Wednesday’s crossword by: Victor Barocas
Welcome to the answers to the Wednesday November 20th LA Times crossword puzzle! Hang around for a minute! Don’t hit the back button in your browser as suggested by 66 across. Each of the themed answers have could have the word ‘button’ slapped on the back of it to make a common phrase with the last word. What I am talking about are the answers; ad campaign, bank panic, willpower and pork belly. Enjoy the rest of my extended answers below and when you’re done I’ll let you hit the back button. Bye for now ’til our paths cross again tomorrow.
Across Answers
1. Food at a bar SALAD
6. 54-Across vaccine developer SALK
Jonas Salk was a virologist and a medical researcher in the US. He was the one who discovered the polio vaccine.
10. “My stars!” EGAD!
14. Run off, in a way ELOPE
15. Help in solving CLUE
16. Age-old stories LORE
17. Series of “Got milk?” spots, e.g. AD CAMPAIGN (giving “campaign button”)
“Got milk?” was a successful series of advertisements that encouraged people to drink cow’s milk for its nutrition.
19. Suffragist Lucretia MOTT
Lucretia Mott was a well known social reformer and women’s rights activist. She was a quaker, which means she’s one of the few people during her time to consider that slavery is evil. As a result, she didn’t use slavery-produced products like cane sugar and cotton cloth. She’s truly a remarkable woman.
20. Emmy-winning Arthur BEA
Bea Arthur was a singer, a comedienne, and an actress in the United States. She won Emmy awards for her role in The Golden Girls and All In The Family. She also won a Tony Award for playing the role of Vera Charles in Mame the Musical, as the Best Featured Actress In A Musical.
21. “__ Gang” OUR
22. Tolstoy work subtitled “The Story of a Horse” STRIDER
“Strider” was written by Leo Tolstoy in 1863, but wasn’t able to finish it until 1886. It was titled “Kholstomer: The Story of a Horse” but was titled “Strider” when it was published in English.
24. Queen’s subjects ANTS
26. Dismissive cry BAH!
28. Kitchen attraction AROMA
Mmm always gets to me everytime.
29. Ran off with STOLE
31. Snowballing financial crisis BANK PANIC (giving “panic button”)
34. Mexican cover-up SERAPE
A serape has two kinds, one looks similar to a poncho with a hole in the middle, and one is a long shawl that’s similar to a blanket. A serape often has bright colors and is fringed at its ends. They are worn by men most of the time.
36. JFK Library architect I.M. PEI
Ieoh Ming Pei is often called the Master of Modern Architecture, having engineered a lot of modern buildings in the 20th century. He was also the one who designed the Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the Louvre Museum’s main entrance. His first project in the US (1949) is 131 Ponce de Leon Avenue, in Atlanta Georgia. It is also called as the Gulf Oil Building. It has been demolished in February 2013 but a portion of it will be rebuilt so it can blend in with its new complex.
37. Connecticut hrs. EST
38. It’s used to break a habit WILLPOWER (giving “power button”)
42. That girl SHE
45. Garden pond fish KOI
46. Weather map line ISOBAR
Isobars are the lines that are drawn on a map.
50. American bacon source PORK BELLY (giving “belly button”)
54. See 6-Across POLIO
55. Whirlpool subsidiary AMANA
he 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.
56. Sweet tuber YAM
58. MacDonald’s home FARM
Old MacDonald had a farm eeya-eeya-yo…
59. Ristorante dish RISOTTO
Risotto is a kind of rice dish that originated in Italy. It’s cooked in meat, fish, or vegetable broth and given a creamy consistency.
62. Apprehend NAB
64. Place for some me-time SPA
65. Make a muffler, perhaps KNIT
66. Browser feature, or what the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- or 50-Across can have BACK BUTTON
69. Clothing fluff LINT
70. Actress Elisabeth SHUE
Elisabeth Shue has won a total of 5 acting awards, including the Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical, Comedy, Adventure, or Drama in 1984 for playing Ali Mills in The Karate Kid
71. French sweetie CHERI
Cheri is a French word that means “beloved,” “precious,” “darling”
72. Tense EDGY
73. Undiluted PURE
74. Company with “counting sheep” ads SERTA
Serta is a mattress company founded in the early 30’s. It was licensed by thirteen mattress makers, and still continues to be the largest mattress manufacturer in the United States up to this day.
