L.A.Times Crossword Corner

Theme: Sound Alikes - Except for the first letter, all four start with _UMBLE. 17A. Modest abode : HUMBLE HOME 53A. Windblown dese...

Theme: "How do you define....?" 20-Across. PITCH :  TONAL FREQUENCY . A nice perk from this answer is that it lends a "Q&qu...

Theme: FANNY BONE .  Well, not really, but you know I wouldn't be able to resist.  What we have is a classic VOWEL PROGRESSION .  Each ...

 Theme: Simon and Schuster Crossword Puzzle - Today's constructor has many puzzles published by S&S so they may be the seed for th...

Theme: The Boxer Rebellion. Bernice Gordon turned 98 in January of this year! She usually constructs early week puzzles, so it is a grea...

Theme: Fed Ex Delivery - I think this video explains the theme. 20A. Sounding relieved : HEAVING A SIGH 25A. Doing witch's work : CAS...

Theme: OWIE's Pals - Common crossword answers (hence all capitalized) with the O?IE pattern serve as clues, resulting in four grid-span...