LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Formula One
event
5 Prep, as onions 9 __ bean 14 Machine that helps with 51-Down 15 [Snicker] 16 Trapshooting 17 *Synthetic pump 20 General on American Chinese menus 21 Asian country
divided in 1945 22 __-la-la 23 Meaning of an unlit “vacancy” sign
26 *Cheap shot 28 Kept cold 29 Chicken __ king 32 Vega’s
constellation 33 With 43-Across, “When one door closes, another door opens,” and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues 38 Cruelty-free lip
balm brand 39 Secret spots?
40 That guy’s
43 See 33-Across 45 Bangers partner 48 Foreign policy org. chaired by the president 49 “Grand slam”
awards acronym 50 *Regional
collective pronoun 54 Decade following
Y2K
56 Regret 57 Marshmallowy
Easter treats 60 Mouse site 61 *“There really is a
wolf now!” 66 Painful turning
point?
67 Primary 68 Necessary __ 69 “__ mañana” 70 “SportsCenter”
network 71 Swabbing spot
DOWN
1 TV pioneer 2 Fourth mo. 3 Towers that may have scratching posts
4 “Star Wars”
installment 5 Greek X
6 “What the __!?” 7 Home state of the Reds and the Browns
8 Gem from a
mollusk 9 “Balderdash!” 10 Barinholtz of “The
Mindy Project” 11 In a tidy way 12 Paralyzing fear 13 Home of Canada’s Parliament Hill 18 __ Fighters: Dave
Grohl’s band
19 Astrological cat 23 Nick at __
24 Dos y seis 25 Spanish parent 27 Classic sammie 30 Support for a tire
swing 31 Colorado ski
town
34 Casual rejection 35 Joyful dances 36 Erie Canal city 37 Tax ID 40 Compete in a dramatic event at the World Aquatics Championships 41 Playing to break
a tie, briefly 42 Some NCOs 43 Quaker pronoun 44 Canceled out 45 Singer Carey 46 College grad 47 Makes glossy,
as hair 51 Sleeper’s problem 52 Floral wreath 53 “I can do that” 55 FedEx rival 58 School gps. 59 Use 55-Down, say 62 Flying fig. 63 Quaint lodging 64 Need for playing Rock Band, for short
65 Great Plains
grazer