Crossword by: David Poole and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the answers to the Wednesday September 11 2013 LA Times crossword puzzle! It’s all about Ford today. The first word of each of the themed answers, as indicated by 65 Across are models of cars made by Ford: Flex, Focus, Fiesta and Fusion.
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Across Answers
1. Chiang Mai native THAI
5. Dance moves STEPS
10. Cheerful GLAD
14. Mint, e.g. HERB
15. Ira Gershwin contribution LYRIC
16. Indiana neighbor OHIO
17. Palindromic fashion mag ELLE
18. More aloof ICIER
19. “Walking in Memphis” singer Cohn MARC
20. Accommodating work hours FLEX SCHEDULES
23. Large amount TON
24. “O Sole __” MIO
25. Harper’s __ BAZAAR
28. Chewie’s shipmate HAN
29. Béchamel base ROUX
31. Monopoly deed abbr. AVE
32. Market research panel FOCUS GROUP
36. Laundry cycle SPIN
37. Fairway boundary ROUGH
38. Part of i.e. EST
39. Biblical prophet HOSEA
40. “Yikes!” OH NO!
41. Frito-Lay is its title sponsor FIESTA BOWL
43. Mark of Zorro ZEE
44. Action on eBay BIDS
45. USN rank ENS
46. Acquirer of more than 1,000 patents EDISON
48. It includes mayo ANO
49. SUV part: Abbr. VEH
52. Culinary combination FUSION CUISINE
56. Roger Rabbit or Bugs Bunny TOON
58. Heart of Paris? COEUR
59. Old Norse poetry collection EDDA
60. Bring in EARN
61. Rockne of Notre Dame fame KNUTE
62. Look slyly LEER
63. Multitude ARMY
64. “Bullitt” director Peter YATES
65. Company that manufactures the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across FORD
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Down Answers
1. Taking the wrong way? THEFT
2. Nametag greeting HELLO
3. “Over the Rainbow” composer ARLEN
4. Wild mountain goat IBEX
5. Deli worker’s chore SLICING
6. Danish astronomer Brahe TYCHO
7. Toledo’s lake ERIE
8. Mottled PIED
9. Prepare for surgery SCRUB UP
10. Lefty in Cooperstown GOMEZ
11. Small Asian pooch bred as a watchdog LHASA APSO
12. Balloon filler AIR
13. Medical nickname DOC
21. Big success SMASH
22. Lenient LAX
26. Miller’s “__ From the Bridge” A VIEW
27. Kidney-related RENAL
28. “Les Misérables” author HUGO
29. Derby prize ROSES
30. Ways of escape OUTS
32. Succumbed to stage fright FROZE
33. Wondered aloud? OOHED
34. Babylonian writing system CUNEIFORM
35. Senate majority leader since 2007 REID
36. Weeps convulsively SOBS
39. Capital west of Haiphong HANOI
41. Hard to please FINICKY
42. Grants permanent status to, as a professor TENURES
44. A.L. East team BOS
47. Golf-friendly forecast SUNNY
48. Like the accent in “entrée” ACUTE
49. Wedding memento VIDEO
50. Rear-__ ENDER
51. Found out HEARD
53. Chaplin’s last wife OONA
54. Neither masc. nor fem. NEUT
55. Narcissist’s love SELF
56. Darjeeling, e.g. TEA
57. Scull propeller OAR
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