Theme: None
Words: 66 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 35
Well
I just smoked through this puzzle today - we've had one other Saturday LA Times from Mr. Agard, and with a similar "blocked" corner grid. It helped tremendously that I nailed
the first two across answers, but got stumped on the third one due to my
consideration that "Brown" meant the affectionate nick-name for UPS.
Also did not get my "ta-DA~!" due to an overlooked misspelling, but
otherwise, I was definitely on this construction's wavelength. Even
the proper names filled in on their own. Some of the longer fills, two
with "THE" as part of the answers;
15a. Brown nemesis? : KITE-EATING TREE - ah, Charlie Brown
61a. Dialogue box? : TELEVISION SET - around here, it's the IDIOT box, or the boob tube
4d. Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos : THE FATES - the Wiki
38d. Title role for Roger Moore and Val Kilmer : THE SAINT - one from TV, the other, film
THE onward~!
ACROSS:
1. Canine cleaners : TOOTHBRUSHES - and a semi-clecho;
13. Canine fixers : ORTHODONTISTS - dentist humor;
13. Canine fixers : ORTHODONTISTS - dentist humor;
17. Be unproductive : LOAF
18. But : YET
19. __ wage : HOURLY
21. 24/7 : ALWAYS
23. Movie makeup dept. creations : ETs
25. Small group : TRIO
26. Capacity count : SEATS
27. French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named : BROCA - his Wiki
29. Rose on the charts : AXL - ah, not the verb "rise", but Guns N' Roses frontman
30. Idris of "Zootopia" : ELBA - via perps
32. Small part of a big machine : COG
33. Neat wrap-up? : NIK - neatnik
34. Milky Way cousin : MARS BAR
37. JFK skill : ORATORY - I was thinking it would be something like "oratION"
39. 2010 role for Denzel : ELI - great movie - if you don't know the "twist"
40. Mus. version : ARRangement
41. Go together well : MESH - like smoothly fitting "COGs"
42. Gun : REV
43. Skein makeup : GEESE
45. "Later" : "SEE YA~!"
49. PC components : CPUs
51. Vowel-free lunch : BLT
52. Baited with a red herring : MISLED
53. Violinist Mintz mentored by Isaac Stern : SHLOMO - via perps
55. Ipanema greeting : OLA
57. Recess in church : APSE
58. Winner of the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era : SERENA WILLIAMS
62. Company known for programming languages : ROSETTA STONE
DOWN:
1. Stein's partner : TOKLAS
2. Maryland state bird, e.g. : ORIOLE - and the baseball team that plays in Baltimore
18. But : YET
19. __ wage : HOURLY
21. 24/7 : ALWAYS
23. Movie makeup dept. creations : ETs
25. Small group : TRIO
26. Capacity count : SEATS
27. French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named : BROCA - his Wiki
29. Rose on the charts : AXL - ah, not the verb "rise", but Guns N' Roses frontman
30. Idris of "Zootopia" : ELBA - via perps
32. Small part of a big machine : COG
33. Neat wrap-up? : NIK - neatnik
34. Milky Way cousin : MARS BAR
37. JFK skill : ORATORY - I was thinking it would be something like "oratION"
39. 2010 role for Denzel : ELI - great movie - if you don't know the "twist"
40. Mus. version : ARRangement
41. Go together well : MESH - like smoothly fitting "COGs"
42. Gun : REV
43. Skein makeup : GEESE
45. "Later" : "SEE YA~!"
49. PC components : CPUs
51. Vowel-free lunch : BLT
52. Baited with a red herring : MISLED
53. Violinist Mintz mentored by Isaac Stern : SHLOMO - via perps
55. Ipanema greeting : OLA
57. Recess in church : APSE
58. Winner of the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era : SERENA WILLIAMS
62. Company known for programming languages : ROSETTA STONE
DOWN:
1. Stein's partner : TOKLAS
2. Maryland state bird, e.g. : ORIOLE - and the baseball team that plays in Baltimore
3. National capital from the Algonquin for "to trade" : OTTAWA - and the hockey team that's kicking the Penguin's a** in the NHL playoffs right now
5. Commonly long-handled tool : HOE
6. E-card occasions : B-DAYS
7. __ learning : ROTE
8. Divider's opposite : UNITER
9. Metro abbr. : STN - not STA, which slowed down my 15a.
10. Slugfest feature : HIGH SCORE
11. "¿Qué es __?": "What's this?" : ESTO
12. Confident walk : STRUT - in a skirt this short, you'd have to be confident
5. Commonly long-handled tool : HOE
6. E-card occasions : B-DAYS
7. __ learning : ROTE
8. Divider's opposite : UNITER
9. Metro abbr. : STN - not STA, which slowed down my 15a.
10. Slugfest feature : HIGH SCORE
11. "¿Qué es __?": "What's this?" : ESTO
12. Confident walk : STRUT - in a skirt this short, you'd have to be confident
14. Pico de gallo pepper : SERRANO
16. Cure-all : ELIXIR
20. Having an unusually large yellow part : YOLKY
22. High-end fashion accessory, briefly : YSL BAG - I threw in "--- BRA", and it helped
24. On tap : TO COME
27. Run with abandon : BARREL
28. Sampras rival : AGASSI - more tennis
31. Essentials : BARE BONES
34. Monterey and Montclair, for short : MERCs - the cars, from Ford's Mercury division
35. A's in Hebrew school? : ALEPHs
36. Small stream : RIVULET
44. "That's enough outta you!" : "STOW IT~!" - I filled in stoP it, and that is 5/6 100% correct
46. Texas city near Juárez : EL PASO
47. Toadies : YES MEN
48. "__ Fideles" : ADESTE
50. More angry : SORER
52. Former White House daughter : MALIA - put in SASHA, and then for some reason changed the name to the Obamas' other daughter MILIA....
54. Prefix with drama : MELO - melodrama
56. Reel off : LIST
59. "__ Maria" : AVE
60. __ dos: both : LOS
16. Cure-all : ELIXIR
20. Having an unusually large yellow part : YOLKY
22. High-end fashion accessory, briefly : YSL BAG - I threw in "--- BRA", and it helped
24. On tap : TO COME
27. Run with abandon : BARREL
28. Sampras rival : AGASSI - more tennis
31. Essentials : BARE BONES
34. Monterey and Montclair, for short : MERCs - the cars, from Ford's Mercury division
35. A's in Hebrew school? : ALEPHs
36. Small stream : RIVULET
44. "That's enough outta you!" : "STOW IT~!" - I filled in stoP it, and that is 5/6 100% correct
46. Texas city near Juárez : EL PASO
47. Toadies : YES MEN
48. "__ Fideles" : ADESTE
50. More angry : SORER
52. Former White House daughter : MALIA - put in SASHA, and then for some reason changed the name to the Obamas' other daughter MILIA....
54. Prefix with drama : MELO - melodrama
56. Reel off : LIST
59. "__ Maria" : AVE
60. __ dos: both : LOS
Splynter
Note from C.C.:
The Indie Spotlight on Crossword Fiend's blog this week featured today's constructor Erik Agard. You can read it here. Erik is also one of the founders of the Indie 500 Crossword Tournament, which will take place this year on June 3, 2017.
Note from C.C.:
The Indie Spotlight on Crossword Fiend's blog this week featured today's constructor Erik Agard. You can read it here. Erik is also one of the founders of the Indie 500 Crossword Tournament, which will take place this year on June 3, 2017.
