3/4/17 Answer LA Times Crossword

3/4/17

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1D
Work on one’s vacation, say
PLAN

2D
Hawaii’s __ Bay
HILO

3D
Places with indoor windows, briefly
OTBS

4D
Rap article
THA

5D
Storm problems
OUTAGES

6D
Kept out
BARRED

7D
Two __: fast-break advantage
ON ONE

8D
Protein-rich paste
MISO

9D
Humanities degs.
BAS

10D
Like most grandparents
ADORING

11D
Stock options?
SOUPS

12D
Facing a deadline
ON THE CLOCK

13D
“In your dreams!”
NOT A CHANCE!

14D
Federal subsidy
GRANT-IN-AID

21D
College town about 100 miles NE of Portland
ORONO

22D
See 35-Across
O’ WAR

23D
Hackneyed
TRITE

24D
1993 William Diehl thriller on which a 1996 film was based
PRIMAL FEAR

25D
Formidable court figure
LEGAL EAGLE

26D
Nevada’s Area 51, notably
OPEN SECRET

27D
Agatha or Edgar
AWARD

30D
The Pont Neuf spans it
SEINE

33D
Molts
SHEDS

34D
Defense that may be all wet
MOAT

36D
Gaga
SMITTEN

37D
“Does she … or doesn’t she?” brand
CLAIROL

40D
Part of a fictional dog name inspired by Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night”
SCOOBY

42D
R&B singer __ Marie
TEENA

43D
Dividing walls
SEPTA

45D
Café supply
LAIT

46D
León relative
GATO

47D
Piccadilly Circus statue
EROS

48D
Hand raiser’s attention-getter
ME ME!

50D
Beta rival
VHS

51D
Org. that complements the IMF
WTO

1A
Picture with a surprise ending?
PHOTOBOMB

10A
Cheaply, with “for”
A SONG

15A
Land across the Baltic from Sweden
LITHUANIA

16A
Organ __
DONOR

17A
Burden to bear
ALBATROSS

18A
Lead-in for here or nowhere
OUTTA

19A
Much data: Abbr.
NOS

20A
River of Tuscany
ARNO

21A
Oliver Twist, for one
ORPHAN

22A
Architectural molding
OGEE

23A
Cut twice, perhaps
TRISECT

24A
Clear of snow
PLOWED

27A
The King’s middle name
ARON

28A
McBride of “Draft Day”
CHI

29A
Metz meal
REPAS

30A
__ vote
SWING

31A
Wi-Fi relative
LAN

32A
Eisner’s successor at Disney
IGER

33A
Org. formed in Manila in 1954
SEATO

34A
Pulitzer poet Van Duyn
MONA

35A
With 22-Down, immortal 20th-century racer
MAN

36A
British county
SHIRE

37A
Spherical bacteria
COCCI

38A
Racing Unsers
ALS

39A
Make sound
MEND

40A
Quenched
SLAKED

41A
Downwind current
LEE TIDE

43A
Improvisational style
SCAT

44A
Aspects
FACETS

45A
Sainted pope called “the Great”
LEO I

46A
Masterpiece
GEM

49A
Heron relative
EGRET

50A
Product announced but never produced or canceled
VAPORWARE

52A
Coeur d’__
ALENE

53A
Crash and burn
HIT BOTTOM

54A
Treat again, as leather
RETAN

55A
Relax
STAY LOOSE

	Clue
1D	Work on one’s vacation, say
2D	Hawaii’s __ Bay
3D	Places with indoor windows, briefly
4D	Rap article
5D	Storm problems
6D	Kept out
7D	Two __: fast-break advantage
8D	Protein-rich paste
9D	Humanities degs.
10D	Like most grandparents
11D	Stock options?
12D	Facing a deadline
13D	“In your dreams!”
14D	Federal subsidy
21D	College town about 100 miles NE of Portland
22D	See 35-Across
23D	Hackneyed
24D	1993 William Diehl thriller on which a 1996 film was based
25D	Formidable court figure
26D	Nevada’s Area 51, notably
27D	Agatha or Edgar
30D	The Pont Neuf spans it
33D	Molts
34D	Defense that may be all wet
36D	Gaga
37D	“Does she … or doesn’t she?” brand
40D	Part of a fictional dog name inspired by Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night”
42D	R&B singer __ Marie
43D	Dividing walls
45D	Café supply
46D	León relative
47D	Piccadilly Circus statue
48D	Hand raiser’s attention-getter
50D	Beta rival
51D	Org. that complements the IMF
1A	Picture with a surprise ending?
10A	Cheaply, with “for”
15A	Land across the Baltic from Sweden
16A	Organ __
17A	Burden to bear
18A	Lead-in for here or nowhere
19A	Much data: Abbr.
20A	River of Tuscany
21A	Oliver Twist, for one
22A	Architectural molding
23A	Cut twice, perhaps
24A	Clear of snow
27A	The King’s middle name
28A	McBride of “Draft Day”
29A	Metz meal
30A	__ vote
31A	Wi-Fi relative
32A	Eisner’s successor at Disney
33A	Org. formed in Manila in 1954
34A	Pulitzer poet Van Duyn
35A	With 22-Down, immortal 20th-century racer
36A	British county
37A	Spherical bacteria
38A	Racing Unsers
39A	Make sound
40A	Quenched
41A	Downwind current
43A	Improvisational style
44A	Aspects
45A	Sainted pope called “the Great”
46A	Masterpiece
49A	Heron relative
50A	Product announced but never produced or canceled
52A	Coeur d’__
53A	Crash and burn
54A	Treat again, as leather
55A	Relax