Crossword by: Doug Peterson & Brad Wilber and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Saturday August 31 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle!
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Across Answers
1. Hits the dirt? SCRUBS
7. Window in many loft conversions DORMER
13. Prepared to fire TOOK AIM
15. Tool for hackers MACHETE
16. Name on “The Name of the Rose” UMBERTO
17. Spoke like an uninspired lecturer INTONED
18. Smartphone component, for short CPU
19. Soothes, in a way SINGS TO
21. Mars, for one ORB
22. Throw CAST
24. Old language that gives us “berserk” NORSE
25. Home of the Czech Republic’s Supreme Court BRNO
26. Second to none ON TOP
28. Spot in a casino PIP
29. Crème de __ CACAO
30. “That’s the pot calling the kettle black!” YOU’RE ONE TO TALK
33. Hose holder REEL
34. Indoor football name NERF
35. London arena that Pelé dubbed “the cathedral of football” WEMBLEY STADIUM
41. Fauvist painter Dufy RAOUL
42. 5, spelled out? MAY
43. Rayed bloom ASTER
45. Tendon attachment? ITIS
46. Pamplona runners TOROS
48. Green opening HOLE
49. Mdse. GDS
50. Like many consonants LINGUAL
52. Cat’s batter PAW
53. Ancient Syrian HITTITE
55. First golfer to win the U.S., British and Canadian Opens in the same year TREVINO
57. Overly sentimental TREACLY
58. Side effect of a bike helmet HAT HAIR
59. Pet STROKE
60. Disrespected outwardly SASSED
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Down Answers
1. Masonry finish STUCCO
2. Firm COMPANY
3. Humidor item ROBUSTO
4. Island entertainment UKE
5. Places to see a lot of spirits BARS
6. March alternative SIT IN
7. Poet translated by Longfellow DANTE
8. Pi preceder? OCTO
9. Pi follower RHO
10. Mediterranean island, to locals MENORCA
11. Like amaranth flowers, in myth ETERNAL
12. Magazine in which “The Thin Man” first appeared REDBOOK
14. Currency printed on only one side MONOPOLY MONEY
15. Rued years MISSPENT YOUTH
20. Put on a happy face GRIN
23. Sightseers can be seen on one TOUR BUS
25. Spade-shaped reef swimmer BATFISH
27. Alberto VO5 rival PRELL
29. Una __: using the soft pedal CORDA
31. Brogan classification EEE
32. High __ TEA
35. Pair commemorated on North Carolina’s state quarter WRIGHTS
36. Humble oneself EAT DIRT
37. More likely to win the bakeoff, maybe MOISTER
38. ’33 Chicago World’s Fair puppeteer SARG
39. Beauty spots? UTOPIAS
40. One-named singer/songwriter of the 1970 Woodstock-inspired hit “Lay Down” MELANIE
44. Paraphrase REWORD
46. Safe-deposit box document TITLE
47. Author Paretsky and others SARAS
50. Defeat LICK
51. “Why, then, __ soldier drink!”: Iago LET A
54. Confucian path TAO
56. Old Beta rival VHS
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