LA Times Crossword Answers 31 May 13, Friday

CROSSWORD SETTER: Dan Gagliardo & C.C. Burnikel
THEME: Hidden Cameras … today’s themed answers contained brand names of cameras:

19A. “This will get better, I promise” IT GROWS ON YOU (Sony)
31A. “That’s surreal!” I CAN ONLY IMAGINE! (Canon)
39A. Substance usually abbreviated RIBONUCLEIC ACID (Leica)

53A. Surveillance device found in 19-, 31- and 39-Across HIDDEN CAMERA

BILL BUTLER’S COMPLETION TIME: 18m 14s
ANSWERS I MISSED: 0

Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
I’m on the final day of my River Shannon cruise with my brother, so am in danger of losing Internet access for the last time this week. So, here are the essentials of today’s crossword to be going on with, while I try to get the lookups compiled. Looking forward to a weekend in my other brother’s house, accomodation that doesn’t move around!

Bill

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Manhunt msg. APB
4. Facebook exchanges, briefly IMS
7. Put up a fight BATTLE
13. Nose-dives PLUMMETS
16. Frozen, maybe AFRAID
17. Toy mentioned in “The Chipmunk Song” HULA HOOP
18. Shade at the beach BRONZE
19. “This will get better, I promise” IT GROWS ON YOU
21. Executes DOES
22. Sault __ Marie STE
23. Moves a bit STIRS
27. Prepare for chewing TEETHE
30. PC hookup LAN
31. “That’s surreal!” I CAN ONLY IMAGINE!
37. Calculating SHREWD
38. Military fleet ARMADA
39. Substance usually abbreviated RIBONUCLEIC ACID
43. “Microsoft sound” composer ENO
44. Arkansas River city PUEBLO
45. “Star Wars” title DARTH
48. Detriment to team performance, maybe EGO
49. Master of __ ARTS
53. Surveillance device found in 19-, 31- and 39-Across HIDDEN CAMERA
57. Not widely understood ARCANE
60. Air, mostly NITROGEN
61. Where lizards hang out? LOUNGE
62. Mocking DERISIVE
63. Lifted (up) PERKED
64. ’70s kidnappers: Abbr. SLA
65. “Star Wars” title SIR

Down
1. Farm pest APHID
2. 1930 Clyde Tombaugh discovery PLUTO
3. Love handle? BULGE
4. Online “Just saying” IMHO
5. “Got milk?” MEOW
6. Self-named Fox Business show STOSSEL
7. New addition of a sort BABY
8. Big dos AFROS
9. Rainbow __ TROUT
10. Shade at the beach TAN
11. Songwriter Phair LIZ
12. Back of a stamp? -EDE
14. Viking landing site MARS
15. On-again, off-again SPOTTY
20. Vintage pop NEHI
24. Of a hip bone ILIAC
25. CNN journalist Kaye RANDI
26. 1984-2002 honorary Masters starting group member SNEAD
27. Dot on a map TOWN
28. Turn out END UP
29. Virus carrier, at times EMAIL
31. “The East __”: 1960s anthem in 32-Down IS RED
32. Nepal neighbor CHINA
33. Place out of the sun ARBOR
34. Revival prefix NEO-
35. __ Arena: former Sacramento sports venue ARCO
36. “Today” rival, initially GMA
40. Signaled CUED
41. Daniel Boone, e.g. LEGEND
42. Black keys EBONIES
46. Show appreciation to THANK
47. Swinging joint? HINGE
49. Big name in cookies AMOS
50. Longtime morning co-host REGIS
51. Eternal City fountain TREVI
52. Less likely to lose it SANER
54. Legal document DEED
55. Shortcut key CTRL
56. Solo delivery ARIA
57. Mont Blanc, e.g. ALP
58. Canapé topping ROE
59. Blackguard CUR

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