L.A. Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Surge of adrenaline
5 Regent’s order
10 Mil. branch with
wings
14 Tactical political
research, for short
15 Birthplace of pesto
16 Issue at the ATM
17 *Critical juncture
20 [New paragraph]
21 “Handling that
now!”
22 Take to the sky
25 Friend _ _ friend
26 Midnight to
midnight
27 *Record
32 Not just some
33 Kitchen scale
button
34 Frangipani garlands
36 Water taxi
38 Longtime “One Life to Live” actress Renée _ _ Goldsberry
40 Red sign above a
door
42 Mantis quintet
44 Literary magazine
contributor, perhaps
45 Status update fig.
46 *Online discussion
site
50 Fellow
52 Tres menos dos 53 As appropriate
54 Garden container?
56 Isaac of “Dune”
60 Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues
65 Show up
66 Record company
67 God who took a bow
68 Half of all
blackjacks
69 Did half of a biathlon
70 “Seasons of Love”
musical
DOWN
1 Tire swing line
2 Right after
3 Doner kebab rod
4 “No fooling!”
5 Boosting target
6 Dict. entry
7 Airbnb alternative
8 Soft murmur
9 Trade hindrance
10 Biblical preposition
11 Audio engineer’s
equipment
12 Heart duo
13 Rihanna’s fashion
brand
18 Slangy britches
19 “Inbox zero” killer
23 Collezione della
galleria 24 Expert
25 Top rank in a
tournament
27 _ _ franc
28 Plant with lace and
soap varieties
29 Qualifying contest,
perhaps
30 Star-studded
hunter
31 Name sewn onto
some jeans pockets
35 In __: unmoved
37 Number of Canadian
provinces
39 Caesar’s rebuke
41 Edinburgh topper
43 Wounded by a
jellyfish
47 Marx collaborator
48 _ _ de Mayo:
Christmas orchid
49 Raw bar offering
50 Muslim holy site
51 _ _ committee
55 Spanish model
Sastre
57 Medical research
objective
58 Quote book abbr.
59 Have a nap
61 Tree on the
Connecticut quarter
62 CBS crime drama
63 Service charge
64 Played out