Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Wednesday May 18th 2016, LA Times crossword puzzle with the theme ‘Water, Water’: with each of the themed answers being words that can be preceded by the word water. Did you get the themed answers?
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Across
1. Pricey STEEP
6. Place for a chicken COOP
10. Herring prized for its roe SHAD
14. Use a lectern ORATE
15. A fan of INTO
16. Tortilla snack TACO
17. With 59-Across, words from a fictional mariner … and a hint to both parts of 26-, 31-, 42- and 47-Across WATER, WATER, …
19. Any minute now, to a bard ANON
20. Tampa-to-Jacksonville dir. NNE
21. Frosty coat HOAR
22. Fern-to-be SPORE
23. Criticize sneakily SNIPE
26. Oil conduit PIPELINE
28. Chef’s tool SPATULA
30. Fire, or fire-fighting tool AXE
31. Electricity source POWER PLANT
34. Astronaut Grissom GUS
37. Incriminate with false evidence FRAME
38. __-Locka, Florida OPA
39. Emaciated GAUNT
41. Messy spot STY
42. Reaganomics term SUPPLY-SIDE
44. __ Kan: Alpo rival KAL
46. Fit as a fiddle and tough as nails SIMILES
47. Primary entrance MAIN GATE
52. Exams for would-be attys. LSATS
53. Shore eagles ERNES
54. Object of worship IDOL
56. Dick’s wife, twice LIZ
58. __-Seltzer ALKA
59. See 17-Across … EVERY WHERE
62. Safe document DEED
63. Left GONE
64. Conundrum POSER
65. They may be split or tight ENDS
66. __ buco: veal dish OSSO
67. Make a mess of MISDO
Down
1. Seeded SOWN
2. Convey TRANSPORT
3. Completely eroded EATEN AWAY
4. Nice season? ETE
5. Part of 60-Down PER
6. “Ta-ta” CIAO
7. Coming up next ON TAP
8. Ferrell’s “SNL” cheerleading partner OTERI
9. __ favor: Pedro’s “please” POR
10. Paper clip alternative STAPLE
11. Onetime capital of French Indochina HANOI
12. Oak nut ACORN
13. Charity, say DONEE
18. Puppy WHELP
22. Masters and Johnson subject SEX
24. Agenda line ITEM
25. Partner of simple PURE
27. First lady after Lady Bird PAT
28. Suntan lotion numbers, briefly SPFS
29. Baseball’s Matty or Felipe ALOU
32. Droid download APP
33. Snoozes NAPS
34. Free from blame GUILTLESS
35. Not wanted UNDESIRED
36. Fr. holy women STES
39. Places with rings and horses GYMS
40. Massive land mass ASIA
42. Gp. that kidnapped Patty Hearst SLA
43. Big name in pharmaceuticals LILLY
44. Works on, as dough KNEADS
45. Top prosecutors: Abbr. AGS
47. Maryland’s Fort __ MEADE
48. “Over the Rainbow” composer Harold ARLEN
49. Signed in pen INKED
50. DVR devices TIVOS
51. Blissful places EDENS
55. Treat often split OREO
57. Nothing ZERO
59. __ trip EGO
60. Typing meas. WPM
61. __ polloi HOI
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