LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Way to play music that’s a hit?

9 Words after a

deep breath 15 Where the

action is?

16 The __ Brothers: “Black Water” band

17 Egg option 18 Position 19 Mulligans 20 Lavender brew 22 Jacob’s twin 23 Unagi roll fish 24 “Food’s getting

cold!”

27 “The

Namesake” actor Penn

28 Big Mac rivals? 31 Four-part cooking series starring Samin Nosrat

37 “How’s about

this instead!?” 38 Election system that gets the press involved? 39 Alums-to-be 40 Big bird 41 Shortish releases 42 Instrument once plucked with a quill

44 “Who’s this

under?”

48 Hot pockets? 53 Sunny? 54 Friendly gesture 55 Ulaanbaatar’s

country 57 “You’re making

me blush!” 58 Oktoberfest

snacks 59 Pushes

boundaries? 60 Be reasonable

DOWN

1 Food contraction

that omits “ome” 2 Melts for

3 Estée Lauder

subsidiary

4 Spin on a classic ballet performance? 5 Some queens 6 “Hugo” actor

Butterfield

7 Brief meeting? 8 Eye annoyance 9 “We Shall Overcome” phrase 10 Principled 11 Tesla stock? 12 Help with a heist 13 “I forgot what to

say!”

14 Threads owner 21 Posts a GIF,

perhaps

25 Miles away 26 Some Apple Design Award winners 27 Breaded cutlet

dish

28 Mani-__ 29 William the Conqueror’s burial place 30 Single party

election?

31 Small suctions on

cups?

32 Vegan gelatin

substitute

33 Cuts (off ) 34 Overflowed 35 Release 36 Prepare to go out

again?

42 Chai __

43 Labor group 45 “It’s Not Me, It’s

You” singer Lily 46 Sends flying,

perhaps

47 Rub off

48 Site with stepby-step guides 49 Fish tacos

choice, on menus 50 Condition that may respond to CBT or LSD 51 Boomers at a

concert? 52 Sensitive 53 NCOs who know

the drill 56 Jennifer Affleck,

__ Lopez