LA TIMES DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pleads

5 Clear as day 10 Brunch side 14 “Lunch __ a Skyscraper”: iconic New York photograph

15 Trip to see Africa’s “Big Five” 16 Capital city with public transit ferries 17 Undercover undertaking 20 Owns

21 __ Lingus

22 As of now 23 Toy that may get stuck in a tree

25 Sweater pattern

28 Fully __ nachos 30 Apt rhyme for tear

31 Lovers’ quarrel 35 Garden shelter 36 Winter getaway deal 38 “Wild” card game

39 4-Down sigh 41 Country north of Kenya: Abbr. 42 Unlikely to reprimand

43 Meet, Maps, and Drive, e.g. 47 “Don’t cry for me” singer

49 Web content std.

50 Tizzies

51 Soaks in a salt solution

52 “Even still ... “54 “So I __” 55 Infinitesimally small

58 Things put in to power? 59 Wheelbarrow groove

62 Bend over backward, or what each set of circled letters is

67 Novelist Rice 68 Vehicles with pedal assist

69 All over the place

70 Fridge incursion

71 Folder contents 72 Top diving scores

DOWN

1 Swinging soiree

2 Gospel icon James

3 Makes a big noise

4 Relaxation station

5 Judy Garland co-star Bert

6 Mysterious sight in the sky 7 Tube top? 8 Intense anger

9 “Traitor!” 10 Choose a spot in an open office

11 Most populous continent 12 Gumball machine opening

13 Make sharp 15 Camel in a caravan, maybe 18 Like some job moves

19 Early web portal

24 Eager reply to “Who wants this cookie?” 25 Uncomfy, casually

26 Hiking gear rental co.

27 Stops and stares

28 Guffaw

29 “I take it back”

32 Race car or kayak

33 Banded gemstone 34 Home state of Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion 36 Suspicious 37 Think of fondly 40 Captain cook? 44 Rented a yurt, maybe

45 “The Bells” poet

46 Hollywood hrs. 48 Strive (for) 51 Slight depression, with “the”

5/22/24

53 Tiny issue 55 Cracked just a bit

56 Mackerel relative

57 Potent prefix 58 Life times? 60 Wish __ a star 61 Tuts 63 Squeeze play stat

64 Menorah liquid

65 “Aloha ‘Oe” instrument, briefly 66 Granola grain