Crossword by: Ed Sessa and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Wednesday December 4 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! EZ (easy) does it. Even though it is hump day, there’s no need to over do it, so today’s theme is EZ. Each of the themed answers are made up of two words, the first ending with E and the second starting with Z. Today’s themed answers are: Strike Zone, Coke Zero, White Zin, The Zombies and Orange Zest. Enjoy your hump day!
Across Answers
1. Caesar’s love AMOR
5. Signal to an on-call doctor BEEP
9. Omits SKIPS
14. Chowhound’s request MORE
15. Sharif who played Zhivago OMAR
16. World Court site, with “The” HAGUE
17. Shepard in space ALAN
18. Plate ump’s purview STRIKE ZONE
20. Brand for heartburn ZANTAC
22. Providence-to-Boston dir. NNE
23. Scraps for Rover ORTS
24. Unit of work ERG
25. Soda for dieters COKE ZERO
28. French season ETE
30. Thin pancake CREPE
31. Violinist’s gift EAR
34. Move very slowly OOZE
36. Suffers from HAS
37. In recent times OF LATE
39. Mechanic, at times GREASER
41. “That works!” SUITS ME!
42. 4-Down collector LESSOR
43. Boy king TUT
44. Made a hue turn? DYED
45. Suffix for records -EST
46. Oater group bent on justice POSSE
48. Nile biter ASP
49. Blush wine, for short WHITE ZIN
51. Short market lines? UPC
54. Piedmont wine region ASTI
57. Erie Canal mule SAL
58. __ Pipeline, Oahu surfing attraction BANZAI
60. “She’s Not There” rock group THE ZOMBIES
63. “Ripostes” poet Pound EZRA
64. Overnight refuge MOTEL
65. Theater part LOGE
66. Choir part ALTO
67. Blow some dough SPEND
68. __ collar ETON
69. Stonewall’s soldiers REBS
Down Answers
1. Shock AMAZE
2. Large grinder MOLAR
3. Citrus shavings ORANGE ZEST
4. Payment to 42-Across RENT
5. “Thick and Rich” chocolate syrup BOSCO
6. Rescue pro EMT
7. Ones on the payroll EARNERS
8. Freddie __ Jr. of “Scooby-Doo” films PRINZE
9. Ship reference SHE
10. Musical buzzer KAZOO
11. Composer Stravinsky IGOR
12. Fourth-down play PUNT
13. Dates SEES
19. Property border warning KEEP OUT
21. The Red Sox’ Jon Lester, e.g. ACE
26. 1980s Chrysler product K-CAR
27. Altered mtge. REFI
29. Social cupfuls TEAS
31. This crossword, literally for some, phonetically for all EASY PUZZLE
32. “Please don’t yell __” AT ME
33. Oboe, e.g. REED
34. Eye rudely OGLE
35. They’re found in lodes ORES
36. Reason for a medal HEROISM
38. Classic Fords LTDS
40. Last year’s frosh SOPH
41. 1956 Mideast dispute area SUEZ
43. J. Alfred Prufrock creator T S ELIOT
47. Straw-strewn shelter STABLE
48. Santa __ winds ANA
49. Shrivel WIZEN
50. “A Doll’s House” playwright IBSEN
52. Medicare section PART B
53. Informal byes CIAOS
54. Dollar dispensers, for short ATMS
55. Hit a Target? SHOP
56. Head of Paris? TETE
59. Close by NEAR
61. Getting on in years OLD
62. Big one on the set, perhaps EGO
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