Theme: Read all about it! Four famous newspaper end names can be found in the circles:
The theme entries "break" a name into two pieces. Let's go around the globe with examples:
20A. Forest canines : TIMBERWOLVES - That's a gimme example for me, but certainly not a gimme entry.
The Times, London's original broadsheet,which has been published under that name since January 1, 1788. It was deemed the UK's "Paper of Record". I had a letter published in The Times in around 1981 when you still had to pen, ink, stamp and post. I wish I still had the evidence. The Letters Editor reserved a spot at the end of the page for "quirky" letters that didn't address the major issues of the day but were deemed worthy of mild interest. Hand Up for "mild interest".
29A. "Yankee" entrée : POT ROAST
Can we get apple pie to go with that? Then we've got a Yankee Doodle Dandy. Stick around for Paul Robeson. Not a bad soundtrack for this crossword. The Washington Post is the first name to mind for me.
37A. "Good heavens!" : GLORY BE! I wasn't sure. It worked out fine eventually/
Boston. If you write anything bad about (in order) the Celtics, the Bruins or the (I think third) New England Patriots you might be in trouble. Great sports writing.
46A. Diver's weapon : SPEAR GUN. HAND HELD TORPEDO didn't fit. LIMPET MINE also. Eventually, sanity prevailed. Baltimore. Chicago also had a shout at this, but the Sun-Times rather messed it up in the naming stakes. A great paper!
53A. Developing story, and what this puzzle's circles illustrate : BREAKING NEWS
Great newspapers all.
Thanks to all the journalist who every day help us understand the day. And thanks to all who syndicate the LA Times Crossword!
What a fun ride here. I started out with swathes of white squares and slowly things started to make sense. I got the SW corner first, I filled in the reveal and suddenly I saw SUN at 46A. Five minutes later with a Sahara of while squares in the NW the TIMES hint got me there.
Great job, Samuel, Print journalism is the primary source of my, and others, worldview. I'll leave it at that.
Across:
1. Promising location? : ALTAR
6. Omegas, to an electrician : OHMS
10. Best Actor winner for "Ray" : FOXX. I thought we were on to a pangram right here. Didn't help that I thought WILL Smith played the part.
14. "The Big Bang Theory" co-creator Chuck : LORRE. Crosses, I owe you dinner or a drink. The "L" was, in all honesty, a (considered WAG). See 1D for details.
15. Gusto : ZEAL
16. Tool for a landscaper : RAKE.
17. Posh water : EVIAN. I think a lot of water brands have added to the posh pantheon.
18. Diva's number : ARIA
19. __ out a win : EKES
23. Island near Barbuda : ANTIGUA. Contributed to my ills in the NW. Perfectly fair.
24. Serve in the capacity of : ACT AS
28. Secretary of state before Shultz : HAIG. Head scratch and try to work your way backwards. The Veeps are tough enough for me.
32. Close on film : GLENN
34. Prefix with hertz : TERA. I had to look this up post-solve. I'm down in the IT world with tera, mega., kilo and all other stuff. Here's a frequency explanation that I would never have been able to deliver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terahertz
35. Big name in vodka : SKYY. Handy YY for a crossword!
36. Allowed : LET
40. Slippery swimmer : EEL
41. 19th-century Arizona lawman : EARP
43. Sly as __ : A FOX
44. Die down : ABATE
48. Prohibitionists : DRYS
49. Sirius XM radio star : STERN. Shock Jock Howard. Certainly a polarizing individual. Either you think he moved talk radio forward, or he should never have been allowed close to a microphone.
50. Coming-down-with-something feeling : MALAISE
57. "Buzz off!" : SHOO
60. Square cereal : CHEX. Food! I think. Is Chex Mix in Gardetto's, or am I completely confusticating myself?
61. Wine list heading : ROSÉS. Dry, please.
62. Mani mate : PEDI Do you get a pedi without a mani? We should be told.
63. Ritz-Carlton competitor : OMNI
64. First name in cosmetics : ESTÉE. Probably Mme, but I"m just guessing.
65. Rink jump : AXEL
66. Vegas glower : NEON. Funny, I read the clue first as "Vegas unhappy face". Sulk, Lost, what else? Then I saw it
67. "The Tower" poet : YEATS. A snippet from the poem:
Down:
1. Prince Valiant's wife : ALETA. WAG with the "L", but it made my success with the "L" in LORRE. Best Guess sometimes wins.
