Theme: "The Problem Was the Answer" - The theme the constructor came up with when he couldn't think of a theme.
20A: Suffering writer's block: COMING UP EMPTY
36A: Suffering writer's block: FRESH OUT OF IDEAS. Glaring crossing with SASS (29D: Get fresh with).
54A: Suffering writer's block: DRAWING A BLANK
Argyle again. Three theme puzzle again. Same difficulty level again.
TORSI rhymes with horsey: Who knew? I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of the week brings.
Across:
1A: Modify to fit: ADAPT. I had alter first.
10A: Early late-night host Jack: PAAR.
14A: __-Bismol: PEPTO. It will put you in the PINK.
15A: It smells: NOSE. And sometimes, it runs.
16A: Golden Fleece ship: ARGO. Jason's ship.
17A: Devoured every bit of: ATE UP. Puts you in the "Clean Plate Club". And EATS DIRT (38D: Admits an embarrassing error ). Clunker of the day! EATS CROW is the proper term, isn't it? Plus, two derivatives of EAT should not be allowed in one grid.
24A: "Days of __ Lives": OUR. "Like sand through an hour glass."
25A: One of the Musketeers: ARAMIS. Athos, Porthos, and ARAMIS.
28A: Paintings by dadaist Max: ERNSTs. Max Ernst, 1891–1976) German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism.
32A: Sport __: family vehicle: UTE.
33A: Is bratty: ACTS UP. How many "up" in this grid? I counted three.
42A: Modeling session activity: POSING. Very sexy POSING from Gisele, just to get Dennis' blood flowing.
43A: Frequently, to a poet: OFT.
44A: Docking spot: PIER.
46A: Black Sea resort: ODESSA. Just one of the PIERS at ODESSA.
50A: Offers from a genie: WISHES.
52A: Small bill: ONE. The genie may offer three WISHES but I'd settle for just ONE.
58A: Pinza of "South Pacific": EZIO. He was the plantation owner Emile.
60A: Space-saving abbr.: ET AL.. Gee, this won't save any space in my closet!
61A: Many sculptures: TORSI. I googled TORSI and I got this....
64A: Krupp Works city: ESSEN. Kazie mentioned sometime ago that it's literally German for "to eat". Five letter German city. The Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The manufacturer of coffee makers and espresso machines, Krups, has just one "P".
66A: Letters after pi: RHOs.
67A: Color-coded Monopoly cards: DEEDS.
Down
1D: Geronimo's tribe: APACHE.
3D: Ancestors in Darwin's theory: APEMEN. echo 9D: Sailor: SEAMAN.
4D: Spitter's sound: PTUI.
5D: Exceptional: TOP NOTCH. Combining the two.
6D: Acquire, as liabilities: INCUR. What ARE the liabilities of seed spitting?
7D: Cartoon flapper Betty: BOOP.
8D: Maui, for one: ISLE. Did you all get this immediately?
10D: Carbo-loader's choice: PASTA. And ATKINS (49D: Diet guru who wouldn't have recommended 10-Down). The so-called "high protein" diet. Do you believe in any diet?
11D: Military mascot: ARMY MULE. The Navy's is a goat. This fill intersect two theme answers, so does TOP NOTCH, EATS DIRT and INDEBTED.
12D: It goes before beauty, so they say: AGE.
21D: Enthusiasm: GUSTO.
22D: Get too personal: PRY.
26D: "__ sin to tell ...": IT'S A.
30D: Henry Higgins, to Eliza: TUTOR. My Fair Lady.
31D: NYSE debuts: IPOs. New York Stock Exchange. Initial Public stock Offering (IPO)
34D: Apartment house manager, slangily: SUPE.
36D: Go with the __: FLOW.
39D: "Shrek" ogress: FIONA. and 45D: "Cross my heart": I SWEAR. You'd better believe her.
40D: Obligated to repay a loan: INDEBTED.
47D: Few and far between: SPARSE.
51D: Reform Party founder Perot: H.ROSS.
55D: Rash symptom: ITCH. But don't scratch, it will get infected.
56D: Prefix with second: NANO. Meaning "billionth". Also an Apple iPod model.
58D: Earth-friendly prefix: ECO.
59D: Reheat, nowadays: ZAP. Better use here than when it was clued as skipping over ads.
Answer grid.
Argyle
Notes from C.C.: Thank you for the well-wishes, everyone. I'm getting better and will be back blogging tomorrow morning. Welcome back, Clear Ayes, WM and Windhover (You need to download some free crossword puzzle application to solve LA Times on your iPhone.)
