L.A.Times Crossword Corner

Theme: 1A. Squish: MASH ed up city names. The middle city name uses parts of the end of the first city name and the beginning of the last...

Theme: Get the L in Here! - Y is replaced by LY at the end of first word of each two-word familiar phrase. 17A. Mentioned with a yawn? : D...

Theme: SPOONERISM - Two-layered theme. The initial consonant(s) of common word/phrases are switched, and the end of each spoonerized two-wo...

Theme: Magic I - Letter I is attached to the end of a common phrase. 17A. College administrator's cocktail?: DEAN MARTIN I . Dean Marti...

Theme: DNA SEQUENCE (64A. Human fingerprint, and what's hidden in five puzzle answers) - DNA is sequentially embedded in each theme ans...