Crossword by: Steve Blais and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Monday October 28 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! Chips, peanuts, cookies, crackers…what do all of these things have in common? Yes, not only are they delicious snacks, they also make a crunch when you eat them! That’s why the theme today is ‘Crunch Time, which could also be a tense deadline period as 58 Across suggests. Crunchy food is less stressful to think about:)
Across Answers
1. Forget where one put, as keys MISLAY
7. Pedro’s eye OJO
Ojo is “eye” in Spanish, pronounced as o-ho.
10. Golf great Ballesteros SEVE
Seve Ballesteros was one of the leading golf figures in the seventies to the nineties. Throughout his career, he had won more than ninety internation tournaments.
14. Crumbly Italian cheese ASIAGO
This Italian cheese is made of cow’s milk and has different textures, brought about by different lengths of aging. Asiago d’allevois crumbly and is a bit like Parmesan. Asiago Pressato is fresh and smooth. Asiago is often used in pastas, salads, sauces, and soups.
15. Lao Tzu’s “path” TAO
Taoism is a Chinese philosophy or religion. It means “way” or “path.”
16. Slangy prefix meaning “ultra” UBER-
“Uber” is german for “over.”
17. Computer storage medium MEMORY CHIP
19. When repeated, island near Tahiti BORA
Bora Bora can be found in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Although it remains to be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the entire world, its permanent population is only nearly nine thousand.
20. Male sibs BROS
21. Kadett automaker OPEL
Opel, or Adam Opel AG is an automobile manufacturer in Germany. It is the American General Motor Company’s subsidiary and it distributes vehicle parts, light commercial vehicles, and passenger vehicles in different countries in Africa,Europe, South America, and Asia. It began as a sewing machine manufacturer in 1862, founded by Adam Opel. In 1886, it started with bicycles and in 1899, automobiles.
22. Apple music players IPODS
The very first version of the iPod was released in 2001, eight months after Apple Inc released the iTunes.
23. Vintner’s prefix OEN-
If you are an oenophile, you love wine, and if you are an oenologist, then you study wine. Oeno is the Greek goddess of wine. “Oen” means “wine” in Greek.
24. Quick-on-the-uptake type, in slang SMART COOKIE
26. Athenian walkway STOA
Stoas are covered walkways, with columns on either side. This architecture originated from ancient Greece.
28. Otherwise ELSE
29. Persian rulers SHAHS
Shah is short for Shahansah, which means “king of kings.”
31. Irene of “Fame” CARA
Irene Cara won an Oscar in 1984 for her composition “Flashdance-What a Feeling,” which she also sung and co-wrote with Girogio Moroder. She was also the one who sung “Out here on my own.” Both songs were from the hit movie “Fame.”
33. Used-up pencils NUBS
37. Carton-cushioning unit STYROFOAM PEANUT
40. Latin being ESSE
Esse is a Latin word that means “to be.”
41. Latin love word AMAS
Amas means “you love.” Amo means “I love.” Amat is “He/she/it loves.”
42. Muslim pilgrim’s destination MECCA
The pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, is called “Hajj,” which millions of Muslims do every year.
43. Tombstone lawman Wyatt EARP
Wyatt Earp was the Deputy Town Marshal in the town of Tombstone, Arizona. He was also a gambler, and was regarded as the main figure in the Tombstone shoot out in which law officers killed outlaw cowboys. Throughout his life he became a pimp, a miner, even a boxing referee. He also became a saloon keeper, a bouncer, a buffalo hunter, and a teamster.
45. Mischievous trick DIDO
46. Showy authority figure WHIP-CRACKER
51. Facebook notes, briefly IMS
IMs mean “instant messages.”
54. Put back to zero RESET
55. Orator’s place DAIS
56. Vivacity ELAN
Elan means style, energy, or enthusiasm.
57. Fitzgerald of jazz ELLA
According to VH1, Ella Fitzgerald is the thirteenth in their list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
She has an adopted son, which is actually her younger half-sister’s child, which would also make him her nephew.
58. Tense pre-deadline period … or when to eat the ends of 17-, 24-, 37- and 46-Across? CRUNCH TIME
60. Bedframe part SLAT
61. Notes after dos RES
Dos, res, mis, fas, sos, las, tis, dos.
62. Pop singer Spector who fronted a ’60s girl group named for her RONNIE
Ronnie Spector was Veronica Bennett, the lead singer of the Ronettes. She ended up marrying Phil Spector, the famous record producer. She left him after six years of marriage.
