LA Times Crossword Answers 10 Nov 14, Monday

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CROSSWORD SETTER: Teresa Colby
THEME: See Ya … today’s themed answers start with the words COMING, STAYING and GOING, sugesting a visit, after which one might say “SEE YA”

20A. Taking the top spot COMING IN FIRST
38A. With 40-Across, remaining focused STAYING
40A. See 38-Across ON POINT
54A. Betting it all GOING FOR BROKE
53D. Parting words, perhaps after the visit suggested by the starts of 20-, 38-/40- and 54-Across SEE YA

BILL BUTLER’S COMPLETION TIME: 6m 24s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

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Across

5. Part of CBS: Abbr. SYST
CBS used to be called the Columbia Broadcasting System. CBS is the second largest broadcaster in the world, second only to the BBC in the UK.

9. Comics title character who married Irving CATHY
“Cathy” is a comic strip drawn by Cathy Guisewite. The strip was largely based on Guisewite’s own life experiences. For decades, cartoon Cathy was a single woman dealing with food, love, family and work. Cathy married her longtime boyfriend Irving in 2005, and the strip ended its run in 2010 with the revelation that Cathy was expecting a baby girl.

14. Kitchen floor covering, in Kent LINO
“Lino” (short for “linoleum”) was originally made by coating canvas with solidified linseed oil. The product’s inventor, Englishman Frederick Walton, give it the name “linoleum” from “linum” and “oleum”, the Latin for “linen” and “oil”.

15. __ Ness monster LOCH
The “Surgeon’s Photograph” is an image that was taken in 1934, supposedly of the Loch Ness monster. It is perhaps the most famous picture of Nessie to this day, the one with a “head” and “neck” sticking up out of the water. The picture’s renown doesn’t seem to have abated, even though in the mid-nineties the photograph was shown to be a hoax. The picture is called the “Surgeon’s Photograph” because it was “taken” by a Dr. Wilson.

16. Earth pigment OCHER
Ochre is often spelled “ocher” in the US (it’s “ochre” where I come from). Ocher is a light, yellowy-brown color, although variations of the pigment are possible such as red ocher and purple ocher.

17. Sooner State city ENID
Enid, Oklahoma takes its name from the old railroad station around which the city developed. Back in 1889, that train stop was called Skeleton Station. An official who didn’t like the name changed it to Enid Station, using a character from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”. Maybe if he hadn’t changed the name, the city of Enid would now be called Skeleton, Oklahoma! Enid has the nickname “Queen Wheat City” because is has a huge capacity for storing grain, the third largest grain storage capacity in the world.

The 1889 Indian Appropriations Act officially opened up the so called Unassigned Lands, land in Oklahoma on which no Native American tribes had settled. Once the Act was signed, those lands became available for settlement. Those people that settled the same lands illegally, prior the date specified, they were termed “Sooners” as their situation was defined in the “sooner clause” of the Act. “Sooner State” is now the nickname for Oklahoma.

18. Architectural S-curve OGEE
An ogee is a type of S-curve. Specifically it is a figure consisting of two arcs that curve in opposite directions (like an S) but both ends of the curve end up parallel to each other (which is not necessarily true for an S).

23. Roman fountain TREVI
The Trevi Fountain is a huge fountain in Rome, the largest constructed in the Baroque style. The tradition is that if one throws a coin in the fountain then one is guaranteed a return visit to the city. Tourists throw in an amazing 3,000 euros (over $4,000) every day. The money is collected and is used to stock a supermarket for the needy of the city.

24. Volcano in Sicily ETNA
Mt. Etna is the largest of three active volcanoes in Italy. Mt Etna is about 2 1/2 times the height of its equally famous sister, Mt. Vesuvius.

25. “What’s happenin’?” SUP?
I think “sup?” is slang for “what’s up?”

31. Brit’s “Bye-bye” TATA
An Englishman might say “tata” or “cheerio” instead of “goodbye”. Well, supposedly so!

32. Cleopatra’s undoing ASP
The asp is a venomous snake found in the Nile region of Africa. It is so venomous that the asp was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as a means of execution. Cleopatra observed such executions noting that the venom brought on sleepiness without any painful spasms. When the great queen opted to commit suicide, the asp was therefore her chosen method.

36. Annie with a gun OAKLEY
Many regard Annie Oakley as the first American female superstar, given her celebrity as a sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. She toured with the show all over Europe, and performed her act for the likes of Queen Victoria of England and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Supposedly, using a .22 caliber rifle from 90 feet away, Oakley could split a playing card edge-on, and shoot five or six holes in the card before it hit the ground!

