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 Saint
Étienne
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