Crossword by: Matt Skoczen and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Friday August 23rd 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! It is time to put on your French accent as our themed clues today are all French terms starting with ‘en’ we commonly use in our day to day English conversations. We have En Masse, En Vogue, En Garde and En Route.
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Across Answers
1. Like some cooked hot dogs PLUMP
6. Monopoly property after Illinois B AND O
11. It may be pale ALE
14. It may be pale LAGER
15. Old Detroit-to-Seattle hwy. US TEN
16. Approval of a sort NOD
17. En masse ALL TOGETHER
19. Rundown ender TAG
20. Mr. Ma YO YO
21. Words with hunch ON A
22. Calm PACIFY
24. Mount where Moses saw the Promised Land NEBO
26. Jogging technique? MEMO
27. En vogue STYLISH IN PARIS
33. Thunders BOOMS
34. Quirky ODD
35. Sleeping bag site TENT
36. Cold and damp RAW
37. Like many a social climber ELITIST
41. Keep-secret link IT A
42. Sports shoe brand AVIA
44. Walk-__ ONS
45. Honest Abe’s dad, in comics ABNER
47. “En garde” GET READY TO DUEL
51. Brief briefs? BVDS
52. Aging issue RUST
53. Took in HOUSED
56. Shuttle, perhaps BUS
57. David’s longtime partner CHET
61. Keats subject URN
62. En route NOT YET THERE
65. __ loss NET
66. Hits with force SWATS
67. Subs HEROS
68. Also TOO
69. Commencement ONSET
70. Apparel DRESS
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Down Answers
1. Coach’s call PLAY
2. Composer Schifrin LALO
3. Like some moods UGLY
4. Broadway, for the theater industry METONYM
5. 11-Down opposite PRO
6. __ Aires BUENOS
7. Movie clue sniffer ASTA
8. Last in a theoretical series NTH
9. Places for diving boards DEEP ENDS
10. Feature of many highways ON RAMP
11. 5-Down opposite ANTI
12. Just sit around LOAF
13. Not at all calm EDGY
18. Mongolian expanse GOBI
23. Layer COAT
25. Choice word ELSE
26. Skirt length MIDI
27. Dry Italian wine SOAVE
28. Specifically TO WIT
29. __-totsy HOTSY
30. French royal REINE
31. Mil. gathering? INTEL
32. One in the lead STAR
33. Talk big BRAG
38. Encumber LOAD DOWN
39. Unaffiliated voters: Abbr. INDS
40. Small boys TADS
43. Wall St. figures ARBS
46. Bungle badly BUTCHER
48. All things considered EVEN SO
49. Most sincere TRUEST
50. Boot OUST
53. Pursuit HUNT
54. Three-part snack OREO
55. Golden rule word UNTO
56. Information unit BYTE
58. “__, kitty kitty!” HERE
59. Mythological archer EROS
60. 1994 Shirley MacLaine title role TESS
63. Some univ. staff TAS
64. Divinity sch. degree THD
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