LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Pace set by a drummer or a metronome

6 And so on, briefly 9 All thumbs 14 Unadorned 15 “Quiet, please!” 16 “Obvs”

17 “The Hate U Give”

writer Thomas 18 Uni- + bi19 Impressive Blue

Angels maneuver 20 Pink #1 single, and a hint to the ends of 28- and 47-Across

23 Painter’s deg.

24 Battery size 25 Audit firm exec 28 Eggy, bready

breakfast choice 35 Shared frustrations with, perhaps 37 Sharp-eyed bird 38 Impulse 39 Muscles worked by dead bug exercises 41 Writer Lebowitz 42 Rumpus 44 Building projects

in the toy aisle 47 Raspberries 50 Opposite of WNW

51 Abu Dhabi’s fed.

52 Cyberchats, for

short 54 Exclamation after a rousing speech, and a hint to the ends of 28- and 47-Across 62 Island near Oahu 63 Art expert Sister

Wendy, e.g.

64 Worcestershire __ 65 One more time

66 “If u ask me ... ”

67 Archipelago unit 68 Adolescent

69 __ and flow 70 Beach umbrella benefit

DOWN

1 Pre-lenin

Russian ruler 2 Sicilian volcano 3 Gift-bearing

Nativity trio 4 Light-bending

block 5 Painter Georgia known for large flowers and New Mexico landscapes 6 Spanish “this” 7 Drive-__ window 8 President between Mitterrand and Sarkozy

9 Blow up 10 Bourbon Street

locale, informally 11 Brand found near

Ben & Jerry’s

12 Places for pints 13 “Love __

neighbor” 21 Fabric measure

22 “I’m so

frustrated!!!” 25 Tidbit

26 Peeling knife 27 __-Saxon 29 Travel schedule

abbr.

30 Aristocratic 31 Buffoons

32 Say yes 33 Wooden strips 34 On pins and

needles 36 Adolescent 40 “What’d I tell ya?” ©2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

43 Giving off 56 Reclined 45 “True __”: 57 Anesthetized Western remake 58 Etch A Sketch starring Hailee control Steinfeld 59 Dance at a 46 Gradual 55-Down

absorption method 60 Got 100% on 48 Hatchback, e.g. 61 Chapeau’s

49 Tush spot 53 Hidden supply 62 Longtime 54 “Othello” villain Yankees 55 Traditional broadcaster

Hawaiian feast Michael