Crossword by: Doug Peterson & Brad Wilber and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Saturday October 19 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! No theme today folks just play the game, don’t get frustrated and enjoy.
Across Answers
1. Italian for “little ribbons” FETTUCCINE
Fettuccine is a very popular pasta in Roman cuisine, as well as most parts of the world. It’s a little like tagliatelle but a bit wider. One of the most known fettuccine dishes is Fettuccine Alfredo, with the pasta being tossed with butter and cheese.
11. Site of the Delicate Arch UTAH
The Delicate Arch is a natural arch found in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. It’s freestanding and is 65-feet tall.
15. High anxiety? ACROPHOBIA
Acrophobia comes from the Greek word “akron,” which means “summit” or “peak.” Acrophobia is the extreme fear of heights, and they experience panic attacks and a spinning sensation especially when looking down from a high place. People who are extremely confident when exposed to heights are called to have a “head for heights.”
16. Cold caller’s reward SALE
17. Irish folk song that was a Grammy-winning vehicle for Metallica WHISKEY IN THE JAR
This traditional song was first performed by The Dubliners in the sixties. Then the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy came next in the seventies. Metallica also played it in 1998, and it won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2000.
19. Montréal label NOM
“Quel est votre nom?” (What is your name?”
20. Anxious times for some EVES
21. One of the halogens IODINE
22. Pressure source PEER
23. Criticize KNOCK
24. Make some concessions ADAPT
26. Neurologist’s concern MIGRAINE
Migraine is described as recurrent headaches ranging from moderate to severe, triggered by different reasons and occurs with a range of symptoms. It’s debilitating and can last anywhere from 2 hours to as long as 72 hours! Good luck on that!
29. “Get real!” C’MON!
30. Old autocrat TSAR
A Tsar is a title given to certain European autocrats. They use a Tsarist autocracy as a sytem of government. A Tsar has become equivalent to a king in the 19th century.
32. Problematic lighting? ARSON
33. See 11-Down LOT
34. Cranky PECKISH
36. Be a burden to TRY
37. Come about OCCUR
39. Cave-dwelling princess in Donald Duck comics OONA
Oona is a cave duck who is incredibly strong, whom Donald Duck and Gyro Gearloose met when they made a trip to the stone age using Gyro’s time machine. Princess Oona stows away on their journey back, and has come to live with them in Duckberg.
40. Mariner’s org. NASA
NASA stands for National Aeronatics and Space Administration. It is a US government agency that specializes in aerospace and aeronautics research. It was established fifty five years ago, in July 1958, when Eisenhower signed the National Aeronatics and Space Act for the further development of military and space technology.
41. Goldbricks GOOF-OFFS
A gold brick can mean two things: Either it’s a thing that looks expensive but worthless, or a person who makes up excuses so they can avoid doing a task.
43. Rise to the top SHINE
45. Unifying idea MOTIF
46. Great Lakes catch CHUB
Chubs are considered to be good bait fish. They are either caught for dinner, or just for sport.
47. “Epitaph for a Spy” novelist AMBLER
Eric Ambler is a famous British novelist, and was known for introducing a new realism through his spy novels. But before he even became a famous writer, Mr. Ambler helped in the family business of running a puppet show during his early years.
49. “The Godfather” Oscar nominee CAAN
This brilliant actor had a cocaine habit for twenty years, and managed to recover from it in the nineties. He is very good at karate, with the rank of 6th Dan.
50. Union busters of the 19th cen. CSA
CSA stands for Confederate States of America, formed in 1861. It collapsed in 1865 due to fighting. For the duration of its control, it has been led by Jefferson Davis.
53. Woolf pack? BLOOMSBURY GROUP
The Bloomsbury group had Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, Duncan Grant, Rogery Fry, and David Garnett as some of its members. They were considered to be a very influential group of artists and intellectuals who all studied, lived, and/or worked in the Bloomsbury area in London.
56. Venting venue BLOG
Do you have one?
57. Iron Man and Captain America, e.g. TITLE ROLES
Captain America is a 2011 film starring Chris Evans, and the Iron Man series that started in 2008 stars Robert Downey Jr.
58. __ Martin: cognac brand REMY
Remy Martin was founded in 1724 by the French Martin family, and is very famous for its production of Cognac. It was named after its owner, Remy Martin, who was considered to be a very good winemaker at that time.
