L.A.Times Crossword Corner

Theme: Descriptive Earnings - The theme answers (two across and two down) are common financial terms but are clued as if they were descript...

Theme: Abracadabra 17A: Magician's deception: SMOKE AND MIRRORS 35A: Magician's deception: SLEIGHT OF HAND 52A: Magician's dec...

Theme: Face It 23A: Flirtatious signal: EYE CONTACT 25A: Snoop-for-hire: PRIVATE EYE 54A: Reporter's talent: NOSE FOR NEWS 73A: Meager...

Theme: On the Ground 21A: Negative campaigning: MUD SLINGING 56A: Fertility goddess: EARTH MOTHER 3D: Very inexpensive: DIRT CHEAP 36D: Di...

Theme: Window Dressing 21A: Hollywood auditions: SCREEN TESTS 56A: Reappearance on stage: CURTAIN CALL 3D: Fix-up: BLIND DATE 36D: Elm or...

Theme: Word of Mouth 17A: Stammering: TONGUE -TIED 60A: Performed like Milli Vanilli: LIP SYNCHED 10D: Ursine-shaped candies: GUM MY BEARS...

Theme: Phrasal Verbs with OFF ON 17A: Authorize in writing: SIGN OFF ON 56A: Argue toe-to-toe: FACE OFF ON 11D: Begin, as a trip: START OFF ...

Theme: Types of Lumber 17A: Legitimate: ABOVE BOARD 65A: Package delivery service: PARCEL POST 10D: Gymnastics apparatus: BALANCE BEAM 25D: ...

Theme: Bang a Gong 20A: Verisimilitude: RING OF TRUTH 39A: Trolley sound: CLANG CLANG CLANG 53A: Yuletide song: JINGLE BELLS I am not sur...

Theme: MIDDLEMAN (62A: Middle of 17A, 35A and 52A) 17A: Biblical injunctions: TEN COM MAN DMENTS 35A: Did some questionable redistricting: ...

Theme: Mined Over Matter 17A: Old-time typescript duplicate: CARBON COPY 61A: Determined: IRON - WILLED 10D: Inherited wealth: SILVER S...

Theme: The Sound of Music 17A: Chopin song to Caesar's enemy?: ETUDE BRUTE 65A: When King David sang?: PSALM TIMES 10D: Handel's r...

Theme: Switch Positions 20A: Contradictory testimony: HE SAID SHE SAID 40A: Competitor's realistic expectation: WIN SOME LOSE SOME 57A: ...

Theme: Drop Me a Letter 23A: One way to look at dieting?: AS A MATTER OF FA( C )T 61A: Let them be so-so?: LAISSEZ - FAIR( E ) 98A: Connecte...