LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “Antiques Roadshow” network

4 Sudden burst of

activity

8 Seeks an answer 12 People who are not prone to infatuations, informally

14 In the past 15 Mown path 17 Improper etiquette at a social gathering 19 Company newbie 20 Customary routine 21 Pot cover

23 Fat in tamale

dough 24 Confident way to solve newspaper puzzles 25 Aristocrat

27 Actor Jeong 28 Biol. or geol.

30 __ de mer 31 Korean automaker

32 Jason’s ship, in

Greek mythology 34 Sport-__:

versatile vehicle 36 Zipped 38 Romantic outing 41 Image problem,

for short 43 General on a

Chinese menu 44 Ocean predator that sleeps with one eye open 48 Chum

49 Faux __

51 Sports drink suffix 53 Shade tree 54 Biography 57 Take, as advice 59 Actor Alda 60 Meadow mama 61 Pique, as interest 62 Accent on “señor”

64 Newspaper’s

attention-getters, and what both words in 17-, 25-, 38- and 54-Across can do

66 Job seeker’s

success

67 Home to billions

of people 68 Celebratory suffix 69 Fleeting trends 70 Time period 71 Farm enclosure

DOWN

1 Dusting on

deviled eggs 2 No-__: easy

decision

3 Doing some

laundry prep

4 “ur hilarious!” 5 Mattel game with

108 cards

6 Light boat in a

regatta

7 Balloon gas

8 Fire pit residue 9 Gloppy fare 10 Singalong activity

at a bar

11 Drug type banned by most pro sports 13 Leave speechless 16 Ibsen’s

“__ Gabler” 18 Himalayan

bovines

22 Prayer opening 25 Small taste 26 Yawn-inducing 29 Bargainbasement

33 Like 2025, but

not 2024 35 Doc who treats

sinusitis

37 Exec concerned

with data security 39 Tablet downloads 40 “If you ask me ... ” 41 Courtroom figure who says “All rise!”

42 Cloverlike crop 45 Optimizes, as an

engine

46 Most near 47 Political pardon 48 Student of

Socrates

50 “You think I

care?”

52 Noble title 55 Phased out 56 Elle portrayer in

“Legally Blonde” 58 Pageboy, for one 61 Genesis man 63 Busy hosp. areas 65 Yoga ball filler