Quidnunc/Quidnunc-The first word of each theme answer can follow the word midnight in a familiar phrase.
This is the puzzle that appears in the Sunday L.A. Times newspaper. If you don’t get the paper, you can find the puzzle here. Scroll down to see the write-up of today’s syndicated puzzle.
Theme answers:
* 21A: Dixie Chicks hit (COWBOY TAKE ME AWAY).
* 32A: Newspapers and the like (MASS MEDIA).
* 57A: Reliable investment (BLUE CHIP STOCK).
* 83A: Founder of modern China (SUN YAT-SEN).
* 96A: Weigh in, in a way (EXPRESS AN OPINION).
* 15D: Treat harshly (RIDE ROUGHSHOD).
* 35D: Whistler’s Mother, for one (OIL PAINTING).
* 47D: SEALs’ kin (SPECIAL FORCES).
Everything Else — 1A: Watchmaker’s magnifier (LOUPE); 6A: Nebraska region (BADLANDS); 14A: “No —!” (PROB); 18A: Auto data resource (CARFAX); 19A: Natural soother (ALOE VERA); 20A: Philbin’s foil (RIPA); 23A: Fall setting (EDEN); 24A: Heraldic bearings (ORLES); 25A: Meets with the old crowd (REUNES); 26A: Cliff Huxtable duds (SWEATERS); 28A: Lille Mrs. (MME.); 29A: Base horn (BUGLE); 30A: Civil rights activist Medgar (EVERS); 31A: Word of encouragement (RAH); 35A: Streep’s Sophie trophy (OSCAR); 37A: Music’s Burnett or Walker (T-BONE); 39A: Catches (ENSNARES); 40A: Climber’s spike (PITON); 41A: Play for a fool (DELUDE); 42A: Takes credit (OWES); 43A: Clytemnestra’s sister (HELEN); 44A: Hip-hop headwear (DO-RAG); 45A: Catalogue (ASSORT); 48A: Pats baby on the back (BURPS); 49A: Louisiana counties (PARISHES); 52A: Scandinavian tongue (LAPP); 53A: — hasty retreat (BEAT A); 54A: Pascal’s pals (AMIS); 55A: Gp. in 1974 news (SLA); 56A: Reflex ending (-IVE); 61A: Falstaff’s prince (HAL); 62A: Comfy footwear (MOC); 63A: 2005 role for Charlize (AEON); 64A: Olympus rival (NIKON); 65A: Haul (TOTE); 66A: Queensland’s capital (BRISBANE); 68A: Tankard kin (STEIN); 69A: Filmdom’s Javier (BARDEM); 71A: “Billy, Don’t Be —” (A HERO); 72A: It can be stuffed or puffy (SHIRT); 73A: — wide swath (CUT A); 74A: “Le Morte d’Arthur” author (MALORY); 76A: Hides (SKINS); 77A: Tomes’ home (BOOKCASE); 81A: See 98D (AU-FEU); 82A: Bombing on stage (DYING); 84A: A doz. doz. (GRO.); 85A: Doughnuts, for instance (TURNS); 87A: Petite pies (TARTS); 88A: La Brea gunk (TAR); 89A: Kiel Canal locale (NORTH SEA); 91A: One who thinks “Well? Done!” (HEALER); 93A: Bette’s “All About Eve” role (MARGO); 95A: Chevron rival (ARCO); 99A: Claimed, per Burns (TAEN); 100A: Came about (RESULTED); 101A: It’s a loch (LOMOND); 102A: Exxon, abroad (ESSO); 103A: Surprise hits (SLEEPERS); 104A: Con job (STING); 1D: Anarchic (LAWLESS); 2D: Kill — killed (OR BE); 3D: Sci-fi sky sights (UFOS); 4D: Settle up (PAY); 5D: Squeezes out (EXTRUDES); 6D: Scott of “Quantum Leap” (BAKULA); 7D: Coeur d’— (ALENE); 8D: Rotunda topper (DOME); 9D: Notable Virginians (LEES); 10D: “Mogambo”’s Gardner (AVA); 11D: Reporter’s transport (NEWS VAN); 12D: Till (DRAWER); 13D: “When I Need You” singer (SAYER); 14D: Ready, to Rimbaud (PRET); 16D: Part of an equation (OPERAND); 17D: Warning wailer of lore (BANSHEE); 18D: “King of the Bs” Roger (CORMAN); 21D: “… “ci, — ca”” (COMME); 22D: Sponsorship (AEGIS); 27D: Star of *NSYNC? (ASTERISK); 29D: Flat hat (BERET); 30D: Bus. course (ECON.); 33D: Quidnunc (SNOOP); 34D: Bryn —, Pa. (MAWR); 36D: Fr. holy women (STES.); 38D: Panama’s San — Islands (BLAS); 40D: Western Australia’s capital (PERTH); 41D: Column style (DORIC); 43D: Gp. the Hollywood Ten defied (HUAC); 44D: He was Bourne in Hollywood (DAMON); 45D: Out on — (A LIMB); 46D: Relish (SAVOR); 48D: Designer Geoffrey (BEENE); 49D: “Cry, the Beloved Country” author (PATON); 50D: Cheer up (ELATE); 51D: Capital on the Willamette (SALEM); 53D: Good, to Goldoni (BUONO); 57D: Diamond legend (BABE RUTH); 58D: Denis of “Rescue Me” (LEARY); 59D: Platforms on piles (PIERS); 60D: Sketch (SKIT); 65D: Parcel (TRACT); 67D: Slipper or slip-on (SHOE); 68D: Tibia (SHIN); 69D: Marine markers (BUOYS); 70D: It’s an Aleutian (ATKA); 72D: Aspen equipment (SKIS); 73D: Reigns over the reins (CONTROLS); 74D: Captain of industry (MAGNATE); 75D: Night lights (AURORAS); 76D: Impulse junction (SYNAPSE); 77D: Martin Van — (BUREN); 78D: “I’ve Got the World on —” (A STRING); 79D: Neptune, for one (SEA GOD); 80D: 2002 headline company (ENRON); 82D: Philadelphia university (DREXEL); 83D: Three-bean and green (SALADS); 86D: Netizens (USERS); 87D: Shocking weapon (TASER); 90D: Up — good (TO NO); 91D: “Mayday!” (HELP); 92D: Famed Ferrara family (ESTE); 93D: Puccini heroine (MIMI); 94D: Shortly (ANON); 97D: Wish undone (RUE); 98D: With 81A, French stew (POT-).
Source: latcrossword.blogspot.com
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