L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 “... where the sun / Came peeping in at __”: Thomas Hood 5 Willie Mays, twice 8 Bowler's test 13 Carpet calculation 14 China setting 15 Soccer star Rossi 16 *Old bowling alley employee
18 Cry of dismay 19 Country singer Womack 20 Even things
22 Part of ESL: Abbr. 23 *Pass prevention strategy
28 Editor's change of heart
30 “I agree!”
31 It's north of Afr.
32 Not very exciting
35 Seasickness symptom
38 Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues
40 Elk
42 Pre-discount prices
43 Not well
44 Dollop
46 Pacino's voice, at times
50 *Bad homes for critics?
55 Golf standard
56 Deal with 57 Capitol feature 59 Like four Sandy Koufax games 61 *One-on-one golf competition
64 It's good in Chile
65 Agree with
66 Shoppe modifier
67 Shakespearean forest
68 2000s TV forensic technician, to pals 69 Fly high
DOWN
1 Breakfast condiment sources
2 Get one's bearings 3 Go back on a promise 4 Org. in the biodrama “Hidden Figures” 5 WY winter hrs. 6 Compete 7 Pre-rose Bowl tradition 8 Many an “SNL” skit 9 Two-time U.S. Open winner Stewart 10 Illicit rendezvous site 11 La Corse, par exemple 12 Play (with)
14 53 for I, e.g.
17 Split __: New Zealand band
21 Court sport 24 Astro's finish? 25 Harris of country 26 Take to court
27 Stat for
Justin Verlander 29 Spicy cuisine 33 Time and again, to Yeats
34 Driver's license datum
36 Poetic verb
37 Cold War letters
38 Made waves?
39 Slight fabrications
40 Freak (out)
41 Every bit
45 Rose ominously
47 Swing era Harlem hot
spot
48 Tea since 1892
49 Supplication
51 River to the English Channel 52 Resolute about 53 Danish shoe brand 54 NFL defensive end Ndamukong __
58 Med. plan options
59 Home to Kings: Abbr.
60 “__ Gang”
62 Versatile card
63 “Much appreciated,” in
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