LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “Antiques Roadshow” network 4 Sudden burst of
activity
8 Seeks an answer 12 People who are not prone to infatuations, informally
14 In the past 15 Mown path 17 Improper etiquette at a social gathering 19 Company
newbie 20 Customary
routine
21 Pot cover
23 Fat in tamale
dough 24 Confident way to solve newspaper puzzles 25 Aristocrat 27 Actor Jeong 28 Biol. or geol. 30 __ de mer 31 Korean
automaker 32 Jason’s ship, in
Greek mythology 34 Sport-__:
versatile vehicle 36 Zipped 38 Romantic outing 41 Image problem,
for short 43 General on a
Chinese menu 44 Ocean predator that sleeps with one eye open 48 Chum
49 Faux __
51 Sports drink
suffix
53 Shade tree 54 Biography 57 Take, as advice 59 Actor Alda 60 Meadow mama 61 Pique, as interest 62 Accent on
“señor” 64 Newspaper’s attention-getters, and what both words in 17-,
25-, 38- and 54-Across can do 66 Job seeker’s
success
67 Home to billions
of people 68 Celebratory
suffix
69 Fleeting trends 70 Time period 71 Farm enclosure
DOWN
1 Dusting on
deviled eggs 2 No-__: easy
decision 3 Doing some
laundry prep 4 “ur hilarious!” 5 Mattel game with
108 cards
6 Light boat in a
regatta
7 Balloon gas
8 Fire pit residue 9 Gloppy fare 10 Singalong
activity at a bar 11 Drug type banned by most pro sports
13 Leave speechless 16 Ibsen’s “__
Gabler” 18 Himalayan
bovines
22 Prayer opening 25 Small taste 26 Yawn-inducing 29 Bargainbasement
33 Like 2025, but
not 2024
35 Doc who treats
sinusitis 37 Exec concerned with data security
39 Tablet
downloads
40 “If you ask me
... ”
41 Courtroom figure who says “All rise!” 42 Cloverlike crop 45 Optimizes, as an
engine
46 Most near 47 Political pardon 48 Student of
Socrates
50 “You think I
care?”
52 Noble title 55 Phased out
56 Elle portrayer in
“Legally Blonde” 58 Pageboy, for one 61 Genesis man 63 Busy hosp. areas 65 Yoga ball filler