LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Change back to zero
6 Aid and __
10 Elton John’s “Bennie and the __”
14 Playful furry swimmer
15 Source of torment
16 She loves, in Latin
17 Fondly remembered moment
20 Flesh and blood
21 The whole nine yards
22 Spirited person
23 “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer Sinéad
25 Mongrel
26 Summer in SaintÉtienne
27 Sense of self
28 More miffed
30 Netflix’s “The Crown,” for one
34 Noshes
38 “I’m well __”
39 North Pole worker
40 Egyptian peninsula
41 Internet phenomenon
42 Pretend to be asleep
44 Sci-fi robot
46 Reuben bread
47 Aliens, briefly
50 Winter hrs. in Boston 51 Quiet place to get a loan
55 Arouses, as curiosity
57 Otherwise
58 Volcano opening?
59 Rice-filled appetizers with red shells, and a hint to the words that bookend 17-, 30-, and 42-Across
62 Hodgepodge 63 PlayStation maker
64 Unsophisticated 65 Rx orders 66 Whole bunch
67 Agrees (with)
DOWN
1 Young wallaby in a Nickelodeon animated series
2 Moral standard
3 Courtroom fig. with a keyboard
4 Always, poetically
5 Musical instrument named for its shape
6 Really hate
7 Legendary folk singer Joan
8 Wrap up
9 Deep-fried Japanese dish
10 Jazz sessions
11 Overact
12 Medium’s medium
13 Fashion sense
18 Didn’t ask for a card in blackjack
19 Limerick’s land
24 Came close to
25 Warm and cozy
28 Waldorf __
29 “Stranger Things” actor Paul
30 Los Angeles footballer
31 Need to pay
32 Sweet tuber
33 Kindled again
35 FAQ entry
36 Greek consonant that resembles a “T”
37 __ card: smartphone insert
40 Protein-rich legumes
42 Have in one’s hands
43 Light refractor
45 Snorkeling spot
47 English derby town
48 Sports championship
49 Underwater ink squirter
51 Fallingwater architect Frank __ Wright
52 Steer clear of
53 “Superman” actor Christopher
54 Positive responses
56 Sci-fi saucers
57 Mediterranean volcano
60 “What’s up, __?”
61 __ chi: martial art