Down Answers
1. Popular food fish SEA BASS
2. Ristorante request AL DENTE
“Al dente” is Italian for “firm”
3. The “L” in URL LOCATOR
URL stands for Uniform Source Locator
4. Org. for shrinks APA
APA stands for American Psychological Association
5. Showroom model DEMO
6. Sacred beetle SCARAB
The scarab was considered to be Ancient Egypt’s holy beetle, and were made to be worn as amulets. They were also incorporated with fashion, even made as seals.
7. Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Da __ G Show” ALI
Sacha Baron Cohen is a British comedian who created the fictional character “Ali G.” He also created and played “Borat,” and achieved international fame because of these characters.
8. Galoots LUGS
“Galoots” is what you would call a boorish, unkempt, disgusting man. It is meant to be thrown as an insult, and are often used by sailors to call other soldiers.
9. Reporter known for ducking into phone booths KENT
10. New York city near the Pennsylvania border ELMIRA
Elmira City is located in the southern part of New York City, close to the Pennsylvanian border.
11. “Well played!” GOOD ONE!
12. Sister of Apollo ARTEMIS
Artemis was one of the Greek deities, the mistress of animals.
13. Take away (from) DETRACT
18. Watering hole PUB
23. See 68-Down RAP
25. Fries alternative SLAW
Slaw, or coleslaw is a type of fresh salad that consists of shredded cabbage with mayonnaise dressing. Sometimes, other vegetables are added, or different kinds of dressing are used, like vinegar or sour cream.
27. Antepenultimate fairy tale word HAPPILY
And they lived happily ever after…
“Antepenultimate” means the 3rd last.
30. Prefix with center EPI-
Epicenter is the earth’s surface that is vertically above an earthquake’s focus.
32. Not paleo- NEO-
“Paleo” means “old” or “primitive.” “Neo” means “young.”
33. New Zealander KIWI
A kiwi is a bird found in New Zealand, that cannot fly and has feathers similar to hair.
A Kiwi is what you would call a native of New Zealand.
35. Actress Sommer ELKE
Elke Sommer is an actress from Germany. She became famous for movies like “Zeppelin” (1971), “The Venetian Affair” (1967), and “Le Bambole” (1965), just to name a few.
39. Typed chuckle LOL
LOL stands for Laugh Out Loud
40. Seer’s claim ESP
ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception
41. Sleigh’s parking spot ROOF
42. Vivacity SPARKLE
43. Neanderthal, for one HOMINID
44. Frequent schoolroom activity ERASING
47. Weapon for Han Solo BLASTER
48. Touchdown site AIRPORT
49. Bucharest’s country ROMANIA
Romania is bordered by Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Bulgaria. It is the European Union’s 8th largest country, with the 7th largest population. As of 2011, it has a population of over 20.1 million. Bucharest is its capital, and also the 6th largest city in Europe.
51. Difficult KNOTTY
52. Club on the diamond BAT
53. Mariano Rivera, e.g. YANKEE
Mariano Rivera played in the Major League Baseball for nineteen seasons. He is of Panamanian descent, and played for the New York Yankees from ’95 until his retirement in 2013.
57. Fairy queen of English legend MAB
Queen Mab, who was first mentioned in Romeo and Juliet, is a queen fairy who travels into the noses of sleeping people via her chariot, and reside in their brains for the duration of them sleeping so they may have pleasant dreams of wish-fulfillment.
60. 1/16 of a cup: Abbr. TBSP
Tbsp is the abbreviation for “tablespoon”
61. Site of the Ko’olau range OAHU
Oahu is the 3rd largest island in Hawaii, and also the most populous. It is where the Honolulu International Airport is located.
The Ko’olau range is the name of the eastern shield volcano found in Oahu, which became a National Natural Landmark in the year of ’72.
63. Tampa NFLers BUCS
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1976. The team is currently owned by Mr. Malcolm Glazer, a businessman and the CEO of the First Allied Corporation.
67. Lowlife CUR
68. With 23-Down, what an accused thug may beat THE
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