LA TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Sketch show with a musical guest, familiarly 4 Uncovers 9 Dollop 13 Secure (to) 14 South Pacific island 15 Bert who played the Cowardly Lion 16 Star-spangled garb for July 4th 19 Relay race rods 20 Paint shade 21 Not even halfbaked 22 “Catch you later” 26 Taxi prices 28 Ref. work favoring “favour” 29 Sneaker pattern 30 “Best. Day. __!” 31 Tax return fig. 32 Pharmaceutical giant __ Lilly 33 Last section of the 28-Across 34 Activity with Skip and Wild Draw Four cards 36 Round vegetable 39 Goal 40 Pres. after FDR 41 Street 42 Wishing one hadn’t 45 Poor grade 46 Observes Ramadan, say 47 Focus of many a murder podcast 50 Diagnostic scan, briefly 51 Illegal turn, maybe 52 Inexact lunch hour 55 Secret-teller’s intro, and an apt title for this puzzle 59 Cut with a beam 60 “Night” author Elie 61 Group’s adjective 62 North Carolina university town 63 Attach, as a patch 64 Greenpeace, for one
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1 Short pencil 2 Singer Simone 3 Gave a good talking-to 4 Low choir voices 5 “With you now” 6 Outer edge 7 Engraved with acid 8 __ City, Iowa 9 Sandwich known by its initials 10 Avant-garde violinist and artist Anderson 11 “Yowza” 12 Prepared, as coffee 14 Outdoor wedding shelters 17 “Table for one” type 18 Put down roots 23 Company emblem 24 Tried to speak horse 25 __-state area 26 Brimless hat 27 “__ Maria” 31 Plus 32 Pro in an ambulance 34 Use Goo Gone, e.g. 35 “Hang on __!” 36 Greek god of the sea 37 Consume 38 Targeted social media posts 39 Brian of Roxy Music 41 Instant noodles option 42 Sound of distant thunder 43 Preposterous 44 Rather formal “Can this be true?” 45 Judy Blume novel about a girl with scoliosis 46 “And that’s __” 48 Opinions 49 Cathedral city on the Seine 53 Self-satisfied 54 Medal recipient 56 “The Mandalorian” actress Ming-Na __ 57 Evergreen tree with pliable wood 58 Spanish bear