L.A.Times Crossword Corner

Theme: NO NEED TO SHOUT or, as the reveal succinctly explains: 36A. Emphatic type ... or what the beginnings of the longest entries are? ...

Theme: Bye Bye - The unifying word follows just the first word today; like yet unlike Sunday. 18A. *Pre-performance audio test : SOU...

Theme: "Green Bay Packers!" Five shades of GREEN are "packed" into this puzzle...all mixed up into a nice salad! 17...

Theme: "Snug as a Bug in a Rug" 17-Across. *Design pattern on some Irish crosses :  CEL TIC K NOT . Beautifully intricate desig...

Theme: Black Clouds - The first word of the themed entries can follow, i.e. chase, the first word of the unifier. 17A. Dish that's thro...

Theme: Res - It's a legal matter. The unifier explains it quite well. 16A. *Not animated, in filmmaking : LIVE ACTION . Legal action, ...

Theme:  oh, bother .  the first word of each theme phrase is a synonym for  predicament . ...