59. One who goes out regularly STEADY DATE
Down Answers
1. Play the sycophant to, with “over” FAWN
2. Agree by repeating ECHO
3. Barber shop request TRIM
4. Set-__: rows TOS
5. Homeowner’s concern UPKEEP
6. Subcompact that debuted in 1975 CHEVETTE
The Chevette was made by Chevrolet, and was introduced in the mid-seventies. It was similar to the Volkswagen bug. By the end of that decade, it was the most popular small car in terms of sales.
7. Not as forthcoming COYER
8. Winged University of Miami mascot IBIS
University of Miami’s mascot is named Sebastian the Ibis, always wearing his orange Miami Hurricanes football jersey on, with the number 0. The school unofficially chose it in 1926 because of its bravery in the face of a hurricane, being the last creature to take shelter just before a storm hits, and the very last one to reappear, to show that the danger is surely over.
9. Writer who said “What I cannot love, I overlook” NIN
Anais Nin was born in France to Spanish-Cuban parents. However, it is in the US that she grew up and became a well-known writer of her time. Henry Miller, also a famous writer, was a dear friend of hers, and helped a great deal in making sure that his novel was published.
10. Busy with courses EATING
11. With 33-Across, Saturn or Mercury site USED CAR
Due to the growing popularity of Japanese cars in the US during the eighties, General Motors released the Saturn in ’85 as competition. The Mercury was made by Ford and introduced in 1938 which are aimed to be cheaper than the Lincoln, yet more lavish compared to the Ford line.
12. Asian aluminum exporter TAJIKISTAN
Tajikistan is a Central Asian landlocked country bordered by Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. It is the 98th most populous country with an estimate of 8 million as of 2013.
Tajikistan literally means “Land of the Tajiks,” given by the medieval Turks as reference to people speaking Iranian.
13. Freed from radio music ALAN
Alan Freed was one of the people in the fifties who helped make the term “Rock and roll” music famous. He was elected as a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
14. Present HERE
18. Shout of triumph HOORAH!
22. One-star write-up PAN
23. Heineken distributor in Japan KIRIN
The Kirin Brewery Company sells Ichiban Shibori and Kirin Lager, which is the oldest beer brand in the country. Kirin means “giraffe” in Japanese, but can also mean the mythical hooved chimerical creatures in China, the Qilin.
24. Standard Oil offshoot AMOCO
The Amoco Corporation was founded in 1889, and has its headquarters in Whiting, Indiana. It was absorbed by BP in 1998, but was known for its innovations, the drive-through filling station and the gasoline tanker truck.
25. Late 1990s Nasdaq phenomenon DOT-COM BOOM
26. Sharks whose teeth were used in Maori jewelry MAKOS
The number of Mako Sharks are declining rapidly, as it is a very popular delicacy in a lot of restaurants in some countries. Maybe that’s the reason why they are known to attack humans..?
27. Old tongue that gave us “rotten” and “egg” NORSE
28. Gaelic music star ENYA
29. Thick-soled shoe CLOG
31. Speak derisively SCOFF
34. For now PRO TEM
“Pro tempore” is a Latin phrase which means “for the time being.”
35. Seemed to own the runway, say SASHAYED
38. Focus of an annual festival in New Mexico UFOLOGY
In 1947, it was said that an alien spaceship crashed into a site in Roswell, New Mexico. The government released a report that it wasn’t a spaceship, just a surveillance balloon. Thirty years later, a report has been released saying there’s a cover up. The Roswell UFO Festival is being celebrated every year to commemorate that incident.
40. Penpoint NIB
42. Ones for the record book FIRSTS
44. Strongly motivated HUNGRY
46. “Cheers” role CARLA
Carla Tortelli’s full name was Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec. She is a fictional mean-spirited waitress on the popular American hit show Cheers, played by Rhea Perlman, who won four Emmys for that particular role.
47. 48-Down, e.g. ABBR
48. M.’s counterpart MLLE
The abbreviation of Monsieur in French is M., and Mademoiselle is shortened to Mlle.
49. Clever CUTE
50. It gets flat over time COLA
51. Steak-and-kidney-pudding ingredient SUET
A suet is the raw, hard fat of mutton or beef.
52. Abbey nook APSE
The apse is usually where the altar is situated, a semicircular recess with a domed roof.
54. Was taken in BIT
55. Fly __ ROD
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