LA Times Crossword Answers 10 Mar 13, Sunday

CROSSWORD SETTER: Gail Grabowski & Bruce Venzke
THEME: Spring Forward … hopefully we all remembered “spring forward” in the early hours of this morning, and put our clocks forward by an hour. We are now in the period of daylight saving time (DST), and so the letters DST are found hidden in each of today’s themed answers:

25A. Furrier’s service COLD STORAGE
41A. Ron Howard, once CHILD STAR
47A. Chris Evert forte GROUND STROKE
70A. “On the Waterfront” actor ROD STEIGER
74A. Beef often braised ROUND STEAK
97A. One roaming on the range WILD STALLION
100A. News grabber LEAD STORY
121A. Circulatory system component BLOODSTREAM
123A. Economical heater WOOD STOVE
133A. Annual cause of losing an hr.’s sleep hidden in this puzzle’s 10 longest answers DST

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Today’s Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
Across
4. Ancient: Pref. PALEO-
The prefix “paleo-” means “prehistoric, primitive”. It comes from the Greek word “palaios” which means “old, ancient”.

9. English : C :: Greek : __ GAMMA
The Greek alphabet starts off: alpha, beta, gamma …

14. “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?” playwright ALBEE
Edward Albee’s most famous play is “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Albee’s first play, a one-acter, was “The Zoo Story”.

“The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?” is a play by Edward Albee that was first performed in 2002, on Broadway. The rather incongruous title refers to a goat that the hero of the piece falls in love with. “Who is Sylvia?” is the name of a song from William Shakespeare’s play “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”.

21. “__ Gold”: 1997 film ULEE’S
“Ulee’s Gold” is a highly respected film from 1997 in which Peter Fonda plays the title role of Ulee. Ulee’s “gold” is the honey that Ulee produces. It is a favorite role for Peter Fonda and he has shared that playing Ulee brought to mind his father, Henry Fonda, who himself kept a couple of hives. So if you see Peter Fonda in “Ulee’s Gold” you’re witnessing some characteristics that Peter saw in his father.

25. Furrier’s service COLD STORAGE
Apparently furs are best stored at very cold temperatures and in controlled humidity.

28. “30 Rock,” e.g. SITCOM
“30 Rock” is a sitcom on NBC that was created by the show’s star Tina Fey. Fey is an ex-performer and writer from “Saturday Night Live” and uses her experiences on that show as a basis for the “30 Rock” storyline.

30. Pasha in the Nixon White House, and others YORKIES
President Richard Nixon and family had three pet dogs while they were in residence at the White House. There was a poodle called Vicki, and Irish Setter called King Timahoe and a terrier called Pasha.

41. Ron Howard, once CHILD STAR
Ron Howard sure has come a long way since playing Opie Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show”. Howard has directed some fabulous movies including favorites of mine like “Apollo 13”, “A Beautiful Mind” and “The Da Vinci Code”. And today, “Opie” is a grandfather …

47. Chris Evert forte GROUND STROKE
Chris Evert is a former professional tennis player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Evert has the best winning percentage in professional tennis, man or woman worldwide, losing less than 10% of all her matches.

51. Coll. helpers TAS
Teaching Assistants (TAs).

52. Port, e.g. WINE
The city of Oporto in Portugal gave its name to port wine in the late 1600s, as it was the seaport through which most of the region’s fortified wine was exported.

54. Private club, briefly? USO
The United Service Organization (USO) was founded in 1941 at the request of FDR “to handle the on-leave recreation of the men in the armed forces”. A USO tour is undertaken by a troupe of entertainers, many of whom are big-name celebrities. A USO tour usually includes troop locations in combat zones.

55. Uses an acetylene torch WELDS
Acetylene is one of the simplest hydrocarbons, and has the formula C2H2. About 20% of the acetylene produced in the world is used for oxyacetylene gas welding and cutting.

62. Word on an “evacuation route” sign TSUNAMI
“Tsunami” is the Japanese word for “harbor wave”.

70. “On the Waterfront” actor ROD STEIGER
Rod Steiger played some powerful roles on the screen, perhaps most memorably portraying the Chief of Police in the 1967 drama “In the Heat of the Night”, for which he won a Best Actor Oscar. Steiger was married five times, including a 10-year marriage to fellow actor Claire Bloom. Together Bloom and Steiger had a daughter, the British opera singer Anna Steiger.

