THE DAILY CROSSWORD
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis for the Los Angeles Times
ACROSS
1 Skyline obscurer
5 Slight fabrications
9 Lengthy exam answer
14 Afghanistan’s __ Bora region
15 Wrinkle remover
16 Teatime treat
17 Condo division
18 *Food stalls offering filled tortillas
20 Liberated
22 Meaner than mean
23 *Kits that include pots for melting cheese or chocolate
26 Verdi opera about an African princess
30 As of now
31 Rodent that followed the Pied Piper
32 Finalized, as a deal
34 Relishes
37 Indiana NBA player
38 *1933 comedy starring Marie Dressler and John Barrymore
41 Treasury secretary Yellen
42 __ Berry Farm: Southern California amusement park
43 High regard
45 “Let’s call __ day”
46 Heat in the microwave
49 Norse god of thunder
50 *Ingredient amount in a recipe for paella or risotto
54 Barnett of CBS News
56 Therefore
57 Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues
62 Over again
63 Relating to birds
64 Rights org. since 1920
65 Checkout queue
66 Marriott rival
67 Car roof with removable panels
68 Life partner
DOWN
1 In need of some fresh air
2 “Some Like It Hot” star Marilyn
3 Get situated
4 Like some private communities
5 In shape
6 Nest egg letters
7 Italian bowling game
8 Pig sound
9 East, in Spanish
10 Rascals
11 Prodigal __
12 “Wait, there’s more”
13 “You bet!”
19 Figure (out)
21 Vaudeville legend Jimmy
24 Roof edge
25 Bird on birth announcements
27 Snowfall accumulation unit
28 Song for two
29 Tax-paying mo.
33 Words set in stone?
34 Looked down on
35 Competed in a sprint, say
36 Unflappable
38 Sprinter’s race
39 Enamored of
40 Caesar’s rebuke
41 Airport arrival
44 Eve’s opposite
46 Colorful annual
47 Regional manner of speech
48 Baseball Hall of Famer Reese
51 Like some lean dairy products
52 Put into office
53 Domain
55 Landlord’s income
57 “A likely story!”
58 Climbing vine
59 Day in Durango
60 “Xanadu” rock gp.
61 “How’s it goin’?”