Theme: Name That Tune - All of the song titles consist of a girl's name in possessive form and a word that describes the tune itself.
17A. John Denver #1 hit: ANNIE'S SONG. Here is the clip. I like his "Take Me Home, Country Roads". He looked so innocent in "Oh, God!".
39A. "Guys and Dolls" showstopper: ADELAIDE'S LAMENT. Waiting for Clear Ayes to find the right clip. Mystery tune for me.
61A. "Dr. Zhivago" melody: LARA'S THEME. What's your favorite scene in "Dr. Zhivago"?
67A. With 68-Across and 69-Across, classic game show, and this puzzle's title: NAME
68A. See 67-Across: THAT
69A. See 67-Across: TUNE
This is the first time I saw a theme unifier split in the bottom of the grid in a LAT puzzle. Rather unique and refreshing. Can you find other song titles that fit the same pattern?
I've never watched "Name That Tune", though the answer emerged very quickly. I must have heard of it somewhere before.
Quite a few two-word entries in this puzzle, I counted 14. Nice & smooth puzzle from Peter Abide. This might be his LA Times debut.
Across:
1. Hippo's attire in "Fantasia": TUTU
9. Sun ray: BEAM
13. Actress Lena: OLIN. She is in "Chocolat".
14. "Lion's share" fabulist: AESOP. The saying "Familiarity breeds contempt" comes from his "The Fox and the Lion".
16. Hockey great Phil, familiarly: ESPO. Short for Esposito. I can never remember his name.
19. Largest of the Near Islands: ATTU. The Near Islands are the westernmost Aleutian island.
20. Place for a massage: DAY SPA
21. Campaign funders: FAT CATS. I like how it crosses MOUSY (12D. Meek).
23. Locale in a 1987 Cheech Marin title: EAST LA
26. "Yay!": OH BOY
27. Charon's river: STYX. In Hades.
30. Rub elbows (with): HOBNOB
32. Western __: history class, briefly: CIV (Civilization)
33. Industry kingpin: CZAR. More common than TSAR when applied to business/political big shot, right?
35. Bullies: ABUSES
42. Mississippi River explorer: DE SOTO (Hernando). I confuse him with Juan Ponce de León, who discovered Florida.
44. Baby talk word: GOO
45. Trial sites: VENUES
48. Measuring tool: RULER. Oh, the school measuring tool.
51. Billiards blunder: MISCUE
54. Fork or spoon: UTENSIL. Hmm, not if you have a DF mind as Dennis does.
56. Longtime buddy: OLD PAL
60. __-Honey: candy: BIT-O. Have never heard of this candy.
64. "Cool" rapper?: ICE-T. Thought of LL. Cool J.
65. Polished: SUAVE
66. They're removed via shafts: ORES. Nice new clue.
Down:
1. Repulsive sort: TOAD. Frog too.
2. Bone near the funny bone: ULNA. Literally "elbow" in Latin.
4. Like many salons: UNISEX
5. Andalusia abodes: CASAS. Spanish for "house". Alliteration. Italian "house" is CASA also.
7. Prefix with metric: ISO
8. Informal discussion: CONFAB
9. Shell collector, maybe: BEACH BUM
10. Cornerstone abbr.: ESTAB (Established). Always want a D in the end.
11. Is __: likely will: APT TO
15. Org. for drivers?: PGA. The question mark should lead you to golf. I hope Tiger wins the Masters. Tired of this endless scandal, so distracting.
18. Eco-friendly fed gp.: EPA
22. "Tough luck": TOO BAD
24. Senator Cochran of Mississippi: THAD. How do you pronoun Cochran? We also have SESS (41. Meeting of Cong.)
25. Legendary siren: LORELEI. On the Rhine. In the Valley of Lorelei (also spelled as Loreley).
27. Big batch: SCAD. Only used in plural form, isn't it?
29. Part of YSL: YVES
31. "The Lion King" lioness: NALA. The "Born Free" lioness is ELSA.
34. Temple area of Jerusalem: ZION. Jerusalem's Mount Zion.
36. "Sonic the Hedgehog" developer: SEGA
37. Grandson of Eve: ENOS. Son of Seth.
40. It includes terms of endearment: LOVE NOTE. Sweet!
46. Diacritical pair of dots: UMLAUT. The diacritical mark over a vowel in German words. Like the one above o in Schröder.
47. On a winning streak: RED-HOT
48. Apply before cooking, as spice to meat: RUB IN
49. New York city: UTICA
50. "Who cares if they do?!": LET 'EM
52. Math subgroup: COSET. Got the answer via crosses.
53. Last: Abbr.: ULT (Ultimate)
55. They, in Calais: ILS. French for "they". Nice rhyme. Calais (KAL-ey) the French seaport is on the Strait of Dover.
57. Llama land: PERU. Alliteration again. Rich Norris alliterates every possible foreign word.
58. Church approval: AMEN
59. Suffix with Congo: LESE. Congolese. Very straightforward prefix/suffix clue today. Happy, Jazzbumpa?
Answer grid.
Picture of the Day: Here is a gorgeous photo from our fellow LAT solver Annette. She said: "I'm the blonde on the right in the bright colors. My sister Bobbie is opposite me, and her daughter Heidi is in the middle. It was taken at a Bridal Show a few weeks ago, while planning my niece's wedding".
