Crossword by: Ned White and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Saturday October 26 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! There is no so much as a theme in today’s crossword as there are patterns. There are 9 answers with 15 letters each and the black areas of the grid are symmetrical to each other.
Across Answers
1. Wedding reception fare HOT HORS D’OEUVRES
Hors d’oeuvres are what comes first before the main course is served. It’s french which means “apart from the work.”
16. Hunter’s accessory AMMUNITION POUCH
17. Fourth-generation relative GREAT-GRANDNIECE
18. Wrong SIN
19. 1980s pop duo with an exclamation point in their name WHAM!
Wham! was an 80s musical duo comprised of Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael. In a span of four years starting 1982, they sold more than twenty five million records.
20. Stowe novel DRED
Dred: A Tale Of The Great Dismal Swamp was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and was her 2nd well-known novel during the mid-1800s. Her first novel was titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
21. Chanel competitor COTY
Coty’s main line of beauty products are for skin and body care, fragrances, and color cosmetics. It was founded in Paris in 1904, and has its headquarters in New York City.
22. Chihuahua chatter ARFS
25. Rent-__ A-CAR
28. Jolly Roger crewman SMEE
Mr. Smee is the right-hand man of Captain Hook in the play “Peter Pan, Or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.” He’s unlike other pirates in a sense that he seems friendly and timid. Mr. Smee also seems to be more interested in collecting loot rather than the evil doings of his master.
29. Desperate letters SOS
SOS is a distress call that was first introduced by the German government in 1905. Through the years, SOS has been known to mean “Save Our Ship” and/or “Save Our Souls.”
32. Certain cohabitant DOMESTIC PARTNER
37. Anglican leader EPISCOPAL PRIEST
38. Beethoven work completed the same year as the “Moonlight” PASTORALE SONATA
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major was named Pastorale by Ludwig Van Beethoven’s publisher, A. Cranz. This composition, published in the year 1801, takes about thirty five minutes to play.
39. Cobb and others TYS
Tyrus Cobb, or “The Georgia Peach” was an outfielder for the American MLB. He played for the Detroit Tigers for 16 seasons, and 6 seasons as its player-manager. He finished with the Philadelphia Athletics until his retirement. He was known to be aggressive and temperamental out on the field, a fact he acknowledged before he died. He said himself that he is sadistic and always “waged war in the guise of sport.” He invested in Coca-Cola and General Motors, and was considered to be one of the richest players in the world of sports.
40. Get up RISE
41. Scrapes (out) EKES
42. Moments SECS
43. One may be zapped TV AD
DVRs now have the ability to “zap” tv ads while recording.
46. Deuce follower AD IN
Ad means “advantage,” therefore ad in means an advantage for the server. When the score is deuce (40-40) and the server gets the next point, then it’s ad in for the server.
49. Cup part BRIM
50. One of Can.’s Maritime provinces PEI
PEI stands for Prince Edward Island. This Maritime Canadian Province was named after the father of Queen Victoria, the 4th son of King George III.
53. Have a considerably negative effect on MILITATE AGAINST
To militate against means to argue against.
58. Recipe datum PREPARATION TIME
59. Fitness specialist STRENGTH TRAINER
Down Answers
1. Crones HAGS
A hag is a sorceress, or a witch. These days, it’s used to describe someone who’s evil, frightful, or ugly. Very timely as the Halloween is coming up..
2. “Dallas” actor Katz OMRI
Omri Katz is of Israeli descent. He is known for his roles in Dallas, Eerie Indiana, and Hocus Pocus, a Halloween comedy special from Disney.
3. Bootleggers’ foes T-MEN
4. ’70s Chinese leader HUA
HUa Guofeng is the pseudonym of Su Zhu. He was the successor of Mao Zedong in ruling the People’s Republic of China. He also served as the Communist Party of China’s chairman.
5. Huddle directive ON TWO
6. In order RIGHT
7. Cattle drive concern STRAY
8. Spherical meas. DIAM
9. Suffix with bass -OON
A bassoon is a double reed instrument that plays for tenor clefs, bass, and sometimes treble.
10. Close END
11. “Buffy” airer after The WB UPN
12. Cancels VOIDS
13. Penitent RUER
14. Old Roman cry ECCE!
“Ecce!” means “Lo!” or “Behold!”
15. Discard SHED
21. Peak CREST
22. Liberal AMPLE
23. Takes in REAPS
24. Alloy prefix FERRO-
“Ferro” is a prefix that is used to describe something that contains iron.
25. Pro ADEPT
26. Pharmacy figure COPAY
27. Not in order AMISS
28. Bygone pharmacy fixture SCALE
29. Preview opener? SNEAK
30. Montevideo-to-Buenos Aires dirección OESTE
“Oeste” means “West” in Spanish.
31. Sp. lasses SRTAS
Young women are called “senoritas” in Spanish.
33. Tie, perhaps SCORE
34. Like doughnuts TORIC
35. “Not for me” I PASS
36. Pointed, in a way TINED
42. Marsh bird SNIPE
Snipes are wading birds that have slender beaks or bills.
43. It may be inherited TRAIT
44. Bounce VIGOR
45. Appliance maker once owned by Raytheon AMANA
The Amana Corporation was originally known as The Electrical Equipment Co. when it was founded by George Foerstner in 1934. When it was acquired by the Amana Society, it was changed to Amana Refrigeration Inc. Iin 2002, it was sold to Maytag, which is now part of Whirlpool.
46. Intensifies, with “up” AMPS
47. Skinny DIRT
“What’s the skinny?” or “what’s the dirt?” was a military slang back in World War II, which means “What’s the truth?”
48. Robert of “The Sopranos” ILER
Robert Iler was known for his role as AJ Soprano in “The Sopranos.” His character became part of TV Guide’s list of Television’s ten biggest brats. His ranked tenth.
49. Three-time LPGA Player of the Year Daniel BETH
Beth Daniel is a professional golfer from the US. SHe is a member of the World Holf Hall Of Fame and LPGA Tour since 1979. In the span of her golf career, she had already won thirty three LPGA tour events, including a major championship.
50. Nabokov novel PNIN
Pnin was written by Vladimir Nabokov, published in 1957. This was his thirteenth novel, and the fourth one that’s written in English. Most of his books were written in Russian.
51. Edward’s adoptive mother in the “Twilight” series ESME
Esme lost her baby to lung fever back in 1921, which resulted to her attempting suicide. She was transformed into a vampire on her deathbed by Carlisle, the adoptive father of Edward Cullen.
52. Anatomical passage ITER
The “iter” is the passage between the 3rd and the 4th ventricles in the brain.
54. A spray might be used for one TAN
55. Uru. neighbor ARG
Argentina came from the word “argentum” which is Latin for “silver.” Uruguay can be found on the East.
56. Parlor work, briefly TAT
57. “Lord, is __?”: Matthew IT I
According to the bible, Jesus told his apostles during the Last Supper that one of them is going to betray him that night. Each of them asked “Lord, is it I?”
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