The Arizona Republic

LOS ANGELES TIMES CROSSWORD

- Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols

ACROSS

1

Guttural interrupti­on

5 Hook or Kirk:

Abbr.

9 Logician’s “E”

13 Rope fiber

15 Confidentl­y say 16 Earned

17 Vintage hue on a

photo app

18 Digital media

brand

19 Plains people

20 Often euphemisti­c words for lacking employment

23 __-pitch softball 25 I-5 state

26 Liberia neighbor 27 Manhattan

attraction

31 Petri dish gels

32 Former Romanian

president

36 Buster Brown’s

dog

37 Flat sign

39 Alternativ­ely

41 Mosaic piece

43 Pricing word that rhymes with its opposite

44 Rounding third base after starting at second, say

47 Axis foes

51 Guffaw sound 52 Cue preceder? 53 Just plain folks 57 Cream additive 58 It may be wild 59 Union station? 62 Midday

refreshers

63 Inland Asian

sea

64 Hospital cry

65 “Time spent with __ is never wasted”: Colette

66 P.D. ranks

67 Thai money

DOWN

1 Jenny’s offspring 2 Hustle, quaintly

3 Threat to

national security 4 Water __

5 “Breaking Bad”

bad guys

6 Swear

7 Short dog, for

short

8 1969 film remade in 2010 with Jeff Bridges in John Wayne’s role

9 Smiley face with hearts for eyes, e.g.

10 Betray

11 Sun-dried brick 12 Thompson of

“Westworld”

14 Hercules’ dozen 21 Historic time 22 Zap

23 Shoo relative 24 Kosher

28 “__ chic!”

29 Dish from which paella evolved

30 Sierra Nevada,

e.g.

33 Genesis son

34 The “her” in Shakespear­e’s “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale / Her infinite variety”

35 “I can help”

37 Buzz-creating

promo

38 The

NBA’s Magic 40 Duel tool 42 Kid-lit poet

Silverstei­n

43 Iraqi neighbor

45 Slangy alternativ­e to walking

46 Swiss river

47 Range name

48 New Hampshire

state flower

49 Parkinson’s

treatment

50 Latin “in other

words”

54 Suffix for the rich 55 Future doc’s

exam

56 Black card,

maybe

60 Bat wood

61 No longer

working: Abbr.

 ?? 12-9-21 ?? By Dan Margolis (c) 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
12-9-21 By Dan Margolis (c) 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

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