Crossword by: Jerry Edelstein and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Friday November 15 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! Never say die! Today’s themed answers have adapted to survive in this brutal world of crosswords. The themed answers have changed their ending ‘i’ sound to an ‘i’ll’ sound.. you have to admire their ingenuity. The answers in question are: Pig Style, Never Say Dial, College Trial and Evil Isle. How did you go with today’s crossword. Let me know in the comments below. ‘Til our paths cross again tomorrow…
Across Answers
1. “__ goes!” HERE
5. Runway model? JET
8. Brewery shipments CASES
13. U.S. citizen AMER
An American (Amer) is a US Citizen
14. “Come __ the sea, / Maiden with me”: Thomas Moore O’ER
“Come o’er the sea,
Maiden with me,
Mine through sunshine, storm, and snows;
Seasons may roll,
But the true soul
Burns the same, where’er it goes…”
15. Area LOCALE
16. Porky’s jacket and tie? PIG STYLE (from “pigsty”)
18. Hunter’s trophy ANTLER
Horrifying.
19. Source of many dialogues PLATO
Plato is a famous Greek philosopher. He was a student of Socrates, and the teacher-mentor of Aristotle. He was the founder of the Athens Academy, which was the very 1st institution of higher learning.
20. Big name in game shows MERV
Merv Griffin was a media mogul, a TV host, an actor, and a musician. He hosted his own talk show. The Merv Griffin Show from 1965 to 1986.
22. FDR power program TVA
TVA stands for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
23. Longing YEN
24. Circle REVOLVE
27. Prohibition at the Ivory soap factory? NEVER SAY DIAL (from “never say die”)
Dial was the very 1st antibacterial soap in the world. It was introduced in 1948 in Chicago.
32. __ ghanouj: eggplant dish BABA
Baba ghanoush is an eggplant dish mixed with seasoning and olive oil.
35. Theoretical foreigners, briefly ETS
ET stands for Extraterrestrial, or “aliens”
36. Declaim ORATE
37. Twist et al. OLIVERS
Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens, 1st published in 1838. The novel is about an orphan’s journey from orphanage to becoming a very rich man in the end.
39. Compact containers? GARAGES
41. It rarely happens at home STEAL
Well? You don’t steal from your own home, do you?
42. Equinox mo. SEP
The equinox happens tw times a year, first in March, and then in September. It occurs when the center of the Sun is passed by the plane of the Earth’s equator.
43. “__ you be my neighbor?”: Mister Rogers WON’T
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood originated from Canada in the sixties, but was also shown in the US starting 1966 until 2001.
44. Pre-law classroom exercise? COLLEGE TRIAL (from “college try”)
48. 1993 Disney acquisition MIRAMAX
Miramax was founded in 1979. It was owned by The Walt Disney Company in 1993, and was sold to Filmyard Holdings in 2010.
49. More, in Morelia MAS
Mas means “more” in Spanish.
Morelia is a city in Mexico, and is located in the state of Michoacan, in its north central part. It was founded in 1541 and its population as of the 2010 census is almost 730 thousand.
52. Spice ZIP
55. Daredevil Knievel EVEL
Robert Crag Knievel was a painter, an entertainer, and a very popular daredevil in the US. He can be considered an international icon with his daring stunts that involved ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. He earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for surviving “the most broken bones in a lifetime.”
He died of pulmonary disease in 2007. He was 69 years old.
56. “Awake in the Dark” author EBERT
Roger Joseph Ebert, who was a famous film screenwriter, journalist, and film critic, won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
58. Waiting to buy tickets, say IN LINE
60. Bad place to be shipwrecked? EVIL ISLE (from “evil eye”)
63. Allows GRANTS
64. Sermon topic SIN
65. Making waves, perhaps ASEA
66. Excites SENDS
67. Geometry shortening TAN
68. Go down SINK
Down Answers
1. __ hour HAPPY
Everybody loves happy hour!
2. Rousseau’s “__, or On Education” EMILE
Jean-Jacques Rousseau considered this treatise to be the best and most important of all his writings. However, in its first publication, it was publicly burned in 1762 and banned in Geneva and Paris because of a chapter in the book with the title “Profession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar.”
The French Revolution changed all that, as it served as an inspiration to a new system in education.
3. Duke of Cornwall’s wife, in Shakespeare REGAN
Regan is King Lear’s 2nd daughter, eager for power. She and her sister, Goneril, convinced him to hand over his kingdom to them.
4. Back then, back when ERST
5. Delight JOY
6. Fish with no pelvic fin EEL
7. Seismograph readings TREMORS
Tremors are vibrating movements, often felt during an earthquake.
8. __ belt CONVEYOR
Belt conveyor systems are often used in airports, packing depots, and distribution centers.
9. Legislative decision ACT
10. Season, in a way SALT
11. Height meas. ELEV
12. Day song word SERA
“Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be…”
15. Baby bug LARVA
The Larva is the active, albeit immature stage of an insect’s development. One perfect example is the caterpillar or a grub.
17. Rent TORE
21. Little League starters? ELS
The words “Little” and “League” both start with “Ls”
25. “Oh, when will they __ learn?”: Seeger lyric EVER
This is a sad song, don’t you think?
“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?”
26. November honorees VETS
Veterans Day is being observed and celebrated every 11th day of November, each year.
27. Maritime NAVAL
28. “Gone With the Wind” feature DRAWL
29. “Aladdin” parrot IAGO
Iago was voiced by Gilbert Gottfried in Walt Disney’s aninmated film Aladdin.
30. “… with __-foot pole!” A TEN
31. For fear that LEST
32. Bartlett cousin BOSC
The Bosc pear is grown in the US, in the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. It is also being cultivated in Australia and Europe. They call it Kaiser on those parts.
33. Musical range ALTO
34. Jessica of “Total Recall” (2012) BIEL
Jessica Biel is Mrs. Jessica Timberlake now.. In case you don’t know yet. She started out at 7th Heaven–and she has definitely come a long way.
38. Halogens, e.g. ELEMENTS
The Halogen elements are F (fluorine), Cl (chlorine), Br (bromine), I (iodine), and At (astatine).
39. Lysol target GERM
40. Samoan port APIA
Apia is the only Samoan city and has a population of a little over 37,700 according to the 2006 census.
42. Most hackneyed STALEST
45. Hosts GIVES
46. Poetic preposition ERE
47. Dorothy Hamill maneuver AXEL
American figure skater Dorothy Hamill won the ladies’ singles category in the 1976 Olympic Champions, and the 1976 World Champion.
49. Soccer star Lionel who won the Ballon d’Or each of the last four years MESSI
Lionel Messi plays for FC Barcelona’s La Liga Club and the Argentine National Team. He is recognised by some footballers to be the greatest footballer of all time.
50. “Stormy Weather” composer ARLEN
“Don’t know why
There’s no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my man and I ain’t together
Keeps raining all the time..”
51. Salisbury __ STEAK
Salisbury Steak is minced beef and other spices. It’s similar to hamburger steak, and is usually served with gravy and mashed potatoes. YUM!
52. Sharp turns ZIGS
53. Memo start IN RE
“In re” is a Latin phrase which means “in the matter.”
54. Blueprint PLAN
57. Decision clouder BIAS
59. Great Lakes st. IND
61. Through VIA
62. Place to retire INN
Good night!
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