41. Gold purity measures KARATS
A karat (also “carat”, the spelling outside of North America) is a measure of the purity of gold alloys, with 24-karat representing pure gold.

42. Brother of Cain ABEL
According to the Bible, Adam and Eve had several children, although only the first three are mentioned by name: Cain, Abel and Seth.

44. This, in Seville ESTO
The city of Seville is the capital of Andalusia in southern Spain. Seville is a favored setting for many operas including “The Barber of Seville” by Rossini, “Fidelio” by Beethoven, and Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” and “The Marriage of Figaro”.

49. Capricorn’s animal GOAT
The astrological sign of Capricorn is associated with the constellation Capricornus. “Capricornus” is Latin for “horned goat”. That said, Capricorn is often represented by a sea-goat symbol, a mythical half-fish, half-goat creature.

58. “Hot corner” base THIRD
Third base in baseball is referred to as the “hot corner” because the ball often heads in the direction of the third baseman as most hitters are right-handed.

60. Cowboys quarterback Tony ROMO
Tony Romo is a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo is also an avid amateur golfer and has even tried (unsuccessfully) to qualify for the US Open golf championship.

61. R&B singer India.__ ARIE
India.Arie is an American soul and R&B singer, born India Arie Simpson.

63. Explorer __ the Red ERIC
According to Icelandic tradition, Erik the Red was the man responsible for founding the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. Erik had a famous son, the explorer Leif Ericson.

65. Brass or bronze ALLOY
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Compare this with bronze, an alloy of copper and tin. Copper and bronze are often mistaken for each other.

66. CPR pros EMTS
Emergency medical technician (EMT)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has for decades involved the simultaneous compression of the chest to pump blood using the heart, and artificial respiration by blowing air into the lungs. Nowadays emergency services are placing more emphasis on heart compressions, and less on artificial respiration.

Down
3. Japanese cartoon style ANIME
Anime is cartoon animation in the style of Japanese Manga comic books.

The Japanese word “manga” means “whimsical pictures” and is an apt term to describe the Japanese style of comic book. Manga publications are more diverse than American comic books and have a larger audience. Manga cover many subjects including romance, sports, business, horror, and mystery.

4. Premium chocolate brand GODIVA
Godiva Chocolatier is a manufacturer of chocolate products that was founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1926. Founder Joseph Draps chose the company name in honor of the legend of Lady Godiva.

In the legend of Lady Godiva, a noblewoman rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England, basically as a dare from her husband in return for relieving the taxes of his tenants. Lady Godiva issued instructions that all the town’s inhabitants should stay indoors while she made her journey. However, a tailor in the town named Tom disobeyed the instructions by boring holes in the shutters on his windows, and “peeped”. As a result, Peeping Tom was struck blind, and the term “peeping Tom” has been in our language ever since.

6. Quotable Berra YOGI
Yogi Berra is regarded by many as the greatest catcher ever to play in Major League Baseball, and has to be America’s most celebrated “author” of malapropisms. Here are some greats:

– “It’s ain’t over till it’s over.”
– “90% of the game is half mental.”
– “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.”
– (giving directions) “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
– “It’s déjà vu all over again.”
– “Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t go to yours.”
– “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”

9. Hooded snake COBRA
“Cobra” is the name given to a group of snakes, some of which are in different animal families. The term “cobra” is reserved for those snakes that can expand their neck ribs to create a hood. The name “cobra” is an abbreviated form of “cobra de capello” which translates from Portuguese as “snake with hood”.

12. Pants bottom HEM
The term “pants”, meaning trousers, is an abbreviated from of “pantaloons” that first appeared in the 1840s. Pantaloons were a kind of tights named for a silly old male character in Italian comedy called “Pantaloun” who always wore tight trousers over skinny legs.

26. Sch. with a Chattanooga campus UTENN
The University of Tennessee (UT) is a public school in Knoxville that was founded in 1794. UT is home to the collections of three sets of presidential papers; those of Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson, all of whom hailed from Tennessee. UT has three primary campuses, in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin.

29. Churchill of the United Kingdom WINSTON
Soon after Winston Churchill took over as Prime Minister of the UK in 1940, he delivered some stirring speeches that rallied the country in the face of German victories right across Europe. The first of these was his “Blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech as he reported to Parliament on the formation of a new coalition government designed to unite the country in time of war. Famous lines from the speech include:

We are in the preliminary stage of one of the greatest battles in history…. That we are in action at many points—in Norway and in Holland—, that we have to be prepared in the Mediterranean. That the air battle is continuous, and that many preparations have to be made here at home.