The 1954 drama “On the Waterfront”, starring Marlon Brando, told a story of violence and corruption among longshoremen, and was based on a series of 24 articles written by investigative journalist Malcolm Johnston and published in “The New York Sun”. The original news stories uncovered mob infiltration on the New York City Waterfront, but in the film the location was changed to Hoboken, New Jersey.

74. Beef often braised ROUND STEAK
A round steak comes from the rump of a cow, which is why it’s called a rump steak back in the British Isles.

84. Big name in game shows SAJAK
Pat Sajak took over the hosting of “Wheel of Fortune” back in 1983 and has been doing the job ever since. Sajak had a short run as a talk show host in 1989/1990 and used to sub quite often for Larry King and Regis Philbin.

88. Former TWA owner ICAHN
Carl Icahn has many business interests, and is probably best known in recent years for his dealings with Yahoo!

94. 32 years elapsed between his first and most recent Emmys ALDA
Alan Alda had a great television career, especially of course on “M*A*S*H”. Alda won his first Emmy in 1972, for playing Hawkeye Pierce on “M*A*S*H”. He won his most recent Emmy in 2006 for his portrayal of Presidential candidate Arnold Vinick in “The West Wing”. When it comes to the big screen, my favorite of Alda’s movies is the 1978 romantic comedy “Same Time, Next Year” in which he starred opposite Ellen Burstyn.

103. __ del Fuego TIERRA
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the southern tip of South America and is the location of the famed Cape Horn. Tierra del Fuego was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He saw native fires on land as he passed by and originally called the location “Land of Smoke” This was later changed to “Land of Fire”, or “Tierra del Fuego” in Spanish.

104. WWII carrier LST
LST stands for Landing Ship, Tank. LSTs were the large vessels used mainly in WWII that had doors at either ends through which tanks and other vehicles could roll off and onto beaches. The design concept persists to this day in the huge fleet of commercial roll-on/roll-off car ferries, all inspired by the LST.

109. Cristie Kerr’s org. LPGA
Cristie Kerr is a professional golfer on the LPGA tour from Miami, Florida. Outside of golfing, Kerr is a very successful fundraiser for breast cancer research through her foundation that is inventively known as “Birdies for Breast Cancer”.

127. __-Whirl TILT-A
The Tilt-A-Whirl is the fairground ride that has seven cars on a spinning platform, with the cars rotating freely and randomly. Each of the cars hold 3-4 riders, pretty nauseated riders sometimes.

129. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson LEN
Len Dawson is a retired AFL-NFL quarterback, who played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs.

131. Clampett player EBSEN
The actor Buddy Ebsen is best known for playing Jed Clampett in television’s “The Beverly Hillbillies”. Ebsen had been cast in the role of the Tin Man in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz”, but he developed an allergy to the aluminium dust that was used in the makeup. He ended up in hospital and had to walk away from the part. Ebsen blamed “The Wizard of Oz” on persistent problems that he had with his lungs in subsequent years. But Ebsen lived 16 years longer that any of the other major cast members of the film, so maybe he got the last laugh!

133. Annual cause of losing an hr.’s sleep hidden in this puzzle’s 10 longest answers DST
On the other side of the Atlantic, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is known as “summer time”. The idea behind summer/daylight-savings is to move clocks forward an hour in spring and backwards in the fall so that afternoons have more daylight.

Down
1. Silver salmon COHO
The Coho salmon is silver along the side of its body, but only during the phase of its life while it is in the ocean. When spawning and heading up into a freshwater river, the Coho has bright red sides.

2. Patron saint of Norway OLAV
Of the many kings of Norway named Olaf/Olav (and there have been five), Olaf II is perhaps the most celebrated as he was canonized and made patron saint of the country. Olaf II was king from 1015 to 1028 and was known as “Olaf the Big” (or Olaf the Fat) during his reign. Today he is more commonly referred to as “Olaf the Holy”. After Olaf died he was given the title of Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae, which is Latin for “Norway’s Eternal King”.

3. Euro pop? PERE
“Père” is the French for “father”.

4. Drivers of red-white-and-blue vans POSTMEN
The US Postal Service (USPS) is a remarkable agency in many ways. For starters, the government’s right and responsibility to establish the Post Office is specifically called out in Article One of the US constitution. Also, the first postmaster general was none other than Benjamin Franklin. And the USPS operates over 200,000 vehicles, which is the largest vehicle fleet in the world.