2. Like the singin' Spoonful : LOVIN' Another "Didn't you know" songs? Yes, so did.
3. Do some holiday decorating : TRIM THE TREE. How can this be so rare in a crossword? It is. Bravo.
4. Versatile horse : ARABIAN. I stared this down so long with ARAB in my mind and then finally ...
5. Weaseling out (on) : RENEGING
6. Longtime Boston Symphony maestro : OZAWA
7. Superman's favorite sandwich? : HERO
8. It may be registered : MAIL
9. Pole, e.g. : SLAV
10. Diego Rivera works : FRESCOS. Thank you, crosses.
11. Charter __: historic Hartford landmark : OAK. Why did I think LOG might work? I plead ignorance of the immigré. C.C. has this stuff down much better than me.
12. Jag to remember : XKE. Ah now! The E-Type. How can I not show this? A 1969 V12 Convertible in British Racing Green - sex on legs, I mean wheels:
13. Cancels (out) : XES
21. Throw __ : RUG
22. Bud holder? : EAR
25. Go out in the afternoon? : TAKE A SIESTA. There was some great down fill in this puzzle, this is one of them. These long fills really make a puzzle buzz.
26. To date : AS YET
27. Fashionista's concern : STYLE
29. Evita's married name : PERON
30. African antelope : ORYX
31. Diet Coke predecessor : TAB
32. "Cagney & Lacey" co-star : GLESS. Thank you, Mr. Earp for fixing my confident GLASS
33. Took off : LEAPT. Great clue/answer. When you see the past tense, you're always thinking "ED". It's this stuff that makes a crossword compiler/editor make you think twice
34. Food that has an extra-firm option : TOFU. Food! An ingredient in my Pad Thai. Hint: Even with extra-firm, cube the tofu then pour boiling water slowly over it in a sieve or a colander - it sounds counter-intuitive, but the water shower dehydrates the tofu - then when you fry it, it browns a lot better.
38. Hang back : LAG
39. Tea named for a nobleman : EARL GREY. It's a lovely, aromatic tea, flavored with Bergamot oil. My favorite is to take two parts of Assam and one of Earl Grey. That's a kick-ass wake-me-up tea with a soft side.
42. Precook, in a way : PARBOIL
45. Close way to win : BY A NOSE
47. Time away from the base, for short : R'N'R. Rest and Recuperation in the armed forces. I'm re-reading "A Bright Shining Lie" and "Chickenhawk" right now, so this didn't need much thought.
48. Stevens of "Beauty and the Beast" (2017) : DAN. Thank you, crosses!
50. Recipe phrase : MIX IN - A LOVIN' spoonful, a SWEET moment, and AH ME. The best dish.
51. Short partner? : SWEET
52. Mississippi foursome : ESSES
54. Macro or micro subj. : ECON. I majored it Economics. I LOVED that subject. Not too many rules, it was a BA not a BSc. Tells you a lot. It's an art, not a science.
55. Wistful words : AH ME!
56. Numbers game : KENO
57. Cruise ship amenity : SPA
58. Bewitch : HEX
59. Dedicated piece : ODE. Especially Grecian Jugs. Next time, I'm coming back as a jug.
So - I'm listening to "Puff the Magic Dragon" because I left the YouTube feed running after posting the link to the Lovin' Spoonful song.
I'd love to share the earworm with you. I have to go to bed shortly so, all together:
Puff, the Magic Dragon, lived by the sea
and frolicked in the autumn mist
in a land call Honah Lee
Right then!
Grid? Here!
PS - I know you don't need to PS on a blog, but I wanted to add a journalist shout-out to Halberstam, Sheehan, Arnett and Galloway; Capra and Pyle - and many more. Nothing to do with the puzzle.
