LA Times Daily Crossword March 16, 2018 Answers

1. Fifth pillar of Islam 5. Puts on a patch, say 9. Intestinal tract division 14. Moises of the 2002-'04 Cubs 15. Card in a baby straight 16. Playground retort 17. *Prepares to pass the football 19. Butyl acetate, e.g. 20. Graphic novel artist 21. *Baseball position 23. Is connected 25. Water__: dental brand 26. Curator's deg. 27. Word with idea or luck 28. Gaucho's weapon 31. Schmoozing sort 33. Hardy heroine 35. Sweeping 37. Shocks, in a way 38. *Strokes in tennis 41. Uppity sort 44. Hospital fluids 45. Hair adornments 49. Aerobic regime, familiarly 51. Many a Black Friday worker 53. Casual negative 54. First __ 55. Two-timer 57. 100 percent 59. *Basketball strategy 63. Big haulers 64. Comedic pianist Victor 65. Fair play? ... or the key to understanding the answers to starred clues 67. "Sneak Previews" co-host 68. Niagara Falls source 69. Empty 70. Pranks 71. It may be payable monthly 72. Bodily passage

1. Natural environment 2. Amino acid used in protein biosynthesis 3. Derby VIPs 4. Diner devices, familiarly 5. Orch. section 6. Piccadilly Circus statue 7. Turned on the waterworks 8. Network admin 9. One of many seen at the NCAA's Frozen Four 10. Mascara target 11. Puts to rest 12. Cover charge relative 13. Pestle partners 18. Smidgen 22. Barnyard rooter 24. Stellar phenomenon 29. Fellows 30. Corporate machinery, e.g. 32. Caustic remark 34. Like racehorses 36. Went like racehorses 39. Modern concert conveniences 40. Mae West persona 41. Crossed a picket line 42. Capital east of Lake Victoria 43. Requested at a drive-thru 46. Primer application 47. Wagner's "Die __" 48. Lawyer to avoid 50. Clumsy one 52. Big cat 56. Old hat 58. Religious leader 60. Prefix with industry 61. Unwavering 62. Salt Lake daily, familiarly 66. Realize