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Thursday, January 17, 2013

January 17, 2013 Marti DuGuay-Carpenter

(We're working with Google to have our LA Times Crossword Corner restored. We hope the blog will return to norm by Friday night (Jan 18, 2012). We're sorry for the inconvenience.)

C.C.& the team

Today's write-up is by Argyle (Lemonade's write-up is trapped in the old blog).

Theme: Double Trouble - The person cited in the clue would be troubled by both parts of the theme answer.

18A. Double trouble ... for a hydrophobic teetotaler? : WATER BOTTLE. fear of water, dislike of alcohol.

29A. ... for an arachnophobic hermit? : SPIDERMAN. fear of spiders, dislike of company.

36A. ... for an acrophobic wallflower? : SUMMIT MEETING. fear of heights, dislike of , well just shy.

42A. ... for a xenophobic couch potato? : ALIEN RACE. fear of the unknown, dislike of moving.

53A. ... for an agoraphobic soldier? : PUBLIC ENEMY. fear of the marketplace, dislike of the foe.

Across:

1. Vintner's vessel : TUN. Big vat.

4. Avis rival : HERTZ

9. Amazon.com nos. : ISBNs They're in every book.

14. Bearer of bear cubs, in Madrid : OSA

15. Cheri who impersonated Judge Judy on "Saturday Night Live" : OTERI.

16. Gardener's transplant : GRAFT

17. Sales pro : REP

20. Pueblo brick : ADOBE

22. Stone unit : CARAT

23. Dance that tells a story : HULA

24. Skyline haze : SMOG

26. Id controller : EGO

32. Chest-maker's wood : CEDAR

34. Pharmaceutical oil : OLEUM

35. Arduous : TAXING

39. Make a meal of : DINE ON

40. Apportion : ALLOT

41. Clubs: Abbr. : ASSN's

46. Shtick : BIT

47. Long to be with : MISS

48. This time only : ONCE

49. Smithy's tool : ANVIL

52. Harp (on) : DWELL

58. AAA freebie : MAP

59. Rockers Van __ : HALEN

60. Not just odd : EERIE

61. Online qualifier : IMO

62. Steel plow pioneer : DEERE. Echo of yesterday.

63. Creeps up on : NEARS

64. Fitting : APT

Down:

1. Some ark contents : TORAHS

2. Depleted : USED UP

3. Port near Vesuvio : NAPOLI. Down around the Italian ankle.

4. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" lyricist : HOWE

5. SFO posting : ETA

6. On Soc. Sec. : RET.

7. 3-Down trio : TRE

8. December stone : ZIRCON

9. Yaroslavna's spouse, in a Borodin opera : IGOR. ?

10. Span. title : SRTA.

11. Driven home : BATTED IN. Baseball.

12. Gp. for Jets, but not Sharks : NFL. (National Football League)

13. __-Foy, Quebec : STE.

19. Purse : BAG

21. It's not a good sign : BAD OMEN

24. Tom Lehrer song : SMUT

25. Mice and men : MAMMALS

27. Sharks or Jets : GANG

28. Nonprofit's URL ending : .ORG

30. "__ World": "Sesame Street" feature : ELMO'S

31. Hold back : REIN

32. Williams title starter : CAT ON a Hot Tin Roof.

33. Seating offering more space : EXIT ROW

35. Graph heading? : TELE

36. Assent to a capitán : "SI, SI"

37. Shaky : UNSTABLE

38. Yale Bowl cheerers : ELIs

39. Dollop : DAB

42. Quinn of "Annie" : AILEEN. She played the title role in 1982.

43. Weak state : ANEMIA

44. Workshop device : C CLAMP. It looks like a 'C'.

45. Sniggler's tool : EELPOT

47. Stereo jack label : MIC

50. Buc or Met : NLer. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Oops. National FOOTBALL League (But wait, the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League are often referred to as the "Bucs".) and New York Mets, baseball team of the National League East.

51. Kudzu, for one : VINE

52. Sources of some highlights : DYES

53. Advanced deg. : PHD. (Doctor of Philosophy)

54. OPEC member : UAE. (United Arab Emirates)

55. Family tree word : NÉE

56. Chunk of history : ERA

57. Fallen space station : MIR




Happy 22nd wedding anniversary to Jazzbumpa (Ron) and his beautiful wife Gloria! Click here for more pictures. Gloria's mom had another setback on Tuesday, but Ron still wrote us a brilliant post with his usual wit and humor for Wednesday's blog, despite all the stress. Thanks, Ron!



January 17, 2013 Marti DuGuay-Carpenter