Theme: None
Words: 66 (missing J,Q,Z)
Blocks: 35
Well
I just smoked through this puzzle today - we've had one other Saturday
LA Times from Mr. Agard, and with a similar "blocked" corner grid. It
helped tremendously that I nailed
the first two across answers, but got stumped on the third one due to my
consideration that "Brown" meant the affectionate nick-name for UPS.
Also did not get my "ta-DA~!" due to an overlooked misspelling, but
otherwise, I was definitely on this construction's wavelength. Even
the proper names filled in on their own. Some of the longer fills, two
with "THE" as part of the answers;
15a. Brown nemesis? : KITE-EATING TREE - ah, Charlie Brown
61a. Dialogue box? : TELEVISION SET - around here, it's the IDIOT box, or the boob tube
4d. Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos : THE FATES - the Wiki
38d. Title role for Roger Moore and Val Kilmer : THE SAINT - one from TV, the other, film
THE onward~!
ACROSS:
1. Canine cleaners : TOOTHBRUSHES - and a semi-clecho;
13. Canine fixers : ORTHODONTISTS - dentist humor;
13. Canine fixers : ORTHODONTISTS - dentist humor;
17. Be unproductive : LOAF
18. But : YET
19. __ wage : HOURLY
21. 24/7 : ALWAYS
23. Movie makeup dept. creations : ETs
25. Small group : TRIO
26. Capacity count : SEATS
27. French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named : BROCA - his Wiki
29. Rose on the charts : AXL - ah, not the verb "rise", but Guns N' Roses frontman
30. Idris of "Zootopia" : ELBA - via perps
32. Small part of a big machine : COG
33. Neat wrap-up? : NIK - neatnik
34. Milky Way cousin : MARS BAR
37. JFK skill : ORATORY - I was thinking it would be something like "oratION"
39. 2010 role for Denzel : ELI - great movie - if you don't know the "twist"
40. Mus. version : ARRangement
41. Go together well : MESH - like smoothly fitting "COGs"
42. Gun : REV
43. Skein makeup : GEESE
45. "Later" : "SEE YA~!"
49. PC components : CPUs
51. Vowel-free lunch : BLT
52. Baited with a red herring : MISLED
53. Violinist Mintz mentored by Isaac Stern : SHLOMO - via perps
55. Ipanema greeting : OLA
57. Recess in church : APSE
58. Winner of the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era : SERENA WILLIAMS
62. Company known for programming languages : ROSETTA STONE
DOWN:
1. Stein's partner : TOKLAS
2. Maryland state bird, e.g. : ORIOLE - and the baseball team that plays in Baltimore
18. But : YET
19. __ wage : HOURLY
21. 24/7 : ALWAYS
23. Movie makeup dept. creations : ETs
25. Small group : TRIO
26. Capacity count : SEATS
27. French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named : BROCA - his Wiki
29. Rose on the charts : AXL - ah, not the verb "rise", but Guns N' Roses frontman
30. Idris of "Zootopia" : ELBA - via perps
32. Small part of a big machine : COG
33. Neat wrap-up? : NIK - neatnik
34. Milky Way cousin : MARS BAR
37. JFK skill : ORATORY - I was thinking it would be something like "oratION"
39. 2010 role for Denzel : ELI - great movie - if you don't know the "twist"
40. Mus. version : ARRangement
41. Go together well : MESH - like smoothly fitting "COGs"
42. Gun : REV
43. Skein makeup : GEESE
45. "Later" : "SEE YA~!"
49. PC components : CPUs
51. Vowel-free lunch : BLT
52. Baited with a red herring : MISLED
53. Violinist Mintz mentored by Isaac Stern : SHLOMO - via perps
55. Ipanema greeting : OLA
57. Recess in church : APSE
58. Winner of the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era : SERENA WILLIAMS
62. Company known for programming languages : ROSETTA STONE
DOWN:
1. Stein's partner : TOKLAS
2. Maryland state bird, e.g. : ORIOLE - and the baseball team that plays in Baltimore
3. National capital from the Algonquin for "to trade" : OTTAWA - and the hockey team that's kicking the Penguin's a** in the NHL playoffs right now
5. Commonly long-handled tool : HOE
6. E-card occasions : B-DAYS
7. __ learning : ROTE
8. Divider's opposite : UNITER
9. Metro abbr. : STN - not STA, which slowed down my 15a.
10. Slugfest feature : HIGH SCORE
11. "¿Qué es __?": "What's this?" : ESTO
12. Confident walk : STRUT - in a skirt this short, you'd have to be confident
5. Commonly long-handled tool : HOE
6. E-card occasions : B-DAYS
7. __ learning : ROTE
8. Divider's opposite : UNITER
9. Metro abbr. : STN - not STA, which slowed down my 15a.
10. Slugfest feature : HIGH SCORE
11. "¿Qué es __?": "What's this?" : ESTO
12. Confident walk : STRUT - in a skirt this short, you'd have to be confident
14. Pico de gallo pepper : SERRANO
16. Cure-all : ELIXIR
20. Having an unusually large yellow part : YOLKY
22. High-end fashion accessory, briefly : YSL BAG - I threw in "--- BRA", and it helped
24. On tap : TO COME
27. Run with abandon : BARREL
28. Sampras rival : AGASSI - more tennis
31. Essentials : BARE BONES
34. Monterey and Montclair, for short : MERCs - the cars, from Ford's Mercury division
35. A's in Hebrew school? : ALEPHs
36. Small stream : RIVULET
44. "That's enough outta you!" : "STOW IT~!" - I filled in stoP it, and that is 5/6 100% correct
46. Texas city near Juárez : EL PASO
47. Toadies : YES MEN
48. "__ Fideles" : ADESTE
50. More angry : SORER
52. Former White House daughter : MALIA - put in SASHA, and then for some reason changed the name to the Obamas' other daughter MILIA....
54. Prefix with drama : MELO - melodrama
56. Reel off : LIST
59. "__ Maria" : AVE
60. __ dos: both : LOS
16. Cure-all : ELIXIR
20. Having an unusually large yellow part : YOLKY
22. High-end fashion accessory, briefly : YSL BAG - I threw in "--- BRA", and it helped
24. On tap : TO COME
27. Run with abandon : BARREL
28. Sampras rival : AGASSI - more tennis
31. Essentials : BARE BONES
34. Monterey and Montclair, for short : MERCs - the cars, from Ford's Mercury division
35. A's in Hebrew school? : ALEPHs
36. Small stream : RIVULET
44. "That's enough outta you!" : "STOW IT~!" - I filled in stoP it, and that is 5/6 100% correct
46. Texas city near Juárez : EL PASO
47. Toadies : YES MEN
48. "__ Fideles" : ADESTE
50. More angry : SORER
52. Former White House daughter : MALIA - put in SASHA, and then for some reason changed the name to the Obamas' other daughter MILIA....
54. Prefix with drama : MELO - melodrama
56. Reel off : LIST
59. "__ Maria" : AVE
60. __ dos: both : LOS
Splynter
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