Theme: None
Words: 70 (missing F,Q,Z)
Blocks: 30
Mr.
Huget is cranking out the Saturday puzzles for the LA Times this year -
today we have #3; number two was last month at Easter. I did not see
the triple stack when I started on this one - and then I saw the
15-letter climber in the DOWN later. With a few crossings, I was able
to fill them in with little trouble, and the net result of a grid with
stacks is a higher small word count, too - which usually helps. Lots of
proper names, but none that didn't "self-solve" through perps; other
answers came to me from doing lots of crosswords. The long fills from
the middle;
32a. Metaphor for high speed : PEDAL TO THE METAL - see 64a., 24d, 26d.
39a. Sacrificed considerably : PAID A STEEP PRICE
40a. Fixers : TROUBLESHOOTERS
39a. Sacrificed considerably : PAID A STEEP PRICE
You can send money to my PayPal account. Thank you.
7d. Awkward moment makeup : ABSOLUTE SILENCE
OnwRRRRd~!
ACROSS:
1. Old man, in Mannheim : ALTE - I vaguely remembered the German word, but filled in ALDE at first.
5. Key with five sharps: Abbr. : B MAJ - oops, put in "E" first; "E" is one of the two non-sharps in the key; the other is "B" - all the black keys of a piano get used
5. Key with five sharps: Abbr. : B MAJ - oops, put in "E" first; "E" is one of the two non-sharps in the key; the other is "B" - all the black keys of a piano get used
9. Mess up : BOTCH
14. Unavoidable : MEANT TO BE- the irony with some of the answers in the puzzle....
16. Oocyte producer : OVARY - my DOWN crossings messed up this corner to start
17. Relaxed to the max : MELLOWEST
18. Name probably derived from scat singing : BEBOP
19. Like Orson, on a '70s-'80s sitcom : ORKAN - along with Mork from Ork
20. Band with a self-named 1978 debut album : TOTO - my personal favorite song from this band;
14. Unavoidable : MEANT TO BE- the irony with some of the answers in the puzzle....
16. Oocyte producer : OVARY - my DOWN crossings messed up this corner to start
17. Relaxed to the max : MELLOWEST
18. Name probably derived from scat singing : BEBOP
19. Like Orson, on a '70s-'80s sitcom : ORKAN - along with Mork from Ork
20. Band with a self-named 1978 debut album : TOTO - my personal favorite song from this band;
188,112,538 views; I think the story presented in the
video is stirring
22. "Lady Jane Grey" playwright : ROWE - filled via perps
23. Queen of Thorns portrayer on TV : RIGG - filled via perps
25. Floaters in a Japanese ceremony : LANTERNS
Cool
27. Turkish title : AGA - got it from doing crosswords
29. Cassowary cousin : EMU
31. Dog in the Reagan White House : REX - the "X" was an educated guess
41. Sign of summer : LEO - astrological sign
42. Leb. neighbor : ISRael - oops, not SYRia
43. Low mark : DEE
44. 1942 Hayworth/Mature musical : MY GAL SAL - I suppose the "G" offered some solvers a Natick with the vague Greek name crossing
48. Neutral shades : TANS - ah, such a lovely shade....
52. Overly precious, in Portsmouth : TWEE - I need to start using this word at UPS; it's hiring season, and most of the people coming in don't last more than two days; I'll have seven years in June, and I am getting the "itch" - especially since the newest ruling from above no longer allows us to listen to music on the job. Really~?
