Sunday’s Crossword by: Robin Stears
Get your dance shoes on today’s theme is Dance Partners. Each themed answer, of which there are 8 are made up of two words, both of which are types of dances. The types of dances we get from the themed answers are:
- forbidden dance and fan dance
- snake dance and school dance
- modern dance and slam dance
- exotic dance and clog dance
- square dance and folk dance
- chicken dance and hat dance
- shadow dance and flash dance
- victory dance and belly dance
Here is the complete list of answers for the Sunday March 2nd LA Times Times crossword puzzle:
Across Answers
1. Page 1 or 3, usually RECTO
6. Perplex BEMUSE
12. Digital readout abbr. LCD
15. Workout target FLAB
19. Hitching post? ALTAR
20. Cocky self-reference end AREN’T I?
21. Sushi tuna AHI
22. Rolling rock LAVA
23. Admirer banned for overzealousness? FORBIDDEN FAN
25. It’s read monthly GAS METER
27. Farmer TILLER
28. Begets SIRES
30. Comparatively poor NEEDIER
31. Table d’hôte alternative A LA CARTE
34. Coveted annual honor OSCAR
36. Tuscaloosa-to-Huntsville dir. NNE
37. Stretch named for a leader, perhaps ERA
40. Not even part-time IDLE
41. Where “Hissing 101” is offered? SNAKE SCHOOL
44. Contemporary poetry competition? MODERN SLAM
48. Curse EVIL EYE
49. .jpg file contents IMAGE
50. Scintilla SHRED
52. Imitate a hot dog? PANT
56. Like the worst excuse LAMEST
58. Beersheba locale NEGEV
60. Dolphins’ order CETACEA
63. Picked up a split, say SPARED
65. Handel work MESSIAH
68. Shop _ you drop ‘TIL
69. Something the plumber’s never seen before? EXOTIC CLOG
73. Hardly hipsters? SQUARE FOLK (square dance & folk dance)
75. __ & Perrins: Worcestershire sauce LEA
76. Macho sort REAL MAN
78. Shoppe sign words YE OLDE
79. Some printers INKJETS
81. Flower children? SEEDS
83. Long-faced SULLEN
87. “Meh” SO-SO
88. Grateful, maybe? ASHES
90. Marsupial sometimes called a bear KOALA
91. Ancient fertility goddess ASTARTE
95. San Diego mascot’s topper? CHICKEN HAT
100. Follow the Scarlet Speedster? SHADOW FLASH
104. Wind in a pit OBOE
105. Frat letter RHO
106. Not ‘neath O’ER
107. Assist with DO FOR
108. Victuals ALIMENTS
112. Apportion PRORATE
114. Hamlet and Ophelia, e.g. ROLES
116. Payday, for one NUT BAR
120. Nostalgic, in a way HOMESICK
122. Eating contest winner’s paunch? VICTORY BELLY
125. __ uproar IN AN
126. Kingston Trio hit for whose hero Boston’s CharlieCard was named MTA
127. Daughter of Zeus ATHENA
128. __ Gay ENOLA
129. Standard Oil brand ESSO
130. “Errare humanum __”: Seneca EST
131. Looked impolitely LEERED
132. One-named Swedish pop singer ROBYN
Down Answers
1. Finn’s vessel RAFT
2. Sci-fi people ELOI
3. Shift neighbor CTRL
4. Sitar accompaniment TABLA
5. Bay window ORIEL
6. Good, in some cases BAD
7. Preposition with multiple homonyms ERE
8. Criminal intent, in law MENS REA
9. Not qualified UNFIT
10. Rubbernecks STARES
11. Article in Die Zeit EINE
12. Jet __ LAG
13. Pulpit locale CHANCEL
14. Part of CDC DISEASE
15. Skedaddled FLED
16. Bodega patron LATINO
17. Skin care brand AVEENO
18. Rodeo prop BARREL
24. Pull the plug on DRAIN
26. “Heavens to Betsy!” MERCY!
29. Dry Italian wine SOAVE
32. They’re burned on purpose CDS
33. Pledge of Allegiance ender ALL
35. Road mark cause, maybe SKID
37. Disney’s “__ and the Detectives” EMIL
38. Italia’s capital ROMA
39. Biblical Rodin work ADAM
42. Pre-performance feeling NERVES
43. Air filter acronym HEPA
45. Cast out EGEST
46. Inhale and exhale RESPIRE
47. Flavor enhancer MSG
51. Sewer line? HEM
53. X-__: tool brand ACTO
54. Playwright Simon NEIL
55. “Confess!” TALK!
57. Musical “don’t play” TACET
58. Snidely Whiplash fearer NELL
59. Ancient Dead Sea land EDOM
60. “See ya!” CIAO!
61. British noblemen EARLS
62. Wayne nickname THE DUKE
64. Some TVs RCAS
66. Carpet meas. SQ YD
67. Petitions SUES
69. The Whiffenpoofs of a cappella fame ELIS
70. Alien: Pref. XENO-
71. Cork sources OAKS
72. Deep cuts GASHES
74. Record holder? FELON
77. Bridal bio word NEE
80. Steinbeck hero Tom JOAD
82. Key that cancels ESC
84. Comic actor Bert LAHR
85. David and Goliath’s battlefield ELAH
86. Defense gp. NATO
88. Janis’ comics mate ARLO
89. First Super Bowl MVP STARR
92. What jerks serve SODAS
93. Betray TWO-TIME
94. Touches AFFECTS
96. Block and tackle, e.g. HOISTER
97. Creator of Watson IBM
98. Cedar Rapids college COE
99. G on a sax? KENNY
100. Oscar role for Meryl SOPHIE
101. Long-legged waders HERONS
102. Kitchen emanations AROMAS
103. Ice cream-making supply HALITE
109. Café con __ LECHE
110. Rutabaga or yam TUBER
111. Gregg user STENO
113. Gambling town on I-80 RENO
115. Like an oeil-de-boeuf window OVAL
117. Shapeless mass BLOB
118. Friend ALLY
119. Actor Gosling RYAN
121. Dennings of “2 Broke Girls” KAT
123. Number of Beethoven operas ONE
124. “Far out!” RAD!
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