Over again 14 Villainous 15 Commuter boat 16 Post-it scribble 17 Matching cups, saucers, sugar bowl, etc. 19 Starting point 21 “Luncheon of the Boating Party” painter Pierre-Auguste 22 Colorful hard

confection 25 “Bowwow!”

28 Fr. holy woman 29 Pep squad cheer 30 Alex Morgan’s

sport

32 Back, at sea 35 “Good heavens!” 36 Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across? 40 Antioxidant berry in fruit bowls

41 Tranquil

42 Not exactly 45 Mariska

Hargitay series, familiarly 46 Small amount 49 Citrus drink

suffix

50 Legumes in some

chili recipes 54 Extra charge for

a sci. class, e.g. 56 Quick bite 57 Mojave Desert

yucca

61 Share a side with 62 Anticipate 63 Rhyming tributes 64 Train segments 65 Terrarium pet 66 Norway’s capital 67 Job

DOWN

1 Grand homes 2 Part of the plot 3 Doesn’t interfere

with

4 Uncool sort 5 Nov. 11 honoree 6 Festive night,

often

7 Prom queen’s

crown 8 Elizabeth of

“WandaVision” 9 Jeans maker

Strauss

10 Hot sauce often mixed with mayonnaise 11 Path of a lobbed

ball

12 Sheridan who plays young Cyclops in the “X-Men” films 15 Soft serve ice cream alternative, casually 18 Wraps up 20 Upper bodies 23 Countrywide:

Abbr. 24 Gourmet cooks 26 “Ratatouille” rat 27 Cook in hot oil 31 Programmer’s

output

32 Dry as a desert 33 Fish eggs

34 Like Vikings 36 Battery fluid 37 Carpentry tool that cuts plywood sheets 38 Tax

39 Oscar season

oversights 40 Sometimes

called, for short 43 “True. However

... ”

44 World Cup org. 46 “__, black sheep

... ”

47 Acquires, as

debts 48 “Tut-tut” kin 51 Half a “Star Wars” droid name

52 Uncool sorts 53 Put into effect 55 Take __: lose

money

57 First mo.

58 Have bills to pay 59 Long fish 60 That, in Spanish