LA TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Range across eight European countries

5 Plays the kazoo, say

9 Pet also called a rainbow fish 14 Look at

15 Best

17 Really loud 18 “You are something __!” 19 “New Miserable Experience” pop band

21 Yelp user, e.g.

23 Actor Hemsworth 24 “Pagoda Fruit” artist Jean 25 Pepper named for its resemblance to a tam-o’-shanter 29 UPS alternative

31 Bangs on the head?

32 Annual awards

34 NNW opposite 36 Soda brand that turned 125 in 2023

40 Ranted and __ 41 “Now you’re talking!,” and what can be said about the starts of 19-, 25-, 52-, and 63-Across

44 Boscs and Bartletts

45 Book list entry

46 San Jose Earthquakes org. 47 Some mattresses

49 Pond organism

51 Variety

52 Role for Jason Derulo in 2019’s “Cats”

59 “More info soon” letters 61 FaceTime alternative

62 Drum kit component

63 British desserts similar to cannoli 67 Actress __ Rachel Wood 68 Yogurt-based dip

69 Microwave feature

70 French head 71 Made a choice 72 “Arrivederci!” 73 Sluggish

1 Swears up and down

2 Purple hue 3 Herbaceous sauce

4 Honey

5 Biker’s ride 6 Singular prefix 7 __ Park, California

8 Join the game as a replacement

9 5-Down fuel 10 Major in astronomy? 11 Pitiable person

12 Printed handouts

13 Jr. and sr. 16 Scheme

20 Sign of things to come

22 Classic TV brand 26 Hula Hoop movers

27 “Ted Lasso” actor Goldstein 28 Pop singer

Amos

30 Psychopharmacology initials

33 Objects that attract iron filings 34 Good memory, metaphorically 35 Nickname given to Nemo by the Tank Gang

37 __ Beta Kappa 38 Cohesive group 39 Imam’s faith 42 Russian ruler, once

43 Attack with water balloons, say

44 Inflation letters 48 __ Sheep: Peppa Pig’s best friend 50 Gloomy guy 53 More than half 54 Elixir

55 Savory flavor 56 Judge’s hammer

57 Muse of poetry 58 Sign up for another season 60 Two chips, say 63 Certain sib 64 Papa 65 Wasabi-coated snack

66 Sellout letters