Crossword by: Jeffrey Wechsler and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Friday September 20 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! The theme today is in the clues, and that theme is the letter ‘A’. The clues are A, AA, AAA and AAAA giving the answers High Letter Grade, Twelve Step Group, US Motorists Club and Very Thin Battery.
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Across Answers
1. Breadth of fresh hair? WIG
4. 2000s HBO drama set in Utah BIG LOVE
11. “Figured it out!” AHA
14. Longtime Parlophone record label owner EMI
15. Valentine sender ADMIRER
16. Submerge DIP
17. A HIGH LETTER GRADE
20. 2002 World Series champs ANGELS
21. Pawn STOOGE
22. Author Carnegie DALE
23. CPR provider EMT
25. Library sect. BIOG
27. AA TWELVE-STEP GROUP
32. Venerable ref. OED
33. Moving line on the ground, maybe ANTS
34. Places to perch ROOSTS
35. Rosebud, notably SLED
36. Lean and sinewy WIRY
37. Good thing to pass MUSTER
40. When Bloomsday, which celebrates Joyce’s “Ulysses,” is observed JUNE
41. “Just __ figured!” AS I
44. AAA US MOTORISTS CLUB
47. Profound DEEP
48. 32-Across cousin of arch. OBS
49. River through the Czech Republic ELBE
50. Canadian brewery LABATT
53. Doughboy’s helmet TIN HAT
55. AAAA VERY THIN BATTERY
58. Prefix with tonic ISO-
59. Restraining device MANACLE
60. Carnival setting RIO
61. Messenger developer MSN
62. Office chair mechanisms SWIVELS
63. Email suffix EDU
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Down Answers
1. “There was no choice for us” WE HAD TO
2. “That’s mind-blowing!” I’M IN AWE
3. Laughed nervously, maybe GIGGLED
4. Scene of a lost glass slipper BALL
5. Time to beware IDES
6. Clock-setting std. GMT
7. Stewed LIT
8. Handel opera written in Italian ORESTE
9. Not hor. VERT
10. Consequently ERGO
11. Slow movements ADAGIOS
12. Place to lie low HIDEOUT
13. Make like APE
18. Command to Fido HEEL
19. Manhattan variety ROB ROY
23. Abbr. for dating enthusiasts? ESTD
24. Hood et al.: Abbr. MTS
26. Common cellphone feature, briefly GPS
28. Manservant VALET
29. Italian : gennaio :: Spanish : __ ENERO
30. Patterned cloth PRINT
31. Sticks with a horn GORES
35. Visit STOP BY
36. Milquetoast WUSS
37. Pie material? MUD
38. Of no help USELESS
39. Apply liberally SMEAR ON
40. Foresail JIB
41. Present and accounted for ALL HERE
42. Moderately dry, climatewise SUBARID
43. Challenging opening I BET YOU …
45. Twisty pasta ROTINI
46. It’s mostly made of zinc CENT
51. Some NCR devices ATMS
52. Spring occurrence THAW
53. Starbucks order TALL
54. Followers: Suff. ITES
55. Pep VIM
56. Service abbr. NAV
57. Pre-A.D. BCE
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