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LA Times Crossword 26 Jan 24, Friday

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Advertisement Constructed by: Luke K. Schreiber Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Be Sure to Back Up Themed answers are common phrases “instructing” us to read the single words in the corresponding clues in the reverse direction: 21A EMIT? : TURN BACK “TIME” 39A LOOP? : REFLECTING “POOL” 52A SPOT? : FLIP “TOPS” 63A RAW? : REVOLUTIONARY “WAR” Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 25s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Moussaka ingredient : LAMB Moussaka is a delicious dish from the Balkans that uses eggplant or potato as a base. The dish often includes ground meat, particularly lamb. 11 Parachute necessity : CORD The term “parachute” was coined by Frenchman François Blanchard, from “para-” meaning “defense against” and “chute” meaning “a fall”. 15 Cookie with a Java Chip flavor : OREO Java Chip Oreo cookies were
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0126-24 NY Times Crossword 26 Jan 24, Friday

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Constructed by: Sarah Sinclair & Rafael Musa Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: None Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 10m 50s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Record label for Pink, SZA and H.E.R. : RCA “P!nk” is the stage name of American singer Alecia Beth Moore. I know so little about “modern” music, but I do like the P!nk song “Just Give Me a Reason” … “SZA” is the stage name of American singer Solána Imani Rowe. Gabriella Wilson is a singer/songwriter who uses the stage name H.E.R. (pronounced “Her”), which is an acronym standing for “Having Everything Revealed”. 4 The “handsaw” in Hamlet’s “I know a hawk from a handsaw” : HERON The full title of William Shakespeare’s play that we tend to call “Hamlet” is “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark”. It is the most
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0125-24 NY Times Crossword 25 Jan 24, Thursday

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Constructed by: Sam Ezersky Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Mercurial Answers Themed answers all refer back to MERCURY, which is cited in all of the themed clues: 17A Mercury is in this : GLASS THERMOMETER 26A Mercury might be in this : RETROGRADE 45A The Mercury might be in this : WNBA FINALS 58A Mercury was in this : BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 17m 31s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Three-point letter you won’t find in Scrabble? : PSI Psi is the 23rd and penultimate letter of the Greek alphabet, and the one that looks a bit like a trident or a pitchfork. 4 One of the Pointer Sisters : ANITA The Pointer Sisters started out in 1969 as a duo, June and Bonnie Pointer. They grew to a quartet when sisters Anita and Ruth joi
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LA Times Crossword 24 Jan 24, Wednesday

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Advertisement Constructed by: Michael Schlossberg Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Fantastic Four Themed answers each start with a characteristic of one of the FANTASTIC FOUR superheroes: 54A Superhero team with the physical features of 19-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across : FANTASTIC FOUR 19A Economic metaphor coined by Adam Smith : INVISIBLE HAND (giving “the Invisible Woman”) 28A Gawk : RUBBER NECK (giving “Mister Fantastic”) 38A Hurry, with “it” : HOT FOOT … (giving “the Human Torch”) 46A Lowest of lows : ROCK BOTTOM (giving “the Thing”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 32s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 14 “Dear Prudence” offering : ADVICE “Dear Prudence” is an advice column that first appeared in the online magazine “Slate” in 1997. The title of the column was inspired by the 1968 Beatles song of the same name. “De
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0124-24 NY Times Crossword 24 Jan 24, Wednesday

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Constructed by: John-Clark Levin Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Long Johns Themed answers are JOHNS, with family names that are LONG (LLOONNGG) in the grid: 35A Winter underwear … or what appear four times in this puzzle : LONG JOHNS 17A First American to orbit the earth : GLENN 25A Selma march leader who served 17 terms in Congress : LEWIS 51A Only U.S. president elected under the Federalist Party : ADAMS 62A Broncos QB who won back-to-back Super Bowls : ELWAY Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 9m 32s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 6 “M*A*S*H” co-star Alan : ALDA Alan Alda is the only person to win acting, directing, and writing Emmys for the same comedy program. He won five Emmys for his work on “M*A*S*H”, three for acting, one for writing and one for di
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LA Times Crossword 23 Jan 24, Tuesday

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Advertisement Constructed by: Noelle Griskey Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Change Direction Themed answers contain a DIRECTION as a hidden word, but the order of the letters has been CHANGED: 37A Take a different route, and a hint to the circled letters : CHANGE DIRECTION 18A Wall Street fluctuation : MARK ET SW ING (change “ WEST ” inside) 23A Unpaved side of the road : SOF T SHOU LDER (change “ SOUTH ” inside) 49A Boundary of a black hole : EVE NT HOR IZON (change “ NORTH ” inside) 56A Overly cute “So cute!” : TO TES A DORBS (change “ EAST ” inside) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 32s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Mike and __: fruit-flavored candy : IKE “Mike and Ike” is a brand of fruit-flavored candy made by Just Born starting in 1940. Just Born launched quite a unique marketing campaign in 2012 asserting
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