Steve
Note from C.C.:
The theme entries "break" a name into two pieces. Let's go around the globe with examples:
20A. Forest canines : TIMBERWOLVES - That's a gimme example for me, but certainly not a gimme entry.
The Times, London's original broadsheet,which has been published under that name since January 1, 1788. It was deemed the UK's "Paper of Record". I had a letter published in The Times in around 1981 when you still had to pen, ink, stamp and post. I wish I still had the evidence. The Letters Editor reserved a spot at the end of the page for "quirky" letters that didn't address the major issues of the day but were deemed worthy of mild interest. Hand Up for "mild interest".
29A. "Yankee" entrée : POT ROAST
Can we get apple pie to go with that? Then we've got a Yankee Doodle Dandy. Stick around for Paul Robeson. Not a bad soundtrack for this crossword. The Washington Post is the first name to mind for me.
37A. "Good heavens!" : GLORY BE! I wasn't sure. It worked out fine eventually/
Boston. If you write anything bad about (in order) the Celtics, the Bruins or the (I think third) New England Patriots you might be in trouble. Great sports writing.
46A. Diver's weapon : SPEAR GUN. HAND HELD TORPEDO didn't fit. LIMPET MINE also. Eventually, sanity prevailed. Baltimore. Chicago also had a shout at this, but the Sun-Times rather messed it up in the naming stakes. A great paper!
53A. Developing story, and what this puzzle's circles illustrate : BREAKING NEWS
Thanks to all the journalist who every day help us understand the day. And thanks to all who syndicate the LA Times Crossword!
What a fun ride here. I started out with swathes of white squares and slowly things started to make sense. I got the SW corner first, I filled in the reveal and suddenly I saw SUN at 46A. Five minutes later with a Sahara of while squares in the NW the TIMES hint got me there.
Great job, Samuel, Print journalism is the primary source of my, and others, worldview. I'll leave it at that.
1. Promising location? : ALTAR
6. Omegas, to an electrician : OHMS
10. Best Actor winner for "Ray" : FOXX. I thought we were on to a pangram right here. Didn't help that I thought WILL Smith played the part.
14. "The Big Bang Theory" co-creator Chuck : LORRE. Crosses, I owe you dinner or a drink. The "L" was, in all honesty, a (considered WAG). See 1D for details.
15. Gusto : ZEAL
16. Tool for a landscaper : RAKE.
17. Posh water : EVIAN. I think a lot of water brands have added to the posh pantheon.
18. Diva's number : ARIA
19. __ out a win : EKES
23. Island near Barbuda : ANTIGUA. Contributed to my ills in the NW. Perfectly fair.
24. Serve in the capacity of : ACT AS
28. Secretary of state before Shultz : HAIG. Head scratch and try to work your way backwards. The Veeps are tough enough for me.
32. Close on film : GLENN
34. Prefix with hertz : TERA. I had to look this up post-solve. I'm down in the IT world with tera, mega., kilo and all other stuff. Here's a frequency explanation that I would never have been able to deliver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terahertz
35. Big name in vodka : SKYY. Handy YY for a crossword!
36. Allowed : LET
40. Slippery swimmer : EEL
41. 19th-century Arizona lawman : EARP
43. Sly as __ : A FOX
44. Die down : ABATE
48. Prohibitionists : DRYS
49. Sirius XM radio star : STERN. Shock Jock Howard. Certainly a polarizing individual. Either you think he moved talk radio forward, or he should never have been allowed close to a microphone.
50. Coming-down-with-something feeling : MALAISE
57. "Buzz off!" : SHOO
60. Square cereal : CHEX. Food! I think. Is Chex Mix in Gardetto's, or am I completely confusticating myself?
61. Wine list heading : ROSÉS. Dry, please.
62. Mani mate : PEDI Do you get a pedi without a mani? We should be told.
63. Ritz-Carlton competitor : OMNI
64. First name in cosmetics : ESTÉE. Probably Mme, but I"m just guessing.
65. Rink jump : AXEL
66. Vegas glower : NEON. Funny, I read the clue first as "Vegas unhappy face". Sulk, Lost, what else? Then I saw it
67. "The Tower" poet : YEATS. A snippet from the poem:
I have prepared my peace
With learned Italian things
And the proud stones of Greece,
Poet's imaginings
And memories of love,
Memories of the words of women,
All those things whereof
Man makes a superhuman
Mirror-resembling dream.
