Theme: Visual Arts - Each two-word phrase starts with a form of visual arts.
17A. Bodybuilder's pride : SCULPTED ABS. Here (for the Ladies) / Here (for the Men)
28A. Melted dip for steamed lobster : DRAWN BUTTER. Where the best lobsters are: right, Mainiac?
42A. Table-ready hearty entrée : CARVED ROAST. Medium rare.
54A. Colorful butterfly : PAINTED LADY. Here is a set of five butterfly photographs from constructor John Lampkin. Here is a sound clip of "The Butterfly and the Rose", a movement from John's 8-movement woodwind quintet called "A Walk Through Shaw's Garden", commissioned and performed by the Equinox Chamber Players and recorded on Albany Records.
Argyle here.
Eighteen 3-letter words but also, eighteen 6-letter words. Four pairs of echo clues.
Notice the black square in the very center of the grid? You won't see a non-theme entry in the middle of a John Lampkin puzzle.
Across:
1. Mr. Potato Head maker : HASBRO.
7. Mickey and Minnie : MICE.
11. Calculator display, briefly : LCD.
14. Find not guilty : ACQUIT.
15. "__ in the Morning": talk show : IMUS. Don Imus, shock jock. (I'll spare you any image.)
16. "Caught you red-handed!" : "A-HA!".
19. Plead for a treat, dog-style : BEG.
20. Barely make, with "out" : EKE.
21. FHA loan : MTGE.. Federal Housing Administration, mortgage.
22. Diver Louganis : GREG.
23. "__-doke!" : OKEY.
25. Melville's sequel to "Typee" : "OMOO".
26. Flirtatious one : TEASE.
27. -, on an AA batt. : NEG. Plus, 54D. +, on an AA batt. : POS. Great clue echos.
30. "Wait a moment" : "ONE SEC".
32. "Dagnabbit!" : "NERTS!". Now there is a word I haven't heard in a while.
33. Quaint horse-pulled winter rides : SLEIGHS.
35. Machine gun syllables : RAT-A-TAT.
39. Psychoanalyst Fromm : ERICH.
41. Surgeon's stitch : SUTURE.
46. "Fill 'er up!" filler : GAS.
47. Say "Ditto" : AGREE. And 51. "__ here": "Ditto" : SAME. Another echo.
48. Catch sight of : ESPY.
49. Goes back out, as the tide : EBBS.
50. Gal. or oz. : MEAS.. Measure.
51. Horse trade : SWAP.
52. Mideast political initials : PLO.
53. "The Lord of the Rings" tree being : ENT. If you see any female Ents, please contact Treebeard, care of Fangorn Forest.
58. Poem of tribute : ODE.
59. Seer's sign : OMEN.
60. __ d': headwaiter : MAÎTRE.
61. Blue : SAD.
62. Blood supplies : SERA.
63. Depletes : USES UP.
Down:
1. Possesses : HAS.
2. Gp. with UNC and Duke, among others : ACC. Atlantic Coast Conference (college sports)
3. Windshield-cleaning tool : SQUEEGEE.
4. Like a heavy parka : BULKY.
5. Ready to pick : RIPE.
6. Mel of the Giants : OTT. Baseball.
7. Central area in a big city : MIDTOWN.
8. "There's no hope for me," in oaters : "I'M A GONER".
9. Dice unit : CUBE.
10. Tee preceder : ESS. S, T.
11. Maze runner : LAB RAT. And 12. Maze runner's incentive : CHEESE. Adjacent clue echo.
13. Cloak go-with : DAGGER.
18. Thompson of "Howards End" : EMMA. A story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England.
22. Suggests indirectly : GETS AT.
23. Yoko's family : ONOs.
24. __ Ration: dog food : KEN-L. The dog must be well fed by now, what with all the Ken-L ration we've had lately.
25. Prom corsage : ORCHID.
26. "My, my, that's a no-no" : TUT, TUT. Four Ts.
28. One of 90 in a right angle : DEGREE.
29. Like band music : BRASSY. All bands, JzB?
31. Flour strainers : SIEVES. Personally, I'd rather sift my flour than strain it.
34. Having fewer marbles? : SCREWIER.
36. Harbor pushers : TUGBOATS.
37. Saudi, usually : ARAB.
38. Thomas Hardy heroine : TESS.
40. Biblical cry of praise : HOSANNA.
42. Stars' brief film appearances : CAMEOS.
43. Meeting to-do list : AGENDA.
44. Not for kids, as films : R-RATED.
45. Pocket PC entry : APPT.. Appointment, which is why they are called: 52. Pocket PCs, e.g. : PDAs. (personal digital assistant). One more echo.
49. "Dallas" matriarch Miss __ : ELLIE. Dallas was a TV prime time soap opera.
55. Ostrich kin : EMU.
56. Joanne of "All the King's Men" : DRU. All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film based on the novel of the same name. It is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion. His affair with Anne Stanton (Joanne Dru) would be scandalous because she's the daughter of an ex-Governor. Joanne Dru was the elder sister of Peter Marshall, the original host of the Hollywood Squares.
17A. Bodybuilder's pride : SCULPTED ABS. Here (for the Ladies) / Here (for the Men)
28A. Melted dip for steamed lobster : DRAWN BUTTER. Where the best lobsters are: right, Mainiac?