Ming Tian Jian!
C.C.
17A. John Denver #1 hit: ANNIE'S SONG. Here is the clip. I like his "Take Me Home, Country Roads". He looked so innocent in "Oh, God!".
39A. "Guys and Dolls" showstopper: ADELAIDE'S LAMENT. Waiting for Clear Ayes to find the right clip. Mystery tune for me.
61A. "Dr. Zhivago" melody: LARA'S THEME. What's your favorite scene in "Dr. Zhivago"?
67A. With 68-Across and 69-Across, classic game show, and this puzzle's title: NAME
68A. See 67-Across: THAT
69A. See 67-Across: TUNE
This is the first time I saw a theme unifier split in the bottom of the grid in a LAT puzzle. Rather unique and refreshing. Can you find other song titles that fit the same pattern?
I've never watched "Name That Tune", though the answer emerged very quickly. I must have heard of it somewhere before.
Quite a few two-word entries in this puzzle, I counted 14. Nice & smooth puzzle from Peter Abide. This might be his LA Times debut.
Across:
1. Hippo's attire in "Fantasia": TUTU
9. Sun ray: BEAM
13. Actress Lena: OLIN. She is in "Chocolat".
14. "Lion's share" fabulist: AESOP. The saying "Familiarity breeds contempt" comes from his "The Fox and the Lion".
16. Hockey great Phil, familiarly: ESPO. Short for Esposito. I can never remember his name.
19. Largest of the Near Islands: ATTU. The Near Islands are the westernmost Aleutian island.
20. Place for a massage: DAY SPA
21. Campaign funders: FAT CATS. I like how it crosses MOUSY (12D. Meek).
23. Locale in a 1987 Cheech Marin title: EAST LA
26. "Yay!": OH BOY
27. Charon's river: STYX. In Hades.
30. Rub elbows (with): HOBNOB
32. Western __: history class, briefly: CIV (Civilization)
33. Industry kingpin: CZAR. More common than TSAR when applied to business/political big shot, right?
35. Bullies: ABUSES
42. Mississippi River explorer: DE SOTO (Hernando). I confuse him with Juan Ponce de León, who discovered Florida.
44. Baby talk word: GOO
45. Trial sites: VENUES
48. Measuring tool: RULER. Oh, the school measuring tool.
51. Billiards blunder: MISCUE
54. Fork or spoon: UTENSIL. Hmm, not if you have a DF mind as Dennis does.
56. Longtime buddy: OLD PAL
60. __-Honey: candy: BIT-O. Have never heard of this candy.
64. "Cool" rapper?: ICE-T. Thought of LL. Cool J.
65. Polished: SUAVE
66. They're removed via shafts: ORES. Nice new clue.
Down:
1. Repulsive sort: TOAD. Frog too.
2. Bone near the funny bone: ULNA. Literally "elbow" in Latin.
4. Like many salons: UNISEX
5. Andalusia abodes: CASAS. Spanish for "house". Alliteration. Italian "house" is CASA also.
7. Prefix with metric: ISO
8. Informal discussion: CONFAB
9. Shell collector, maybe: BEACH BUM
10. Cornerstone abbr.: ESTAB (Established). Always want a D in the end.
11. Is __: likely will: APT TO
15. Org. for drivers?: PGA. The question mark should lead you to golf. I hope Tiger wins the Masters. Tired of this endless scandal, so distracting.
18. Eco-friendly fed gp.: EPA
22. "Tough luck": TOO BAD
24. Senator Cochran of Mississippi: THAD. How do you pronoun Cochran? We also have SESS (41. Meeting of Cong.)
25. Legendary siren: LORELEI. On the Rhine. In the Valley of Lorelei (also spelled as Loreley).
27. Big batch: SCAD. Only used in plural form, isn't it?
29. Part of YSL: YVES
31. "The Lion King" lioness: NALA. The "Born Free" lioness is ELSA.
34. Temple area of Jerusalem: ZION. Jerusalem's Mount Zion.
36. "Sonic the Hedgehog" developer: SEGA
37. Grandson of Eve: ENOS. Son of Seth.
40. It includes terms of endearment: LOVE NOTE. Sweet!
46. Diacritical pair of dots: UMLAUT. The diacritical mark over a vowel in German words. Like the one above o in Schröder.
47. On a winning streak: RED-HOT
48. Apply before cooking, as spice to meat: RUB IN
49. New York city: UTICA
50. "Who cares if they do?!": LET 'EM
52. Math subgroup: COSET. Got the answer via crosses.
53. Last: Abbr.: ULT (Ultimate)
55. They, in Calais: ILS. French for "they". Nice rhyme. Calais (KAL-ey) the French seaport is on the Strait of Dover.
57. Llama land: PERU. Alliteration again. Rich Norris alliterates every possible foreign word.
58. Church approval: AMEN
59. Suffix with Congo: LESE. Congolese. Very straightforward prefix/suffix clue today. Happy, Jazzbumpa?
Answer grid.
Picture of the Day: Here is a gorgeous photo from our fellow LAT solver Annette. She said: "I'm the blonde on the right in the bright colors. My sister Bobbie is opposite me, and her daughter Heidi is in the middle. It was taken at a Bridal Show a few weeks ago, while planning my niece's wedding".
Ming Tian Jian!
C.C.