6. Teammate of Babe LOU
Lou Gehrig was known as a powerhouse. He was a big hitter and just kept on playing. He broke the record for the most consecutive number of games played, and he stills holds the record for the most career grand slams. His durability earned him the nickname “The Iron Horse”. Sadly, he died in 1941 at 37-years-old suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an illness we now call “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”.

Jack Dunn was the owner/manager of the Baltimore Orioles back in 1913, when he signed on George Herman Ruth as a pitcher. The other players called Ruth “Jack’s newest babe”, and the name “Babe” stuck.

7. Pair of duffers? EFFS
There is a pair of letters F in the word “duffers”.

9. Big name in leather bags GUCCI
Gucci was founded in Rome in 1921, by Guccio Gucci. Gruccio’s son Aldo took over the company after his father’s death in 1953. It was Aldo who established the international presence for the brand and opened the company’s first overseas store, in New York City.

10. Crazy as __ A LOON
The slang term “loon” for a deranged person probably comes from the loud cry of the bird called the loon, but it is also probably influenced by the word “lunatic”.

11. ’40s-’60s dinnerware brand MELMAC
Melmac was a brand of tableware made from melamine resin that was very popular and fashionable during the fifties and sixties. The range lost popularity in the late sixties when alternative products became available that were less likely to stain and scratch.

13. Ancient empire on the Tigris ASSYRIA
Assyria was an ancient kingdom located on the Upper Tigris river in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), named for it’s capital city of Assur. According to the Bible, of the original Twelve Tribes of Israel, Ten Tribes “disappeared” when the Kingdom of Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 720 BCE.

16. __ B’rith B’NAI
B’nai B’rith is a Jewish service organization founded in New York City in 1843. “B’nai B’rith” is Hebrew for “Sons of the Covenant”.

32. Language of Pakistan URDU
Urdu is one of the two official languages of Pakistan (the other being English), and is one of 22 scheduled languages in India. Urdu partly developed from Persian and is written from right to left.

33. Sputnik reporter TASS
TASS is the abbreviation used for the former news agency that had the full name Telegraph Association of the Soviet Union (Telegrafnoe Agentstvo Sovetskovo Soyuza). When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1992, the Moscow-based agency’s scope changed along with its name. It is now known as the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS).

The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite towards the end of 1957, a development that shocked the establishment in the US. Within months, President Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now DARPA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

37. Reclusive 1962 film villain DR NO
“Dr. No” may have been the first film in the wildly successful James Bond franchise, but it was the sixth novel in the series of books penned by Ian Fleming. Fleming was inspired to write the story after reading the Fu Manchu tales by Sax Rohmer. If you’ve read the Rohmer books or seen the films, you’ll recognize the similarities between the characters Dr. No and Fu Manchu.

38. Argyle, for one SOCK
The argyle pattern is based on the Campbell tartan. The Campbell clan is based in the Argyll region (note the spelling) in the west of Scotland, giving the Argyle pattern its name.

43. It’s depicted by a cello melody in “The Carnival of the Animals” SWAN
Camille Saint-Saens was one of the great French composers in my opinion. Even his light and airy “The Carnival of the Animals” is a magnificent work. The most famous movement in the “The Carnival …” is the beautiful “The Swan”, traditionally played by a solo cello accompanied by two pianos.

50. “Oklahoma!” aunt ELLER
“Oklahoma!” was the first musical written by the great duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The storyline comes from a 1931 stage play called “Green Grow the Lilacs”.

59. China’s Sun __ YAT-SEN
Sun Yat-sen is known as the “Father of the Nation” in China, and is uniquely revered in both the mainland of China and on the island of Taiwan. During his rule as president of the country he promoted his political philosophy known at the Three Principles of the People, namely nationalism, democracy and the people’s livelihood.

63. Teen safety org. SADD
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) was founded in Massachusetts in 1981. SADD’s aim is to prevent road traffic accidents by urging students to avoid potentially destructive decisions (such as driving under the influence of alcohol).

71. Ancient prophet ORACLE
In Ancient Greece and Rome, an oracle was someone believed inspired by the gods to give wise counsel. The word “oracle” derives from the Latin “orare” meaning “to speak”, which is the same root for our word “orator”.

