LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols ACROSS 1 Tip, as one’s hat 5 Empty spaces 9 Subsides 14 Suffix with switch 15 Wilson of “Wedding Crashers” 16 Texas shrine 17 Tall tale teller 18 “Deck the Halls”

syllables 19 Tear to shreds 20 Residential loan 23 About to happen 24 Bronze from a

day at the beach 28 René’s friend 29 Appear to be 31 __ Lingus: Irish

carrier 32 Russian fighter

jets 35 “I’d like to hear

the rest” 38 Italian violin

maker 40 Squeak stopper 41 Rigs on the road 42 1974 Jimmy

Buffett song 45 Reasons for extra

innings 46 “Tastes great!” 47 Poet’s inspiration 48 Sow or cow 50 What social

climbers seek 52 Curtail 56 Office communication, and what can literally be found in 20-, 35- and 42-Across 59 Gangster John known as “The Teflon Don” 62 Twice

monthly tide 63 Paths of pop-ups 64 Place on a

pedestal 65 Show some

spunk 66 “That makes

sense” 67 Saunter 68 Vehicle on

runners 69 Proof of

ownership DOWN 1 New __: India’s

capital 2 Hunter

constellation 3 Heads on beers 4 Hint of the future 5 “Take a shot!” 6 Informed (of) 7 Attack, as with

snowballs 8 Stocking tear 9 Military practice 10 Visitor from afar 11 Treat jet lag,

perhaps 12 Earthbound

Aussie bird 13 Dip, as bread in

gravy 21 Dad’s partner 22 “Lemme __!” 25 Vocalist Judd 26 Really strange 27 Bride’s purchase 29 Base runner’s

option 30 Scat legend

Fitzgerald 32 Flagship store at New York City’s Herald Square 33 Words from one

with a bad hand 34 Letter after beta 36 Long, long time 37 Parking ticket

issuer 39 Resistance to

disease 43 Expel 44 Like a slingshot

handle 49 Christmas, e.g.:

Abbr. 51 Proof of

ownership 52 Simple trap 53 Far from

talkative 54 Intro giver 55 Snooped (around) 57 Pulls the plug on 58 More than

lifelike 59 Precious stone 60 Big name in

kitchen gadgets 61 Profs’ helpers