54. It makes everything taste better, they say : BACON - I have to agree
57. Child with dishes : JULIA - clever, but I got it - do you think she likes bacon~?
59. Talus : ANKLEBONE - I pondered BIRD'S FOOT
61. Classic theater : ODEON
62. Glaze causes : ICE STORMS
63. __ Doon, Bay Area community named by a Scotsman : BONNY
64. One may be taken on the road : TEST - I was just reading Road & Track while waiting to get my hair cut, and in this issue they test drove a McLaren along with 9 other 'supercars'; one of the authors crashed it. Ouch. I like the McLaren
65. Sugar source : BEET
DOWN:
1. Clip contents : AMMO
2. Lascivious look : LEER
3. Broadcast genre : TALK RADIO
4. Zhou __ : EN LAI
5. Start of a modern afterthought : BTW - By The Way
6. Chandon's partner : MOËT - champagne
8. Beetle cousin : JETTA - ah, the car, not the insect
9. Short do : BOB - dah~! Not 'FRO
10. Exhaust (oneself), as in a workout : OVEREXERT
11. Drum with a fife : TABOR - Dah~!! Not SNARE
12. Symbol of sovereignty : CROWN - I had this, and took it out because it did not jibe with SNARE
13. Strong pitches : HYPES
15. Grab, as at a smorgasbord : TONG
21. Restricted pending disciplinary action : ON REPORT
24. Takes a turn for the worse? : GETS LOST
26. Pace : TEMPO
27. Cal. entry : APPT.
28. Driver's choice : GEAR - could have been IRON, as in golf, but rarely does one use an iron as a driver; maybe from the tee of a par three....?
30. Speck : MOTE - not IotA, but that's 100% 50% correct
33. Sycophant's specialty : ADULATION - a Kiss A**
34. Record trademark : LABEL
35. Sneaky chortles : HEHs
36. 50-50, say : TIED SCORE - seemed unlikely, but I filled it in, and it stayed
37. Real estate buy : ACRE
38. Suffix with Congo : LESE - Congolese; hey, it's Saturday
44. Teen's source of funds : McJOB
45. "Really?" : "YOU DO~?"
46. Ancient Greek physician : GALEN - the "N" was my last fill
47. Anticipate : AWAIT
49. Help on the job? : ABET
50. Big shot : NABOB
53. Scratches (out) : EKES
55. "Your money's no good here" : ON ME
56. First flight launch site : NEST - I pondered N CAR, for the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk; nope, just the home of the animals God intended to fly....
58. Partner of all : ANY - any & all
60. D-Day craft : LST - crossword staple
59. Talus : ANKLEBONE - I pondered BIRD'S FOOT
61. Classic theater : ODEON
62. Glaze causes : ICE STORMS
63. __ Doon, Bay Area community named by a Scotsman : BONNY
64. One may be taken on the road : TEST - I was just reading Road & Track while waiting to get my hair cut, and in this issue they test drove a McLaren along with 9 other 'supercars'; one of the authors crashed it. Ouch. I like the McLaren
65. Sugar source : BEET
DOWN:
1. Clip contents : AMMO
2. Lascivious look : LEER
3. Broadcast genre : TALK RADIO
4. Zhou __ : EN LAI
5. Start of a modern afterthought : BTW - By The Way
6. Chandon's partner : MOËT - champagne
8. Beetle cousin : JETTA - ah, the car, not the insect
9. Short do : BOB - dah~! Not 'FRO
10. Exhaust (oneself), as in a workout : OVEREXERT
11. Drum with a fife : TABOR - Dah~!! Not SNARE
12. Symbol of sovereignty : CROWN - I had this, and took it out because it did not jibe with SNARE
13. Strong pitches : HYPES
15. Grab, as at a smorgasbord : TONG
21. Restricted pending disciplinary action : ON REPORT
24. Takes a turn for the worse? : GETS LOST
I couldn't resist
26. Pace : TEMPO
27. Cal. entry : APPT.
28. Driver's choice : GEAR - could have been IRON, as in golf, but rarely does one use an iron as a driver; maybe from the tee of a par three....?
30. Speck : MOTE - not IotA, but that's 100% 50% correct
33. Sycophant's specialty : ADULATION - a Kiss A**
34. Record trademark : LABEL
35. Sneaky chortles : HEHs
36. 50-50, say : TIED SCORE - seemed unlikely, but I filled it in, and it stayed
37. Real estate buy : ACRE
38. Suffix with Congo : LESE - Congolese; hey, it's Saturday
44. Teen's source of funds : McJOB
45. "Really?" : "YOU DO~?"
46. Ancient Greek physician : GALEN - the "N" was my last fill
47. Anticipate : AWAIT
49. Help on the job? : ABET
50. Big shot : NABOB
53. Scratches (out) : EKES
55. "Your money's no good here" : ON ME
56. First flight launch site : NEST - I pondered N CAR, for the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk; nope, just the home of the animals God intended to fly....
58. Partner of all : ANY - any & all
60. D-Day craft : LST - crossword staple
Splynter
