L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Measuring tools

6 They're often removed for the National Anthem

10 Those in charge: Abbr.

14 “Same for me”

15 “Or __ what?!”

16 “Unfortunately ... ”

17 Cornell's main campus overlooks it

19 TV heroine whose name is derived from the Greek for “stranger”

20 Adorns playfully, for short

21 “The Maltese Falcon” genre

22 Marvel's Stark

23 Home to more than 425 US wineries

27 It's fun to skip them

29 Modern test of humanity 30 Sushi fare

31 Spicy cupful

32 Big name in chips

33 “V.” novelist (1963)

38 Std. paper size

39 “Typee” sequel

40 Set a price of

41 College schedule entries

43 They're tapped in spring

46 Ham, pepper and green onion dish

48 Conks out

49 Binge to excess, as a TV show

50 Mobile __

53 Appliance appendage

54 Pie-making scraps ... and what this puzzle's circles represent?

57 V-day note sign-off

58 Slide cry

59 Creative nuggets

60 Tolstoy's Karenina

61 Swirl

62 Part of LCD

DOWN

1 Statesman's asset

2 PDQ

3 Uses Venmo, say

4 Aussie runner

5 You need a password to do it

6 Chariot-riding god

7 Wake-up call?

8 Judgy sound

9 Notice

10 Crank to 11, say

11 Actress with the most Oscar nominations without a win

12 “I really appreciate it!”

13 Org. using wands

18 Top-notch

22 Focus of discussion

23 On one's own

24 Hurting

25 “Thief” star James

26 Cry on a slide

27 “Chill!”

28 Capital north of Doha, Qatar

31 USCG rank

34 Noted receiver of tablets

35 USA part: Abbr.

36 Just passable

37 Screeching __

38 Calculator feature, for short

42 Smirnoff competitor

43 Olympic swimming event

44 Burn soother

45 Write (in) tentatively

47 Scooter kin

50 Region

51 Podded veggies

52 Hissed “Yo!”

53 Its last official capital was Richmond, Va.

54 Wonder

55 Prof.'s holding

56 Laudatory work