LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Not my first choice, but it’s

fine”

16 Dating milestones 17 Fare for some Catholics on Lenten Fridays 18 GPS heading 19 Comedian Foxx 20 Dubious ability 21 Cranks (up) 23 Talk dirty

27 Warts and all 28 Select

29 Peach

32 Smooch in a lift,

say

33 Sportswear

portmanteau 37 “Been there” 39 Color choices for

bandages, e.g. 40 Sister who brings the snowman Olaf to life 41 “Chopped” host

Allen 42 POST-WWII

alliance

43 Soften up

44 Knife block insert 46 __-Rooter 47 Gibbon, for one 49 Squeezed (out) 51 “Crazysexycool”

trio

54 The Marshall

Project cause 59 Lacrosse strategy 60 Quality inspection?

DOWN

1 Rascals

2 Says

3 Lacking flavor or

experience

4 More succinctly? 5 Medical waste collected in red containers

6 Spots

7 Spot

8 Steers steers 9 Graynor of “The

Disaster Artist” 10 Gp. known for

screenings 11 Haggard,

perhaps 12 Sequence 13 Social reformer

Jacob

14 Last

15 Retired boomer 22 “Bad and Boujee” hip-hop group

24 Fictional detective who was born in Montenegro 25 Pentathlon

equipment

26 End in __ 27 Tattoo joint? 29 French Revolution device

30 “The Elephant Celebes” painter Max

31 Hertz prefix 32 Filter (through) 33 Perfume oil

34 “All __ in favor ... ” 35 Female lobster 36 Nasty fall 38 “Mind. Blown.” 43 Change 44 Mexican cheese? 45 “Jojo Rabbit”

actress Wilson 46 Fill a flat again 47 “Rule, Britannia”

composer 48 Docking station 50 “The Power of the Dog” Oscar nominee Smitmcphee

52 “Your __” 53 Tech news dotcom

54 Grammy category 55 Half an iconic 1981 Rolling Stone cover 56 Start to sense? 57 __ Matronic of

Scissor Sisters 58 Holiday celebrated with bánh chu’ng