LA TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Become more approachable, say
5 “Let me
demonstrate ... ” 11 Rx watchdog 14 Palindromic pop
quartet
15 God often depicted with green skin 16 “Snowy” bird 17 TikTok videos made by athletes?
19 Veer back 20 Quite the card 21 Wine and dine,
maybe
22 Vox co-founder
Klein
23 Spot for a donut 25 Small flute made from reclaimed farm wood? 27 Broad hat, lotion,
shades, etc. 29 Slangy
turnarounds
30 Tat spot, perhaps
31 Barbara Gordon’s
alter ego
35 Beachcombers’
off-season hopes?
40 Bribes 41 Palindromic pop
trio
43 Secular
45 Got fit
48 Taverns in cloisters and abbeys?
52 Like lambs and
rams 53 Photoreceptor
cell
54 Japanese sash 55 Vicinity
56 Tempe sch. 57 Banquet celebrating Ottoman culture? 61 Herbal beverage 62 Meandered 64 Weekly skit show, familiarly away
66 Cheese in a
Greek omelet
63 Optimist’s words
65 Doesn’t turn
DOWN
1 Arabic for “crown” 2 Network with programming streamed on
Max
3 Core workout rep 4 Coming to 5 Baffled
6 “... or
thereabouts” 7 Native language
in Oklahoma 8 Possible cause of an unearned run
9 Hold back for
now
10 CIA predecessor 11 Muppet bear in a
pork pie hat 12 Overshadows 13 Pond growth 18 Join the team? 22 Submit taxes
online
23 Cough syrup
meas.
24 Feels remorse 25 Donkey cries 26 Shelter on the
Asian steppes 28 Without fumbling 32 Deuce 33 Natural talents 34 Deets 36 Motorized ride
Angels” 38 Bright quality 39 Blackball 42 Tailless primate 43 Let out a bit 44 Many a garden
flower
46 Sushi wrapper 47 Supposing
37 Liu of “Charlie’s
48 Hurdles for
aspiring drs. 49 Like hardcovers 50 TV carpenter Norm “__-Tikki-Tavi” 55 Chimes in 57 Airport safety org. 58 Thus far
59 Nosh on 60 Genetic
molecule