Down:
1. Prince Valiant's wife : ALETA. WAG with the "L", but it made my success with the "L" in LORRE. Best Guess sometimes wins.
2. Like the singin' Spoonful : LOVIN' Another "Didn't you know" songs? Yes, so did.
3. Do some holiday decorating : TRIM THE TREE. How can this be so rare in a crossword? It is. Bravo.
4. Versatile horse : ARABIAN. I stared this down so long with ARAB in my mind and then finally ...
5. Weaseling out (on) : RENEGING
6. Longtime Boston Symphony maestro : OZAWA
7. Superman's favorite sandwich? : HERO
8. It may be registered : MAIL
9. Pole, e.g. : SLAV
10. Diego Rivera works : FRESCOS. Thank you, crosses.
11. Charter __: historic Hartford landmark : OAK. Why did I think LOG might work? I plead ignorance of the immigré. C.C. has this stuff down much better than me.
12. Jag to remember : XKE. Ah now! The E-Type. How can I not show this? A 1969 V12 Convertible in British Racing Green - sex on legs, I mean wheels:
13. Cancels (out) : XES
21. Throw __ : RUG
22. Bud holder? : EAR
25. Go out in the afternoon? : TAKE A SIESTA. There was some great down fill in this puzzle, this is one of them. These long fills really make a puzzle buzz.
26. To date : AS YET
27. Fashionista's concern : STYLE
29. Evita's married name : PERON
30. African antelope : ORYX
31. Diet Coke predecessor : TAB
32. "Cagney & Lacey" co-star : GLESS. Thank you, Mr. Earp for fixing my confident GLASS
33. Took off : LEAPT. Great clue/answer. When you see the past tense, you're always thinking "ED". It's this stuff that makes a crossword compiler/editor make you think twice
34. Food that has an extra-firm option : TOFU. Food! An ingredient in my Pad Thai. Hint: Even with extra-firm, cube the tofu then pour boiling water slowly over it in a sieve or a colander - it sounds counter-intuitive, but the water shower dehydrates the tofu - then when you fry it, it browns a lot better.
38. Hang back : LAG
39. Tea named for a nobleman : EARL GREY. It's a lovely, aromatic tea, flavored with Bergamot oil. My favorite is to take two parts of Assam and one of Earl Grey. That's a kick-ass wake-me-up tea with a soft side.
42. Precook, in a way : PARBOIL
45. Close way to win : BY A NOSE
47. Time away from the base, for short : R'N'R. Rest and Recuperation in the armed forces. I'm re-reading "A Bright Shining Lie" and "Chickenhawk" right now, so this didn't need much thought.
48. Stevens of "Beauty and the Beast" (2017) : DAN. Thank you, crosses!
50. Recipe phrase : MIX IN - A LOVIN' spoonful, a SWEET moment, and AH ME. The best dish.
51. Short partner? : SWEET
52. Mississippi foursome : ESSES
54. Macro or micro subj. : ECON. I majored it Economics. I LOVED that subject. Not too many rules, it was a BA not a BSc. Tells you a lot. It's an art, not a science.
55. Wistful words : AH ME!
56. Numbers game : KENO
57. Cruise ship amenity : SPA
58. Bewitch : HEX
59. Dedicated piece : ODE. Especially Grecian Jugs. Next time, I'm coming back as a jug.
So - I'm listening to "Puff the Magic Dragon" because I left the YouTube feed running after posting the link to the Lovin' Spoonful song.
I'd love to share the earworm with you. I have to go to bed shortly so, all together:
Puff, the Magic Dragon, lived by the sea
and frolicked in the autumn mist
in a land call Honah Lee
Right then!
Grid? Here!
PS - I know you don't need to PS on a blog, but I wanted to add a journalist shout-out to Halberstam, Sheehan, Arnett and Galloway; Capra and Pyle - and many more. Nothing to do with the puzzle.
Steve
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