LA TIMES CROSSWORD
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1 Boast 5 Mil. truant 9 Witch played by Elizabeth Olsen in Marvel films 14 “Othello” villain 15 Smoke an e-cig 16 Dude who might ask, “Have you tried turning it off and on again?” 17 Some agts. 18 __-steven 19 Sparkly stone 20 Line dance that’s actually a hustle? 23 “What’s your point?” 24 “Sick!” 25 Quiets 29 “Coming soon” ad 31 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for Pacino? 33 Like many mountain roads 35 Hotmail provider 36 Instruction before an oath, and a feature of 20-, 31-, 43-, and 54-Across 41 Mint alternative 42 Blood line? 43 Singer Difranco, as portrayed in Japanese cartoons? 47 Girls in the family 51 Emotional strain 52 Request 53 Regret 54 One inevitable bar of music? 58 Bear in the WWF logo 61 Voracious 62 Like items at a thrift shop 63 “How fun!” 64 Doordash link 65 Cuba libre ingredient 66 Becomes more friendly 67 Support, with “up” 68 Cabbage unit
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1 Member of the genus Panthera 2 “I Wanna Be Sedated” surname 3 Meeting guide 4 Pagoda instrument 5 Beyoncé song that samples Schubert 6 Greeted wordlessly 7 Intl. oil group 8 Longtime NBC host 9 Ralph of “The Simpsons” who said, “Me, fail English? That’s unpossible” 10 “You can relax now” 11 Oxfam, e.g. 12 Disappointment 13 Sailor’s yes 21 “__ having fun yet?” 22 School org. for top students 26 “Mad Men” star 27 Otherwise 28 Govt.-issued ID 30 Valvoline rival 31 Classic arcade name 32 Uber alternative 34 Suffix meaning “land” 36 Litter’s smallest 37 Mideast title 38 Started to freeze 39 “Get Out” actress Alexander 40 Deli slice 41 Tank filler 44 Grassy expanse 45 Op-ed pieces 46 Sch. with a Phoenix campus 48 Literary castaway 49 California city on Humboldt Bay 50 Like some 40-Down bread 52 __ acid 55 Skate park feature 56 At any time 57 “No __ luck!” 58 Cauldron 59 “That feels nice!” 60 Org. with Cavs and Mavs