63. Alley prowlers TOMS
64. Function USE
65. Chuck who broke the sound barrier YEAGER
On October 14 , 1947, retired Brigadier General Chuck Yeager was the first ever human to break the sound barrier.
Down Answers
1. Up-tempo Caribbean dance MAMBO
Mambo originated in Cuba, and was invented by Arsenio Rodriguez back in the thirties. To this day, Mambo dance and music still remains to be very popular among people of different cultures, and still draws a lot of young audiences.
2. River of Grenoble ISERE
Isere can be found in the Rhone-Alpes region, in the southeastern part of France. It is 286 kilometers long and it source is coming from the Alps.
3. Kids’ imitation game SIMON SAYS
4. Vietnam neighbor LAOS
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic can be found in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China, Burma, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. In 2012, it has an estimated population of 6.5 million, and most of its population lives in just US$1.25 per day.
5. Part of USDA: Abbr. AGR
USDA stands for the United States Department Of Agriculture, founded in 1862.
6. Multiple Grammy-winning cellist YO-YO MA
Yo-yo Ma, a famouse cellist from the US started performing by the age of five years old. He graduated in 1976 from Harvard University. He has a total of seventy five albums, which have received a total of 15 Grammy awards. He is of Chinese descent.
7. Catchall option in a survey question OTHER
8. They’re related to the severity of the crimes JAIL TERMS
9. Caveman Alley OOP
Alley Oop was created by VT Hamlin in 1932. This comic strip spanned a total of 4 decades, and was very popular at that time.
10. Summoned as a witness SUBPOENAED
11. Novel on a small screen, perhaps EBOOK
Nothin’ like the real thing, but e-books sure are handy. You could fall asleep reading to them at night, without having to turn the light on.
12. “Falstaff” was his last opera VERDI
Falstaff was composed by Giuseppe Verdi in his eighties, and was actually his last opera.
13. Wipe clean ERASE
18. Tax pro: Abbr. CPA
CPA stands for Certified Public Accountant
22. Cyclades island IOS
The Cyclades are a group of islands which are located in the Aegean Sea. It has a total of 220 islands, one of them is Ios.
24. Nothing to write home about SO-SO
25. Applaud CLAP
27. Feats like the Yankees’ 1998, ’99 and 2000 World Series wins THREE-PEATS
29. Opposite of NNW SSE
30. 6’3″, 5’4″, etc.: Abbr. HTS
Hts is an abbreviation for Heights
31. Close associates COMPADRES
32. Roadside assistance org. AAA
AAA stands for American Automobile Association.
34. Preparing to use, as a hose UNCOILING
35. Tampa Bay NFLer BUC
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
36. RR stop STA
Railroad (RR) stops are called stations (Sta)
38. Jamie of “M*A*S*H” FARR
Jamie Farr’s character was only written for one episode but proved to be very popular with the audience. He finally got a contract on his third year in the show.
39. Arabian leader EMIR
An Emir is a title given to Arab and Muslim rulers.
44. Play a part ACT
45. Discern DESCRY
To descry means to catch sight of.
46. Take by force WREST
47. “Is anybody here?” HELLO?
48. Quran religion ISLAM
The Quran (also spelled as Koran) is the sacred book of the Islam religion. It is God’s word dictated by Gabriel the archangel, dictated to the propeht Muhammad.
49. Underlying reason CAUSE
50. Relatives KIN
52. Mrs. Eisenhower MAMIE
Mamie Eisenhower, before she met Dwight Eisenhower, had plenty of suitors and was very popular among the boys. However, when asked to describe Eisenhower, said that he was “the spiffiest looking man I’ve ever talked to in my life.” She was the one who took note of the fact that there weren’t any African-American children who took part in the Easter Egg Roll at the White House, The next Easter Egg Roll was a lot more different.
53. Snide smile SNEER
Like a Joker kind of sneer, perhaps?
56. Sicilian volcano ETNA
Mount Etna is a stratovolcano which is located in Sicily, Italy. Stratovolcanoes are known to have both quiet and periodic explosive eruptions. They are conical volcanoes which have been built over the years by many layers like hardened lava, pumice, tephra, and volcanic ash.
58. French vineyard CRU
A cru in France is a vineyard that is noted for its superior quality.
59. Earth chopper HOE
A hoe is used to dig earth or remove weeds. It has a thin metal blade which is attached to a long (often wooden) handle.
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