LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Home of S.D. and the O.C.
6 Cardinals gp.
9 Hall of Famer Piazza who caught the ceremonial last pitch at Shea Stadium
13 __ myrtle
14 MSN rival
15 Country with one of the highest life expectancies in the world
16 Dried poblano
17 Stellar essay?
19 Zero-stress period
21 Cyberhandle
22 Modest proposal?
24 “Never gonna happen, laddie!”
27 Pt. of 61-Across
28 Use a straw
29 Go around
31 Spotter’s confirmation
34 “Can do!”
35 Compliment a nice thatching job?
39 Eldest Brady boy
40 Sea salt
41 Hit Ctrl+R, say
44 Little gripe
45 Fig. on a mountaintop sign
48 Waste watchers org.
49 June celebrant’s social media posts?
53 Harangue
55 Singer-songwriter Billie
56 Comparison shop at BevMo?
59 Martini’s vermouth partner
60 Tackle box supply
61 PreSierra Mac platform
62 Subsequently
63 Refuse
64 Satisfied, as expectations
65 Turn on
DOWN
1 Rapscallions
2 Like Scrooge
3 Flora that’s tricky to transplant
4 Garden pest eaten by hoverfly larva
5 2022 World Cup Golden Ball winner
6 Power __
7 Rome landmark
8 Writer Mario Vargas __
9 Christmas trio
10 Big little tech release of 2005
11 Actor Penn
12 Turn off
15 Dried meat snack
18 Balkan native
20 Native Ohioans
23 L’escrime equipment
25 “Never gonna
happen, bud”
26 Repair shop fig.
30 “__ Things”: Oscar-winning Lanthimos film
31 Who Othello declares “is most honest”
32 “Give __ go!”
33 Yours, biblically
35 Get ready to cook
36 Many a wedding guest
37 Name in a Beethoven title
38 Untaxed investment options
39 Hurdle for M.A. hopefuls
42 __-ski
43 Lure
45 Label founded by Clive Davis
46 __ of two evils
47 Part of a summer camp uniform
50 Kick to the curb, for one
51 Crowded
52 Like a kite
54 Totally gross
56 Deg. held by Wilson, but no other U.S. president
57 Tuna tartare topper
58 Tel. no. addition