Four in the language phrases which have a word beginning with "W" are re-imagined by adding a "T" before the "E" and creating a sound alike, but differently spelled word. So we have a bit of add a letter and a bit of a punfest. This is our 10th LAT from the mind of Mr. Donaldson, who is a law professor with a fondness for tax law (coincidence this is tax week and his 2014 was published in April?) as well as a frequent visitor to other crossword blogs. His last effort here was a really fun letter substitution where we changed X to G and the meaning changed from prurient to pure. He was first published in the NYT in 2008, with 16 under his belt there. You can read all about him in the 2009 interview which is linked to the right.
The puzzle sets up as more conventional Friday based on word length and blocks, with some nice non-theme fill like FELT HAT, SEASIDE, LAKE ERIE, ONE FIFTH, PEDIGREE, TEA LEONI, CREAM SODAS, ERIC KARROS. He had told C.C. he like compound answers. let's take a ride together.The combination with two gridspanners and humor and as well as picking the right words is hard to flesh out, so let me know what you think.
16A. Nail the Miley Cyrus impression? : TWERK LIKE A CHARM.(15). WORK like a charm mean it does well (like magic?) and we all know twerking. right? PG13 (2:18)
24A. Permanently deleted electronic message? : SHREDDED TWEET. (13) Shredded WHEAT.
41A. Minor trade adjustment? : BUSINESS TWEAK.(13)Business WEEK magazine..
55A. "The spasm preceded the other symptoms, Doc"? : TWITCH CAME FIRST. (15). WHICH came first, the chicken or the egg?
ACROSS:
1. Year in which Salieri was born : MDCCL.
6. Spunkmeyer of cookie fame : OTIS. No elevator here, this sweet clue.
10. Sports __ : BRA. Any more famous than this picture?
13. Key artery : AORTA.
14. Seattle's __ Place Market : PIKE.. A little home field clue for Sam who lives there..
15. Hazmat suit hazard : TEAR. Tear not tear; defeats the whole purpose.
19. "Madam Secretary" star : TEA LEONI. She has many failed tv shows.
20. "Family Feud" source : SURVEY. "Survey says...."
21. Stately tree : ELM.Stately Elm by Robert Hinshaw
Elm once clad in gold
Has shed its colorful cloak
Awaits winter storms
Bare limbs lifted heavenward
As if in supplication.
23. Disney title girl from Hawaii : LILO.
LINKKKK
30. Cinch : SHOO IN. Nice fill.
32. "Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!" poet : POE. Lenore. LINK.
33. GPS suggestion : RTE. Route.
34. Prod : NUDGE.
35. Michaels et al. : ALS. The sports announcer from the 1980 miracle Olympic Hockey broadcast and now voice of MNF.
36. End notes? : OBITS. Like this clue/fill as well.
38. Pay extension? : OLA. Radio scandal from my childhood.
39. It goes around in winter : FLU. Sad but true.
40. Antarctic transport : SNOCAT. Logical if unknown.
45. Majestic quality : HALO. Angelic?
46. Playboy nickname : HEF.
47. Kentucky Colonels' org. : ABA. About the fifth time I have gotten the old American Basketball Association.
50. "The Caine Mutiny" Oscar nominee : BOGART. Wonderfully acted movie.
53. Genealogical record : PEDIGREE.
57. Used to be : WERE.
58. Hendrix hairdo : AFRO.
59. Royal __: scheduled 2016 British Open site : TROON. St. Andrews this year. LINK.
60. Unmatched : ODD. Fooled me.
61. The Taj Mahal, e.g. : TOMB. I was taught it was man's greatest erection for woman.
62. Garden plant that thrives in shade : HOSTA.
Down:
1. Lackluster finish : MATTE
2. Wooden pin : DOWEL
3. Vanilla treats : CREAMSODAS
4. Key not used alone : CTRL
5. Bass Islands locale : LAKEERIE
6. Wrote an essay, maybe : OPINED
7. Polynesian carving : TIKI
8. Turner of entertainment : IKE
9. Vacation area : SEASIDE
10. Oregon State athlete, for short : BEAV
11. Rather red : RARE
12. Legion : ARMY
15. Lose illegally : THROW
17. Winner of six David di Donatello acting awards : LOREN
18. __ film : CULT
23. Some August babies : LEOS
25. Be selfish about, in a way : HOG
26. Low grade : DPLUS
27. Fox commentator who was the 1992 N.L. Rookie of the Year : ERICKARROS
28. Singer James : ETTA
29. Try : TEST
30. Self-appointed expert : SNOB
31. Online TV giant : HULU
35. Moreover : ALSO
36. Common liquor purchase, once : ONEFIFTH
37. Scary squeezer : BOA
39. Homburg, for one : FELTHAT
40. Nobel, for one : SWEDE
42. "__ when that happens" : IHATE
43. Buster? : NARC
44. Tough syndicate : THEMOB
48. Get drunk : BESOT
49. Insurance giant : AETNA
50. USAF stealth plane : BTWO
51. Due : OWED
52. Prepare, as for action : GIRD
53. Chicken __ : PARM
54. Early copter : GIRO
56. One may be a CPA : CFO
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