Saturday Crossword by: Bill Thompson and edited by Rich Norris
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Across Clues
1. Onetime college All-Star football game
9. “Hasn’t scratched yet!” cleanser
15. Song played at the 1920 Olympics when music for the Italian national anthem could not be found
16. Enmity
17. Colorful headwear
18. Sorbetto alternative
19. Sister
20. Blitzes, in old football lingo
22. RSA neighbor, in the Olympics
23. Grizzlies, in Granada
25. Not at all swank
26. “He who hath many friends hath __”: Aristotle
27. Did some farm work
29. “Crusade in Europe” memoirist, initially
30. “Bouquet of Sunflowers” painter
31. Have a life
33. More unsettled
35. Film based on junk science, say
39. Delight
40. Czech sci-fi play
41. Pulls down
42. Fire proof
44. Like infant fingers
48. First Nations tribe
49. Skirts that come in bell and pancake styles
51. Insignificant
52. Rx instruction
53. Pros
55. Decline
56. Strand, in a way
58. “Absolutely!”
60. Wrap again, as an ankle
61. Cared for
62. Cut and dried?
63. Premature plot giveaways, e.g.
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Down Clues
1. Mingle (with)
2. 1992 Dream Team chant
3. Cambodian leader ousted by the Khmer Rouge
4. City pol.
5. Support
6. Exeunt __: stage direction
7. Breathless
8. Biased interview features
9. Like some jeans
10. People
11. Cipher
12. Vast rainforest
13. Bounty rebel
14. Equality of measure
21. Concert hall
24. Pirate’s hunting ground
26. Medicine show elixir
28. Refuse
30. Put on one’s big-boy pants
32. Old coin with an accented first letter
34. Poetic adverb
35. Haunting images
36. Licorice stick in a pit
37. Trait determinant
38. Brat topper
43. Keep under wraps
45. Really fancy
46. Teacher, during exam week
47. “Mercy me!”
49. Stuck up?
50. Prefix in a Dow trademark
53. Suisse peak
54. “Contact” acronym
57. Baseball’s Bando
59. Oporto-to-Lisbon direção
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LA Times Crossword Answers
Here are the answers to the LA Times crossword puzzle:
Across Answers
1. Onetime college All-Star football game HULA BOWL: The Hula Bowl was an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held each year in Hawaii from 1947 to 2008. wikipedia
9. “Hasn’t scratched yet!” cleanser BON AMI
15. Song played at the 1920 Olympics when music for the Italian national anthem could not be found O SOLE MIO
16. Enmity ANIMUS: The anima and animus, in Carl Jung’s school of analytical psychology, are the two primary anthropomorphic archetypes of the unconscious mind, as opposed to both the theriomorphic and inferior-function of the shadow archetypes, as well as the abstract symbol sets that formulate the archetype of the Self. wikipedia
17. Colorful headwear BANDANNA
18. Sorbetto alternative GELATO: Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream, derived from the Latin word “gelātus.”. Gelato is made with milk, cream, various sugars, and flavoring such as fresh fruit and nut purees. Wikipedia
19. Sister NUN
20. Blitzes, in old football lingo RED DOGS
22. RSA neighbor, in the Olympics ZIM
23. Grizzlies, in Granada OSOS
25. Not at all swank SEEDY
26. “He who hath many friends hath __”: Aristotle NONE: Born 384BC Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Wikipedia
27. Did some farm work BALED
29. “Crusade in Europe” memoirist, initially DDE
30. “Bouquet of Sunflowers” painter MONET: Born November 14 1840 Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. Wikipedia
31. Have a life ARE
33. More unsettled QUEASIER
35. Film based on junk science, say SCHLOCKUMENTARY
39. Delight PLEASURE
40. Czech sci-fi play RUR
41. Pulls down EARNS
42. Fire proof ASH
44. Like infant fingers PUDGY
48. First Nations tribe CREE: The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations/Native Americans in North America, with over 200,000 members living in Canada. wikipedia
49. Skirts that come in bell and pancake styles TUTUS
51. Insignificant MERE
52. Rx instruction TID
53. Pros ARTISTS
55. Decline SAG
56. Strand, in a way ENISLE
58. “Absolutely!” OH YES I DO!
60. Wrap again, as an ankle RETAPE
61. Cared for NURTURED
62. Cut and dried? STYLED
63. Premature plot giveaways, e.g. SPOILERS
Down Answers
1. Mingle (with) HOBNOB
2. 1992 Dream Team chant USA! USA!
3. Cambodian leader ousted by the Khmer Rouge LON NOL: Marshal Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. Wikipedia
4. City pol. ALD
5. Support BEAR
6. Exeunt __: stage direction OMNES
7. Breathless WINDED
8. Biased interview features LOADED QUESTIONS
9. Like some jeans BAGGY
10. People ONES
11. Cipher NIL
12. Vast rainforest AMAZONIA
13. Bounty rebel MUTINEER
14. Equality of measure ISOMETRY
21. Concert hall ODEUM
24. Pirate’s hunting ground SEA LANE
26. Medicine show elixir NOSTRUM
28. Refuse DROSS
30. Put on one’s big-boy pants MAN UP
32. Old coin with an accented first letter ECU
34. Poetic adverb E’ER
35. Haunting images SPECTERS: Spectre or specter usually refers to a ghost or other apparition. It may also refer to an optical illusion called a brocken spectre. wikipedia
36. Licorice stick in a pit CLARINET
37. Trait determinant HEREDITY
38. Brat topper KRAUT
43. Keep under wraps HUSH UP
45. Really fancy DESIRE
46. Teacher, during exam week GRADER
47. “Mercy me!” YE GODS!
49. Stuck up? TREED
50. Prefix in a Dow trademark STYRO-
53. Suisse peak ALPE
54. “Contact” acronym SETI: The SETI Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe”. wikipedia
57. Baseball’s Bando SAL: Born February 13 1944 Salvatore Leonard Bando is a former third baseman and executive in professional baseball who played for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers. He batted and threw right-handed.Wikipedia
59. Oporto-to-Lisbon direção SUL
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