LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Game that’s somewhat pointless? 8 Spanish
language apps 13 Casserole nugget 15 Brightness
17 Self-made
person?
18 Like some
barbecue
19 Dale 20 Competed like
Kobayashi 22 Dealt with 23 Colorful wrap
26 “The Hurting
Kind” poet Limón 28 Couple of bucks 29 Loaded
32 “No joke!” 33 Drain
34 Texter’s
“Success!”
35 Pro certified in
BLS
36 Really bad
situation
39 Home of Fangorn Forest and the Misty Mountains
40 “__ plaisir!” 41 First name in
rational egoism 42 Lineup at a
charging station 47 Where workers
cut the mustard? 49 Shakshouka
ingredient 51 Storm antecedent, perhaps 52 Tolerates
54 Teen drama
starring Zendaya 57 1977 Travolta
role
58 Home inspection
concern
59 Showed again 60 “Feel me?”
DOWN
1 Couple of bucks 2 “Ungodly Hour” R&B duo Chloe x __
3 Unqualified 4 Singer __ Marie 5 Bobby in an iconic Stanley Cup Final photo 6 Four Corners
Native
7 Pilate’s wear
8 Verbal
headshake 9 Famous name in
cookies 10 Models 11 “Right?”
12 Card handed to
a TSA agent 14 Rando
16 Quick drink
21 Wikipedia tussle 24 Set in motion 25 Unit of time often used hyperbolically
27 Pangolin snack 30 T-Boz and Chilli
bandmate
31 “Faust”
dramatist 32 Apple press
release?
33 Bench
36 Source of cheap
shots?
37 Irish __ 38 Wednesday’s
cousin
39 Formal
address
43 Rock cake kin 44 Cup size 45 Protective
cover?
46 Big hit
48 Transfusion fluids 50 Avo dip
53 “Bye, __”: farewell from a buffalo’s dad, in a classic joke
55 Shared intimacy,
briefly
56 Brewer’s unit
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Your love of thrill-seeking is aroused today! The Sagittarius moon encourages you to get out and get your blood pumping.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Take the initiative on the home front. Exploring a new vision for the space? Let change be the motivating factor.
Libra (Sept.23-Oct. 23). Prepare to be on the go today. The Sagittarius moon fills your plate with pressing chores.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).