LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols

ACROSS

1 “Can’t someone else?”

10 Floor

15 Mozart’s mother 16 Dressing extreme? 17 Comebacks

18 See 43-Across

19 Set to assemble 20 Best Actress between Hilary and Helen 21 Franklin’s bill 22 Inferior 24 Unwanted information, usually

26 Small sewing case 27 Cantore in a storm

30 Member of the first class of World Golf Hall of Fame inductees, 1974 31 Retreated

34 “Voilà!” 37 Expression of mock sympathy 40 Involuntary contraction

43 Genre full of 18-Across

44 Part of un drame 45 Forms a union?

47 More than just talk

48 Single out 49 Appear by surprise

53 Ring site 54 Rushed toward 55 “Either or” 57 Rough

58 “... quaint and curious volume of __ lore”: Poe 59 Really excited 60 Democracy concern

DOWN

1 Limited-access internet area

2 The least bit

3 Show how

4 “Our __ is loss, our hope but sad despair”: “Henry VI, Part III”

5 Subject of Dante’s “La Vita Nuova” 6 Weather __

7 Gaelic tongue 8 Plastic bag accessories

9 Hot spots’ hot spots?

10 Amazon threats

11 Mouse first voiced by Walt Disney 12 Namibia neighbor 13 Prepped, as peels 14 Perfume compound 23 Follower of Nanak 25 Unreal

27 Fed chair Powell 28 Graphic intro?

29 “I’ll get back to you”

32 Vacationer’s need, maybe

33 Good earth

35 One may be heard on safari

36 Get out of hand in a hurry

38 Dresses

39 Becomes more complicated 40 Word on a Monopoly corner square

41 Asset protection plan, briefly

42 Place to play 45 Branded wares, informally

46 Spruce (up) 47 Triumphant 50 Wrinkled-nose cause

51 Study intently, with “over” 52 “Picnic” Pulitzer Prize winner

56 NBA position