I would say to the House as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering.

You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs—Victory in spite of all terror—Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival.

30. Charity’s URL ending ORG
The .org domain was one of the six original generic top-level domains specified. The complete original list is:

– .com (commercial enterprise)
– .net (entity involved in network infrastructure e.g. an ISP)
– .mil (US military)
– .org (not-for-profit organization)
– .gov (US federal government entity)
– .edu (college-level educational institution)

31. Fight stopper, for short TKO
In boxing, a knockout (KO) is when one of the fighters can’t get up from the canvas within a specified time, usually 10 seconds. This can be due to fatigue, injury, or the participant may be truly “knocked out”. A referee, fighter or doctor may also decide to stop a fight without a physical knockout, especially if there is concern about a fighter’s safety. In this case the bout is said to end with a technical knockout (TKO).

33. Hidden supply STASH
The verb “to stash” is criminal slang that originated at the end of the 18th century. It is suggested that the term is a melding of the words “stow” and “cache”.

37. Poise APLOMB
“Aplomb” is such a lovely word, meaning confidence and assurance. It is a French word that literally means “perpendicularity”, or “on the plumb line”. The idea is that someone with aplomb is poised, upright, balanced.

39. Former NBA center __ Ming YAO
Yao Ming is a retired professional basketball player from Shanghai who played for the Houston Rockets. At 7’6″, Yao was the tallest man playing in the NBA.

40. U.K. award OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry in the UK that was established in 1917 by King George V. There are five classes within the order, which are in descending seniority:

– Knight Grand Cross (GBE)
– Knight Commander (KBE)
– Commander (CBE)
– Officer (OBE)
– Member (MBE)

47. Electrical capacitance units FARADS
A body is said to have a certain capacitance when it can store an electrical charge. The SI unit of capacitance is the farad, a unit that is named after the physicist Michael Faraday.

51. Divided country KOREA
Korea was occupied by the Japanese military from 1910 until Japan surrendered at the end of WWII in 1945. While the UN was working towards a trusteeship administration for Korea, the Soviet Union managed the Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the US managed the south. The UN’s plans came to nothing as the Cold War dictated the establishment of the two separate states of North Korea and South Korea. North Korea invaded the South in 1950, leading to the Korean War. After three years of fighting, the border between the two states became the demarcation line between the two military forces on the day the Armistice Agreement was signed. That line runs diagonally across the 38th parallel, and is better known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

55. Twistable cookie OREO
How the Oreo cookie came to get its name seems to have been lost in the mists of time. One theory is that it comes from the French “or” meaning “gold”, a reference to the gold color of the original packing. Another suggestion is that the name is the Greek word “oreo” meaning “beautiful, nice, well-done”.

57. Mythical birds ROCS
The mythical roc is a huge bird of prey, reputedly able to carry off and eat elephants. The roc was said to come from the Indian subcontinent. The supposed existence of the roc was promulgated by Marco Polo in the accounts that he published of his travels through Asia.

58. TV schedule abbr. TBA
To be advised (TBA)

59. Actor Holbrook HAL
Hal Holbrook is an actor from Cleveland, Ohio. Although Holbrook is well known for many roles on the big and small screens, he is best known for a series of plays that he developed called “Mark Twain Tonight!”. Holbrook depicts Twain on stage giving recitations from several of Twain’s writings, varying the script for each performance. “Mark Twain Tonight!” was first performed in 1959, and Holbrook still appears in it today, well over 50 years later.

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Digital periodical, briefly E-MAG
5. Part of CBS: Abbr. SYST
9. Comics title character who married Irving CATHY
14. Kitchen floor covering, in Kent LINO
15. __ Ness monster LOCH
16. Earth pigment OCHER
17. Sooner State city ENID
18. Architectural S-curve OGEE
19. Rays of light BEAMS
20. Taking the top spot COMING IN FIRST
23. Roman fountain TREVI
24. Volcano in Sicily ETNA
25. “What’s happenin’?” SUP?
28. In the least favorable case AT WORST
31. Brit’s “Bye-bye” TATA
32. Cleopatra’s undoing ASP
35. Slim and muscular WIRY
36. Annie with a gun OAKLEY
38. With 40-Across, remaining focused STAYING
40. See 38-Across ON POINT
41. Gold purity measures KARATS
42. Brother of Cain ABEL
43. Item in a P.O. box ENV
44. This, in Seville ESTO
45. Fed up with TIRED OF
48. For what reason WHY
49. Capricorn’s animal GOAT
50. Creates MAKES
54. Betting it all GOING FOR BROKE
58. “Hot corner” base THIRD
60. Cowboys quarterback Tony ROMO
61. R&B singer India.__ ARIE
62. Exposed BARED
63. Explorer __ the Red ERIC
64. Reject as false DENY
65. Brass or bronze ALLOY
66. CPR pros EMTS
67. It’s a long story SAGA

