LA Times Monday, May 12, 2025.
This is a themed puzzle -- see "reveal" clue at 40D ...
Across:
1. U.S. president who wrestled at Yale: TAFT.5. Reject: SPURN.
10. "How does that __ you?": GRAB.
14. Beaut: LULU.
15. Hebrew prophet: HOSEA.
16. Traditional tales: LORE.
17. "Nerts!": DRAT.
18. Go with the flow: ADAPT.
19. "The Brutalist" actress Laird: EMMA.
20. Not for children: RATED R.
22. "No problem!": I SURE CAN.
24. Paging device: BEEPER.
26. Dee Dee of punk rock: RAMONE.
27. Spike Lee's employer: Abbr.: NYU.
29. __ Bach: fictional "forgotten son" of classical music: PDQ.
30. Droop: SAG.
31. Mediocre, in Gen Z slang: MID.
32. The "T" of SAT: TEST.
34. Stole steers: RUSTLED.
37. "So funny!": HA HA.
38. Lotus-__: EATER.
39. Shopping cart unit: ITEM.
43. Fashion magazine that went digital-only in 2022: IN STYLE.
45. Home of Tulane University, for short: NOLA. i.e. New Orleans
46. Overwhelming feeling: AWE.
49. "__ it or lose it": USE.
50. Winter hrs. in Las Cruces: MST.
52. Domino dimple: PIP.
53. Mock mercilessly: DERIDE.
55. Unlace, say: LOOSEN.
57. Bestowed upon: HANDED TO.
59. Signify approval of, as a Reddit post: UP VOTE.
62. Foil alternative: EPEE.
63. Alma __: MATER.
65. Slanted type: Abbr.: ITAL.
66. Stephanie's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" role: ROSA.
67. San Diego State athlete: AZTEC.
68. Six years for a U.S. senator, e.g.: TERM.
69. Docs who perform tonsillectomies: ENTS. "Treebeard" was one! 😊
70. Disappointing turnout: NO ONE.
71. Nile vipers: ASPS.
Down:
1. Abbr. before a summary: TLDR. Too Long; Didn't Read
2. Mystical glow: AURA.
3. *Neighborhood where the Brooklyn Dodgers played: FLATBUSH.
4. Solo scholar: TUTEE.
5. *ZZ Top hit with the lyric "Silk suit, black tie": SHARP DRESSED MAN.
6. Cacao container: POD.
7. Old Pan Am rival: USAIR.
8. Union agts.: REPS.
9. *Soil, water, or wind, e.g.: NATURAL RESOURCE.
10. Electric toothbrush brand: GLEEM.
11. Date night flick: ROM COM.
12. Italian fashion house: ARMANI.
13. Conked with a curveball: BEANED.
21. Opp. of withdrawal: DEP. Deposit.
23. Fury: RAGE.
25. Treat as the same: EQUATE.
27. To the __ degree: NTH.
28. Word of support: YEA.
30. Patron of sailors: ST ELMO.
33. Mai __: cocktail: TAI.
35. Foul territory?: STY.
36. Cacophony: DIN.
40. Initial perfume scents, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues: TOP NOTES. Note that all the "Notes" start at the TOP of the grid.
41. Yale grad: ELI.
42. Hiker's graphic: MAP.
44. Wearing nothing: NUDE.
46. Stick fast: ADHERE.
47. Clue category: WEAPON.
48. Novelist Hemingway: ERNEST.
51. Amt. that may be "heaping": TSP.
54. Mental flashes: IDEAS.
55. State-run game: LOTTO.
56. Patti LuPone role: EVITA.
58. Brand with an Organic Blonde Tea Latte variety: TAZO.
60. Rain delay cover: TARP.
61. Colonnade trees: ELMS.
64. Poetic nightfall: EEN.
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