72. “Gracias” reply DE NADA
“Nada” is the Spanish word for “nothing”. “De nada” translates literally from the Spanish as “of nothing”, and is used to mean “you’re welcome” or “don’t mention it”. The French have the same expression “de rien”, also translating to “of nothing” and used the same way.

78. Abruzzo town in a Longfellow poem ATRI
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote “The Sicilian’s Tale; The Bell of Atri”, a narrative poem set in the small town of Atri in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

81. Libya neighbor CHAD
The landlocked African country called Chad takes its name from the second largest wetland on the continent: Lake Chad.

87. Margate’s county KENT
Margate is a coastal town in the county of Kent in the south of England.

91. SW corner key CTRL
The control key (Ctrl.) is found on PC keyboards.

92. Frontier lawman EARP
The legendary Western gunfighter and lawman Wyatt Earp has been portrayed on the big and small screen many, many times. Kevin Costner played the title role in 1994’s “Wyatt Earp”, and Val Kilmer played Earp in 2012’s “The First Ride of Wyatt Earp”. Joel McCrea had the part in 1955’s “Wichita”, and Kurt Russell was Earp in 1993’s “Tombstone”.

95. Dakota du Sud and Floride, e.g. ETATS
In French, South Dakota (Dakota du Sud) and Florida (Floride) are states (états).

99. “Louisiana Real & Rustic” chef/author LAGASSE
Emeril Lagasse is an American chef, born in Massachusetts. Lagasse first achieved notoriety as executive chef in Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. Now famous for his television shows, his cuisine still showcases New Orleans ingredients and influences. Lagasse started using his famous “Bam!” catchphrase in order to keep his crew awake during repeated tapings of his show.

101. Arrives home safely, perhaps SLIDES
Baseball players sometimes slide into home.

108. The “L” in L. Frank Baum LYMAN
L. Frank Baum (the “L” is for Lyman) is of course famous for writing “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”. Writing early in the 20th century, Baum actually described in his books things that had yet to be invented, like television, laptop computers and wireless telephones.

111. 12 of these is the single-player record for an MLB game RBIS
The record number of runs batted in (RBIs) for a player in one game is 12, jointly held by Jim Bottomley (1924) and Mark Whiten (1993).

113. 1998 N.L. MVP SOSA
Sammy Sosa was right in the public eye in 1998 when he and Mark McGwire were vying to be the first to surpass the home run record held by Roger Maris. McGwire fell out of public favor due to stories of steroid abuse (stories which he later admitted were true) while Sosa fell out of favor when he was found to be using a corked bat in a 2003 game.

124. Harem room ODA
“Oda” is the Turkish word for “room”, and is the name used for a room within a harem in the days of the Ottoman Empire. We use the derivative word “odalisque” for “a concubine” or “a chamber girl”.

125. “Law & Order” title: Abbr. DET
Detective (Det.).

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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
Across
1. Badge bearer COP
4. Ancient: Pref. PALEO-
9. English : C :: Greek : __ GAMMA
14. “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?” playwright ALBEE
19. Rah relative OLE
20. Like basic switches ON/OFF
21. “__ Gold”: 1997 film ULEE’S
22. Fine partner DANDY
23. Booze HARD STUFF
25. Furrier’s service COLD STORAGE
27. Not under wraps OVERT
28. “30 Rock,” e.g. SITCOM
30. Pasha in the Nixon White House, and others YORKIES
31. Salacious stuff SMUT
34. Holiday dishes? CHINA
35. Salmon yield ROE
36. Spots in a Senate race, say ADS
39. Most golf pencils lack one ERASER
41. Ron Howard, once CHILD STAR
47. Chris Evert forte GROUND STROKE
51. Coll. helpers TAS
52. Port, e.g. WINE
53. Env. contents ENCS
54. Private club, briefly? USO
55. Uses an acetylene torch WELDS
57. Took a little off PARED
58. “Okey-__!” DOKEY
60. Get via scheming WANGLE
62. Word on an “evacuation route” sign TSUNAMI
64. Mischief-maker RASCAL
67. Tending to arouse SENSUAL
69. Annoying noise DIN
70. “On the Waterfront” actor ROD STEIGER
74. Beef often braised ROUND STEAK
76. Equal ARE
77. Herbal brew SAGE TEA
79. Exchange worker TRADER
80. Some Broadway performers DANCERS
82. Game opener ANTHEM
84. Big name in game shows SAJAK
88. Former TWA owner ICAHN
89. Where glasses may be raised? OPERA
90. Cooler cooler ICE
93. Stroll in the shallows WADE
94. 32 years elapsed between his first and most recent Emmys ALDA
95. Slice of history ERA
97. One roaming on the range WILD STALLION
100. News grabber LEAD STORY
103. __ del Fuego TIERRA
104. WWII carrier LST
105. Vegas opening LAS
106. Can’t get enough of, in a way OGLES
109. Cristie Kerr’s org. LPGA
111. Relief RESPITE
115. Lumber problem DRY ROT
117. Felt sore ACHED
121. Circulatory system component BLOODSTREAM
123. Economical heater WOOD STOVE
126. Put out ISSUE
127. __-Whirl TILT-A
128. Connecting points NODES
129. Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson LEN
130. Holds, as an arena SEATS
131. Clampett player EBSEN
132. Stingray relative SKATE
133. Annual cause of losing an hr.’s sleep hidden in this puzzle’s 10 longest answers DST