Down
1. Put into office ELECT
2. Insignificant MINOR
3. Japanese cartoon style ANIME
4. Premium chocolate brand GODIVA
5. Walk laboriously, as through mud SLOG
6. Quotable Berra YOGI
7. The stuff of many postcard photos SCENERY
8. Burglaries THEFTS
9. Hooded snake COBRA
10. King beaters ACES
11. “It’s not true!” THAT’S A LIE!
12. Pants bottom HEM
13. Decade tenths: Abbr. YRS
21. Knucklehead NITWIT
22. Chanted INTONED
26. Sch. with a Chattanooga campus UTENN
27. Subscription-based home entertainment PAY-TV
29. Churchill of the United Kingdom WINSTON
30. Charity’s URL ending ORG
31. Fight stopper, for short TKO
32. Cockeyed ASKEW
33. Hidden supply STASH
34. Free-spirited socializer PARTY GIRL
37. Poise APLOMB
39. Former NBA center __ Ming YAO
40. U.K. award OBE
42. Painting or sculpture ART FORM
46. “No argument from me” I AGREE
47. Electrical capacitance units FARADS
49. Dizzy with delight GIDDY
51. Divided country KOREA
52. Barely managing, with “out” EKING
53. Parting words, perhaps after the visit suggested by the starts of 20-, 38-/40- and 54-Across SEE YA
55. Twistable cookie OREO
56. Fail to mention OMIT
57. Mythical birds ROCS
58. TV schedule abbr. TBA
59. Actor Holbrook HAL

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6 thoughts on “LA Times Crossword Answers 10 Nov 14, Monday”

  1. Good morning all –

    Typical Monday puzzle. Refreshing after the shellacking I took Friday and Saturday.

    As I understand it, a burglary is simply breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime. The actual theft is a separate crime. You can break into a house, commit an act of vandalism, steal nothing, and it's still a burglary. So in my mind burglary and theft are 2 separate things. And I believe that if you do steal something after a break in, you are charged with both burglary as well as theft – i.e. 2 separate crimes.

    However, I'm sure through common usage it's become an accepted layman's definition for burglary (i.e. theft). It didn't have any effect on solving the puzzle.

    It's Monday, and I have to gripe about something…

    Best –

  2. Hello all,

    The puzzle was refreshingly easy and consequently I enjoyed it. Since I am not going to be 'put off' by anything, I consciously avoid looking at Master Bill's times …

    On Jeff's thread, as above, may I add that 'breaking and entering' BOTH have to happen for the charge of burglary. I don't think that intent, which in any case cannot be proved, even needs to be proved.

    Who was it who said, 'We judge ourselves by our intentions – other people by their actions' ?

    Merely breaking, is enough for the charge of vandalism. Breaking AND entering is thus a compounded charge.

    Just like assault and battery. Words and signs are enough for the former, but battery requires a (mere) touch. (From instructions given by a judge to a jury, about 20 years ago).

    Have a nice week, without any crime whatsoever.

  3. Hi Bill and all the gang.
    Forgot to post yesterday. Finished and liked the theme.
    Today went well except for a "Whaa?" at FARADS.
    ART work before ART FORM.
    Reveal theme was kinda "Meh".
    Have a good Monday, everyone!

  4. Yogi Berra grew up in St. Louis with Joe Garagiola in an Italian neighborhood called The Hill. Joe is now retired out in Arizona and speaks occasionally. His Yogi Yogi stories are epic.

    When Yogi caught Whitey Ford for the Yankees, he knew Whitey would gunk up the ball. He used a mixture of oil, turpentine, sawdust and resin, which he kept in a roll-on dispenser. Seems Yogi mistook it for deodorant one day and glued his arms shut!

  5. I agree with the above posts. To burgle has nothing to do with the separate crime of larceny.

  6. Very interesting comments about the difference between burglary and theft. I wish I'd caught that so I could have mentioned something, but, I didn't appreciate the difference in the crimes until I was educated by the wonderful solvers who take the time to comment here. Thank you!!

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