42A. Table-ready hearty entrée : CARVED ROAST. Medium rare.
54A. Colorful butterfly : PAINTED LADY. Here is a set of five butterfly photographs from constructor John Lampkin. Here is a sound clip of "The Butterfly and the Rose", a movement from John's 8-movement woodwind quintet called "A Walk Through Shaw's Garden", commissioned and performed by the Equinox Chamber Players and recorded on Albany Records.
Argyle here.
Eighteen 3-letter words but also, eighteen 6-letter words. Four pairs of echo clues.
Notice the black square in the very center of the grid? You won't see a non-theme entry in the middle of a John Lampkin puzzle.
Across:
1. Mr. Potato Head maker : HASBRO.
7. Mickey and Minnie : MICE.
11. Calculator display, briefly : LCD.
14. Find not guilty : ACQUIT.
15. "__ in the Morning": talk show : IMUS. Don Imus, shock jock. (I'll spare you any image.)
16. "Caught you red-handed!" : "A-HA!".
19. Plead for a treat, dog-style : BEG.
20. Barely make, with "out" : EKE.
21. FHA loan : MTGE.. Federal Housing Administration, mortgage.
22. Diver Louganis : GREG.
23. "__-doke!" : OKEY.
25. Melville's sequel to "Typee" : "OMOO".
26. Flirtatious one : TEASE.
27. -, on an AA batt. : NEG. Plus, 54D. +, on an AA batt. : POS. Great clue echos.
30. "Wait a moment" : "ONE SEC".
32. "Dagnabbit!" : "NERTS!". Now there is a word I haven't heard in a while.
33. Quaint horse-pulled winter rides : SLEIGHS.
35. Machine gun syllables : RAT-A-TAT.
39. Psychoanalyst Fromm : ERICH.
41. Surgeon's stitch : SUTURE.
46. "Fill 'er up!" filler : GAS.
47. Say "Ditto" : AGREE. And 51. "__ here": "Ditto" : SAME. Another echo.
48. Catch sight of : ESPY.
49. Goes back out, as the tide : EBBS.
50. Gal. or oz. : MEAS.. Measure.
51. Horse trade : SWAP.
52. Mideast political initials : PLO.
53. "The Lord of the Rings" tree being : ENT. If you see any female Ents, please contact Treebeard, care of Fangorn Forest.
58. Poem of tribute : ODE.
59. Seer's sign : OMEN.
60. __ d': headwaiter : MAÎTRE.
61. Blue : SAD.
62. Blood supplies : SERA.
63. Depletes : USES UP.
Down:
1. Possesses : HAS.
2. Gp. with UNC and Duke, among others : ACC. Atlantic Coast Conference (college sports)
3. Windshield-cleaning tool : SQUEEGEE.
4. Like a heavy parka : BULKY.
5. Ready to pick : RIPE.
6. Mel of the Giants : OTT. Baseball.
7. Central area in a big city : MIDTOWN.
8. "There's no hope for me," in oaters : "I'M A GONER".
9. Dice unit : CUBE.
10. Tee preceder : ESS. S, T.
11. Maze runner : LAB RAT. And 12. Maze runner's incentive : CHEESE. Adjacent clue echo.
13. Cloak go-with : DAGGER.
18. Thompson of "Howards End" : EMMA. A story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England.
22. Suggests indirectly : GETS AT.
23. Yoko's family : ONOs.
24. __ Ration: dog food : KEN-L. The dog must be well fed by now, what with all the Ken-L ration we've had lately.
25. Prom corsage : ORCHID.
26. "My, my, that's a no-no" : TUT, TUT. Four Ts.
28. One of 90 in a right angle : DEGREE.
29. Like band music : BRASSY. All bands, JzB?
31. Flour strainers : SIEVES. Personally, I'd rather sift my flour than strain it.
34. Having fewer marbles? : SCREWIER.
36. Harbor pushers : TUGBOATS.
37. Saudi, usually : ARAB.
38. Thomas Hardy heroine : TESS.
40. Biblical cry of praise : HOSANNA.
42. Stars' brief film appearances : CAMEOS.
43. Meeting to-do list : AGENDA.
44. Not for kids, as films : R-RATED.
45. Pocket PC entry : APPT.. Appointment, which is why they are called: 52. Pocket PCs, e.g. : PDAs. (personal digital assistant). One more echo.
49. "Dallas" matriarch Miss __ : ELLIE. Dallas was a TV prime time soap opera.
55. Ostrich kin : EMU.
56. Joanne of "All the King's Men" : DRU. All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film based on the novel of the same name. It is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion. His affair with Anne Stanton (Joanne Dru) would be scandalous because she's the daughter of an ex-Governor. Joanne Dru was the elder sister of Peter Marshall, the original host of the Hollywood Squares.
57. Nope's opposite : YEP.
Answer grid.
Two more notes:
1) This is the first time that our blog presents a puzzle in a unified way. The puzzle itself, key theme photographic art & music are all provided by the constructor. If you are inspired by John's music or want to learn more about his artistic work, please visit his website.
2) Tomorrow's puzzle involves circles, which are unsupported by LA Times website. A pdf file will be released on the blog Comments section around 9:00pm tonight.
Argyle