Down
1. Silver salmon COHO
2. Patron saint of Norway OLAV
3. Euro pop? PERE
4. Drivers of red-white-and-blue vans POSTMEN
5. Colony member ANT
6. Teammate of Babe LOU
7. Pair of duffers? EFFS
8. Cop OFFICER
9. Big name in leather bags GUCCI
10. Crazy as __ A LOON
11. ’40s-’60s dinnerware brand MELMAC
12. Sweatshirt size: Abbr. MED
13. Ancient empire on the Tigris ASSYRIA
14. Liked loads ADORED
15. Carefree diversion LARK
16. __ B’rith B’NAI
17. Benefit of one-upmanship EDGE
18. Seeing things EYES
24. HMO members DRS
26. Level and bevel TOOLS
29. Confused THROWN
32. Language of Pakistan URDU
33. Sputnik reporter TASS
36. Started to pucker up? AGED
37. Reclusive 1962 film villain DR NO
38. Argyle, for one SOCK
40. Longshoreman’s chore STOWAGE
42. Nos. on driver’s licenses HTS
43. It’s depicted by a cello melody in “The Carnival of the Animals” SWAN
44. Angry outburst TIRADE
45. Lack of vigor ANEMIA
46. It’s bad for business RED INK
48. Tech callers USERS
49. Places for 61-Downs KEGS
50. “Oklahoma!” aunt ELLER
56. Signify DENOTE
57. Vital signs PULSES
59. China’s Sun __ YAT-SEN
61. Kind of collectible handle ALE TAP
62. Treat for Tabby TUNA
63. Teen safety org. SADD
65. Barely burn SEAR
66. They may be bummed, briefly CIGS
68. Infer SURMISE
70. Bias-ply alternative RADIAL
71. Ancient prophet ORACLE
72. “Gracias” reply DE NADA
73. Agree to more issues RENEW
75. Netful of shrimp, say TRAWL
78. Abruzzo town in a Longfellow poem ATRI
81. Libya neighbor CHAD
83. Bit of horse show gear HALTER
85. Barred room JAIL
86. Hullabaloos ADOS
87. Margate’s county KENT
89. Stroked tool OAR
91. SW corner key CTRL
92. Frontier lawman EARP
95. Dakota du Sud and Floride, e.g. ETATS
96. Floral ornament ROSETTE
98. Renounces DISOWNS
99. “Louisiana Real & Rustic” chef/author LAGASSE
101. Arrives home safely, perhaps SLIDES
102. Alpine melodies YODELS
107. Prepare, as pizza cheese GRATE
108. The “L” in L. Frank Baum LYMAN
110. One way to enjoy being in a cast ACT
111. 12 of these is the single-player record for an MLB game RBIS
112. Other than this ELSE
113. 1998 N.L. MVP SOSA
114. Mope POUT
116. Helped oneself to TOOK
118. Believe HOLD
119. Pre-holiday periods EVES
120. Ding, but not dong DENT
122. Umbrella part RIB
124. Harem room ODA
125. “Law & Order” title: Abbr. DET

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