20A: Suffering writer's block: COMING UP EMPTY
36A: Suffering writer's block: FRESH OUT OF IDEAS. Glaring crossing with SASS (29D: Get fresh with).
54A: Suffering writer's block: DRAWING A BLANK
Argyle again. Three theme puzzle again. Same difficulty level again.
TORSI rhymes with horsey: Who knew? I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of the week brings.
Across:
1A: Modify to fit: ADAPT. I had alter first.
10A: Early late-night host Jack: PAAR.
14A: __-Bismol: PEPTO. It will put you in the PINK.
15A: It smells: NOSE. And sometimes, it runs.
16A: Golden Fleece ship: ARGO. Jason's ship.
17A: Devoured every bit of: ATE UP. Puts you in the "Clean Plate Club". And EATS DIRT (38D: Admits an embarrassing error ). Clunker of the day! EATS CROW is the proper term, isn't it? Plus, two derivatives of EAT should not be allowed in one grid.
24A: "Days of __ Lives": OUR. "Like sand through an hour glass."
25A: One of the Musketeers: ARAMIS. Athos, Porthos, and ARAMIS.
28A: Paintings by dadaist Max: ERNSTs. Max Ernst, 1891–1976) German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism.
32A: Sport __: family vehicle: UTE.
33A: Is bratty: ACTS UP. How many "up" in this grid? I counted three.
42A: Modeling session activity: POSING. Very sexy POSING from Gisele, just to get Dennis' blood flowing.
43A: Frequently, to a poet: OFT.
44A: Docking spot: PIER.
46A: Black Sea resort: ODESSA. Just one of the PIERS at ODESSA.
50A: Offers from a genie: WISHES.
52A: Small bill: ONE. The genie may offer three WISHES but I'd settle for just ONE.
58A: Pinza of "South Pacific": EZIO. He was the plantation owner Emile.
60A: Space-saving abbr.: ET AL.. Gee, this won't save any space in my closet!
61A: Many sculptures: TORSI. I googled TORSI and I got this....
64A: Krupp Works city: ESSEN. Kazie mentioned sometime ago that it's literally German for "to eat". Five letter German city. The Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The manufacturer of coffee makers and espresso machines, Krups, has just one "P".
66A: Letters after pi: RHOs.
67A: Color-coded Monopoly cards: DEEDS.
Down
1D: Geronimo's tribe: APACHE.
3D: Ancestors in Darwin's theory: APEMEN. echo 9D: Sailor: SEAMAN.
4D: Spitter's sound: PTUI.
5D: Exceptional: TOP NOTCH. Combining the two.
6D: Acquire, as liabilities: INCUR. What ARE the liabilities of seed spitting?
7D: Cartoon flapper Betty: BOOP.
8D: Maui, for one: ISLE. Did you all get this immediately?
10D: Carbo-loader's choice: PASTA. And ATKINS (49D: Diet guru who wouldn't have recommended 10-Down). The so-called "high protein" diet. Do you believe in any diet?
11D: Military mascot: ARMY MULE. The Navy's is a goat. This fill intersect two theme answers, so does TOP NOTCH, EATS DIRT and INDEBTED.
12D: It goes before beauty, so they say: AGE.
21D: Enthusiasm: GUSTO.
22D: Get too personal: PRY.
26D: "__ sin to tell ...": IT'S A.
30D: Henry Higgins, to Eliza: TUTOR. My Fair Lady.
31D: NYSE debuts: IPOs. New York Stock Exchange. Initial Public stock Offering (IPO)
34D: Apartment house manager, slangily: SUPE.
36D: Go with the __: FLOW.
39D: "Shrek" ogress: FIONA. and 45D: "Cross my heart": I SWEAR. You'd better believe her.
40D: Obligated to repay a loan: INDEBTED.
47D: Few and far between: SPARSE.
51D: Reform Party founder Perot: H.ROSS.
55D: Rash symptom: ITCH. But don't scratch, it will get infected.
56D: Prefix with second: NANO. Meaning "billionth". Also an Apple iPod model.
58D: Earth-friendly prefix: ECO.
59D: Reheat, nowadays: ZAP. Better use here than when it was clued as skipping over ads.
Answer grid.
Argyle
Notes from C.C.: Thank you for the well-wishes, everyone. I'm getting better and will be back blogging tomorrow morning. Welcome back, Clear Ayes, WM and Windhover (You need to download some free crossword puzzle application to solve LA Times on your iPhone.)
