Crossword by: Jack McInturff and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the Friday July 26 2013 LA Times crossword answers! Today’s theme IOUs. Swap the U for an O in the final word of the themed answers and you have another commonly used phrase.
20. Across: Gap that’s easy to bridge? MINIATURE GULF – becomes Miniature Golf
28. Across: Prize for neatest coloring? KINDERGARTEN CUP – becomes Kindergarten Cop
36. Across: Kiss while hiking? TRAIL BUSS – becomes Trail Boss
49. Across: Alien adopted by Herman and Lily? THE GREEN MUNSTER – becomes The Green Monster
57. Across: “If you don’t go to bed, Santa won’t come,” e.g.? CHRISTMAS RUSE – becomes Christmas Rose
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Across
1. Track OVAL
5. Put up BUILD
10. Agile SPRY
14. Song in the musical “Kismet” FATE
15. 1973 Stones ballad ANGIE
16. Small music group TRIO
17. Custard concoction FLAN
18. Sticking point THORN
19. Big refs. OEDS
20. Gap that’s easy to bridge? MINIATURE GULF
23. Chemical ending IDE
24. Animal enclosure PEN
25. They’re found in mines and minis SEAMS
28. Prize for neatest coloring? KINDERGARTEN CUP
33. Icelandic literary collection EDDA
34. Look down on the clouds, perhaps SOAR
35. Ice cream entrepreneur Joseph EDY
36. Kiss while hiking? TRAIL BUSS
41. Diving bird AUK
44. __ vodka: ristorante phrase ALLA
45. Ally of Roderigo IAGO
49. Alien adopted by Herman and Lily? THE GREEN MUNSTER
54. Big name in beauty ESTEE
55. That, in Madrid ESO
56. Inc. abroad LTD
57. “If you don’t go to bed, Santa won’t come,” e.g.? CHRISTMAS RUSE
62. Lion portrayer LAHR
64. Words to a kidder, and a hint to how this puzzle’s five longest answers were created OH, YOU!
65. “__ off?” ON OR
66. It’s not a big case ETUI
67. __ lazuli LAPIS
68. Sandy shade ECRU
69. Family fare letters TV-PG
70. Plato’s market AGORA
71. Soccer broadcaster Messing SHEP
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Down
1. Not meant to be public OFF-MIKE
2. Airport security req. VALID ID
3. Over AT AN END
4. Filmmaker Riefenstahl LENI
5. Cupcakes-to-be BATTER
6. Like curtains to be installed UNHUNG
7. Role for Marty Feldman IGOR
8. Currency until 2002 LIRE
9. Leader after Mao DENG
10. Pinched STOLEN
11. Where some thank-yous are written PREFACE
12. Divested (of) RID
13. Howdies YOS
21. Clod APE
22. False friends USERS
26. Sludge MUD
27. Wire wearer SPY
29. Latin case: Abbr. DAT
30. Guardian of Narnia ASLAN
31. Co-star of Carroll, Jean, and Sally ROB
32. Cross-shaped letter TAU
37. Not as prevalent RARER
38. Draft pick ALE
39. Mer land ILE
40. One of the fam SIS
41. Bolted down ATE
42. Hesitating sounds UHS
43. Whopper topper KETCHUP
46. Unavailable, in a way AT LUNCH
47. Become irritated GET SORE
48. Cook’s “Food’s ready!” ORDER UP
50. Baseball’s “Iron Horse” GEHRIG
51. Obama’s “Dreams From My Father,” e.g. MEMOIR
52. Olympics chant USA USA
53. Terrible twos cries NOS
58. City in Kansas IOLA
59. Go after, as flies SHAG
60. Slip in the pool? TYPO
61. Some reddish deer ROES
62. Rent LET
63. Beach transp. ATV
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