L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Enthusiast

5 Embarrass

10 Member of an ancient religion that values nonviolence

14 Like some exams

15 “__ Man”: Village People

hit

16 High ponytail, e.g.

17 WNBA alum Barnes who coaches the Arizona Wildcats

18 Skateboard stunt

19 Baby bird's home

20 Fudge-and-caramel ice

cream dish

23 Bubble tea pearls

24 Abu Dhabi's country:

Abbr.

26 Regulations for a big

contest

34 “Tomorrow” musical

35 Branch of Islam

36 Body spray brand

37 500 sheets of paper

38 Plenty of

40 Organ component

41 Note-taking aid

42 Auth. unknown

43 Ready to play, in a way

44 Gradually and reliably

48 Agree silently

49 Units of resistance 50 Ambiguous outcome, and what the circled letters literally contain

57 Dreary and dull

60 Beyond mad

61 Ames's state

62 Coffee, in slang

63 Golf course halves

64 Pre-calc math course

65 Petty quarrel

66 Grind, as molars

67 Creator of a Sonic boom?

DOWN

1 V-shaped sitting pose in

yoga

2 Language spoken by Kamala Khan's family on “Ms. Marvel”

3 Carnival

4 Feature of some ball caps

5 Slide show?

6 Fragrant sap

7 Org. with a Reproductive

Freedom Project

8 Knee-to-ankle area

9 Cleared weeds, say

10 Capital of Alaska

11 Gorilla, e.g.

12 Cards with pics

13 “__ all heroes wear

capes”

21 Sole

22 General vibe 25 Olympic sprinter

Thompson-herah

26 Waterproof covers

27 Oscar winner Tatum

28 Eel-and-rice dish

29 College sports channel

30 Org. with the Blues and

the Blue Jackets

31 Dead heat

32 Toss out

33 Run-down

38 “Press __ key to

continue”

39 Crowd around

40 Occupations

42 Grocery chain based in

Germany

43 Antacid brand

45 Tasmanian marsupial

46 Rich cakes

47 “Yikes!”

51 Abbr. seen under a deer

silhouette

52 “__ Brockovich”

53 “The X-files” agent Scully

54 Shared stories

55 Item needed to play

Poohsticks

56 Story that might take

hours to tell

57 Playlist overseers, for

short

58 Knock sharply

59 Director Duvernay