LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 MSNBC analyst

Melber

4 Olds Cutlass

model

9 Garbage boats 14 Airport shuttle 15 Up to this point 16 Deck with the Fool and the World Make sense of Yoga pose Many a coast-tocoast journey Be concerned Burr and Hamilton, e.g. 2008 Ridley Scott film set in the Middle East Prefix with scope Symbols in email addresses Fishing equipment Ryegrass disease Reassuring reply to “You don’t look well” Cal. sequence Indigenous Japanese Took in Neighborhood Championship in a ring

Party popper Invasive plant 17 19 20

22 23

26

31 32

33

34 35

38 41

42 45 46

49 51 52 57 59 61

62 63

64

65 66 Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle’s circles Goes after Spanish estates “Flashdance... What a Feeling” singer Cara Put in office Increase, with “up”

Big name in wedding invitations Med measures Salty expanse

DOWN

1 Prefix for the birds

Went on a rampage Plans (to)

Bit of TLC?

“__ with my little eye ... ” “Reader, I married him” governess Coral environs British prime minister after WWII

__ whisper Soft wool Holding the floor Got the gold Many a stop: Abbr. 2

3 4 5

6

7 8

9 10 11 12 13 18 21 22 24

25 27

28 29

30 34 35 36

37 38

39 40 Jacuzzi effect New officeholders Deg. for a CEO Old name of Tokyo Drunk German composer Carl Payment for services

“To Kill a Mockingbird” novelist

__ ease: anxious Plenty, in texts Firenze native Chick-__-A: fastfood chain Chemistry suffix Queen of folklore __-la-la Firmly established By Parikshit S. Bhat (c) 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 42 43 44 46 47

48

50 53 54 55 56 57

58 60 Meeting handouts When you’re “ahead of” it, you’re likely to succeed

JFK stat

Clog part Made slow progress “Victory is mine!”

Many times Divine circle Killer serves “Sweet!” Understands Shake a leg, quaintly Immortal Notre Dame coach Parseghian Place for a hot stone massage 6-5-19