LA TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Online

confirmation

12 __ sum 15 Keyboard solo with several movements 16 Lab eggs 17 “Thoughts?” 18 Auction gesture 19 Out of juice 20 Some two-yr.

degrees

21 Leave no doubt

about

23 Yearbook gp. 24 Covered with

beads?

25 Chai spice blend 29 Sound quality? 30 Try to get in 31 Place where people might exchange rings

33 Utah’s state rock

34 Trees rich in

terpenes

35 “This Is Us”

director Ken 37 Field that involves drawing and folding

39 Bring up to date,

say

40 Does taxing work

online? 41 Pamplona party 42 Froths

43 “I w-wish I’d

brought a sw-sweater!”

44 “Don’t rush me!”

45 __ chi

46 Post

production? 50 Title in “Game

of Thrones” 51 Undeveloped

expanse

54 Body image? 55 Prehistoric beast with a large bony frill

56 Sanctions 57 Crystal and Rock,

notably

DOWN

1 Tablet with

Procreate

2 Go for the gold? 3 Brand whose

name derives from the Greek for “water nymph”

4 Like much music

of the 1990s 5 Besides

6 Capital north of

Addis Ababa 7 Marinara

ingredients 8 Binary digits 9 Secret rival

10 Senators’

supporters, most likely

11 Fringe elements 12 Sweet centers 13 Shade similar to

eggshell 14 Arrived just in

time for

22 Didn’t go out

23 Calculating 24 Pipes down? 25 Apple variety? 26 Per person 27 Garage stock 28 The whole gang 29 Beefy-T brand 31 Medieval spears 32 Bloodmobile

unit

34 Some racing

leaders 36 Confidentiality

doc

38 __ cheese

39 Get out in the

open

41 Men following an

order

42 Creep

43 More exposed 44 Colon, at times 45 “__ & Bertie”: animated series starring Tiffany

11/18/23

Haddish and Ali Wong

46 Gp. whose alphabet includes Romeo and Juliett

47 God with wings 48 Broke down 49 Fresh answers 52 Classic game

opener 53 __-di-dah