LA Times Crossword 19 Feb 19, Tuesday Puzzle Solution

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1. Deep opera voices : BASSI
6. Quaint “you” : THOU
10. “SOS” pop group : ABBA
14. From square one : AGAIN
15. Pair on a Disney World hat : EARS
16. Little brook : RILL
17. *Sore loser’s reaction : SOUR GRAPES
19. Live __: party hearty : IT UP
20. Temporary period : INTERIM
21. Clytemnestra’s son : ORESTES
23. Soap-making chemical : LYE
24. Often : A LOT
26. Road’s end? : -STER
27. Versatile vehicle, for short : UTE
28. Handel’s “Messiah” is one : ORATORIO
32. Vertical billiards stroke : MASSE
35. Not fresh : STALE
36. Ambient music pioneer Brian : ENO
37. Apple computer : IMAC
38. Fifth and newest member of the set that includes the starts of the answers to starred clues : UMAMI
39. NYPD rank : INSP
40. Zero, like chances : NIL
41. “Full court” NBA defense : PRESS
42. Pat Conroy’s “The Prince of __” : TIDES
43. Corporate info-sharing system : INTRANET
45. Hawaiian dish : POI
46. “Chestnuts roasting __ open fire” : ON AN
47. Online craft store : ETSY
49. Rap sheet abbr. : AKA
52. Elks, in Canada : WAPITIS
55. __ Kodak : EASTMAN
57. Top poker cards : ACES
58. *Valentine recipient : SWEETHEART
60. Ready for harvesting : RIPE
61. Half of Mork’s sign-off : NANU
62. Novelist Joyce Carol __ : OATES
63. Smartphone ancestors, briefly : PDAS
64. Cookbook amt. : TBSP
65. “Elder” Roman scholar : PLINY

Down

1. Fragrant herb : BASIL
2. Ecstasy’s opposite : AGONY
3. Fry : SAUTE
4. “Your Highness” : SIRE
5. Unappreciative one : INGRATE
6. Pedro’s “I love you” : TE AMO
7. WWII General __ Arnold : HAP
8. Crumbled sundae-topping cookie : OREO
9. Cold War power: Abbr. : USSR
10. Noble Brit : ARISTO
11. *Finale to fight to, with “the” : BITTER END
12. Treatment for gray hair : BLUE RINSE
13. Swiss peaks : ALPS
18. Irritate but good : RILE
22. 90° from sur : ESTE
25. How food may be seasoned : TO TASTE
27. Trojans’ sch. : USC
29. Male sheep : RAMS
30. Thrilla in Manila boxer : ALI
31. “My bad!” : OOPS!
32. Revealing skirt : MINI
33. Protein building block : AMINO ACID
34. *Hip-hop trio with a condimental name : SALT-N-PEPA
35. “Peter Pan” pirate : SMEE
38. Reception server : URN
39. Three, on a sundial : III
41. Breathe heavily : PANT
42. Kid’s favorite store, often : TOY SHOP
44. Elevates : RAISES
45. 10th-grader’s exam, for short : PSAT
48. Start a golf hole : TEE UP
49. Vintage violin : AMATI
50. Megan’s “Will & Grace” role : KAREN
51. Anxious : ANTSY
52. __ speed: “Star Trek” rate : WARP
53. Fails to be : ISN’T
54. Q-tip : SWAB
56. Greenish-blue : TEAL
59. Nav. rank : ENS

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