2/25/17 Answer LA Times Crossword

2/25/17

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1D
Strikes a chord
HITS HOME

2D
Kind of muscle contraction
ISOTONIC

3D
Pepper with punch
JALAPENO

4D
First __
AID

5D
Canine sounds
BAYS

6D
Osso buco cut
SHANK

7D
Tree with green-skinned fruit
PAWPAW

8D
Maugham’s “Cakes and __”
ALE

9D
Irritating growth
POISON IVY

10D
Chlorine’s periodic table follower
ARGON

11D
__ Men: one-hit wonders of 2000
BAHA

12D
Carte part
ENTREE

13D
Tatum O’Neal received her Oscar at it
AGE TEN

14D
Overhauls
REDOES

21D
Seas
A LOT

24D
Best Actress after Field
SPACEK

26D
Struck (out)
XED

29D
“Yes!” singer Jason
MRAZ

31D
3 on the 2016 Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list
YELLEN

33D
Like 100 on most tests
ERROR FREE

35D
Mountaineer’s expectation
VIEW

38D
Productivity-increasing trick, in modern parlance
LIFE HACK

39D
Herbal beverage
ANISE TEA

40D
Overlooks, as a fault
SEES PAST

42D
Prefix with fauna
AVI-

43D
Airline to Eilat
EL AL

44D
Starve, to Shakespeare
FAMISH

45D
Worth keeping
USABLE

46D
Tender turndown
NO, DEAR

48D
Some retreats
ABBEYS

51D
Sweet __
TOOTH

52D
Toon pursuing l’amour
LE PEW

55D
Small salamanders
EFTS

57D
Conn of “Grease”
DIDI

60D
Trick ending?
ERY

62D
One in an order
NUN

1A
Muslim veils
HIJABS

7A
Curly’s dad on “Sesame Street”
PAPA BEAR

15A
“For unto us a child is born” source
ISAIAH

16A
One way to serve fowl
A L’ORANGE

17A
“See?!”
TOLD YA!

18A
Counterbalanced, say
WEIGHTED

19A
Penn., for one
STA

20A
Thing to do with your fingers
SNAP

22A
Attain, as great heights
SOAR TO

23A
Brewmaster’s need
HOPS

25A
Plenty of horn?
KLAXON

27A
Payless box letters
EEE

28A
It often follows 12
ONE PM

30A
“Anthem for Doomed Youth” poet Wilfred __
OWEN

31A
Thirsts
YENS

32A
Structure from the Arabic for “lighthouse”
MINARET

34A
Low bar?
DIVE

36A
Green machine
ECOCAR

37A
Some timeshares
VILLAS

41A
Poet friend of author Ernest
EZRA

43A
Point of view?
EYELINE

44A
Downtime?
FUNK

47A
Like some ukuleles
OVAL

49A
Many a group vacation photo, in slang
WEFIE

50A
2008-’09 Japanese prime minister Taro __
ASO

51A
__ chief
TRIBAL

53A
Urquhart Castle’s loch
NESS

54A
Created with
MADE OF

56A
Ran
BLED

58A
Cool
HEP

59A
Rule broken by deities?
I BEFORE E

61A
Target of a whacking
PINATA

63A
“Mad Men” actor John
SLATTERY

64A
Elicits
EDUCES

65A
Name on many bars
HERSHEY’S

66A
Acknowledge subtly
WINK AT

	Clue
1D	Strikes a chord
2D	Kind of muscle contraction
3D	Pepper with punch
4D	First __
5D	Canine sounds
6D	Osso buco cut
7D	Tree with green-skinned fruit
8D	Maugham’s “Cakes and __”
9D	Irritating growth
10D	Chlorine’s periodic table follower
11D	__ Men: one-hit wonders of 2000
12D	Carte part
13D	Tatum O’Neal received her Oscar at it
14D	Overhauls
21D	Seas
24D	Best Actress after Field
26D	Struck (out)
29D	“Yes!” singer Jason
31D	3 on the 2016 Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” list
33D	Like 100 on most tests
35D	Mountaineer’s expectation
38D	Productivity-increasing trick, in modern parlance
39D	Herbal beverage
40D	Overlooks, as a fault
42D	Prefix with fauna
43D	Airline to Eilat
44D	Starve, to Shakespeare
45D	Worth keeping
46D	Tender turndown
48D	Some retreats
51D	Sweet __
52D	Toon pursuing l’amour
55D	Small salamanders
57D	Conn of “Grease”
60D	Trick ending?
62D	One in an order
1A	Muslim veils
7A	Curly’s dad on “Sesame Street”
15A	“For unto us a child is born” source
16A	One way to serve fowl
17A	“See?!”
18A	Counterbalanced, say
19A	Penn., for one
20A	Thing to do with your fingers
22A	Attain, as great heights
23A	Brewmaster’s need
25A	Plenty of horn?
27A	Payless box letters
28A	It often follows 12
30A	“Anthem for Doomed Youth” poet Wilfred __
31A	Thirsts
32A	Structure from the Arabic for “lighthouse”
34A	Low bar?
36A	Green machine
37A	Some timeshares
41A	Poet friend of author Ernest
43A	Point of view?
44A	Downtime?
47A	Like some ukuleles
49A	Many a group vacation photo, in slang
50A	2008-’09 Japanese prime minister Taro __
51A	__ chief
53A	Urquhart Castle’s loch
54A	Created with
56A	Ran
58A	Cool
59A	Rule broken by deities?
61A	Target of a whacking
63A	“Mad Men” actor John
64A	Elicits
65A	Name on many bars
66A	Acknowledge subtly