There are 612 people in the US named Darin McDaniel according to the White Pages, none of whom had a puzzle published in the LAT...but there is a Darin McDaniel who had One (1) NYT published puzzle, a Sunday no less! That PUZZLE (spoiler alert- this has the answers) was a delight. Today, Darin who went to the same high school as the late great Merl Reagle, found six known entertainers who had last names that both began and ended with the letter "S." He then removed the first S to reveal a new word and paired that with a word that used the removed "S" as a possessive. He then clued the new phrase with wit. I love word play and deception and this was fun, simple once you gor the gimmick and it is a smooth pangram! With 70 spaces used up in the 6 themers, here was not room for much else but we did get ASPIRED, FISHERS, BAPTIZE, ALLWISE, BLUEBIRD and OLD SALTS. If you hate proper names go home now, otherwise hop on for the ride.
17A. "What's My Line?" comedian's craft brewery? : SOUPY'S ALES (10). This old COMIC.
23A. Pop diva's fruit stand? : BRITNEY'S PEARS (13). This DIVA.
30A. American Idol winner's amusement chain? : JORDIN'S PARKS (12). This WOMAN.
39A. Rapper's shopping center properties? : BIGGIE'S MALLS (12). This MAN.
49A. Guitarist's cash register company? : STEPHEN'S TILLS (13). This ROCKER.
59A. "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" comedian's flooring store? : RYAN'S TILES (10). This not old COMIC.
Across:
1. Arafat's successor : ABBAS. lat name clue, last name answer. LINK.
6. City near Yorba Linda : BREA.
10. Brief responses to common concerns : FAQS. Frequently Asked Questions.
14. Composer of a seven-movement work that excludes Earth : HOLST. I could recall the PLANETS but not his name.
15. Tach count : REVS. Revolutions measured on your tachometer.
16. "... even now / __ myself to thy direction": "Macbeth" : I PUT.
From overcredulous haste. But G-d above
Deal between thee and me, for even now
I put myself to thy direction and
Unspeak mine own detraction, here abjure
The taints and blames I laid upon myself...
19. Sail support : SPAR.
20. R.E.M.'s "The __ Love" : ONE I.
21. Heifetz's teacher : AUER.
22. Present : HERE.
27. City of northern Spain : OVIEDO.
29. David and Bird : LARRYS.
34. In a blue state : SAD.
35. Nile reptile : ASP.
36. Corvallis sch. : OSU. In this case, Oregon State University.
45. Equally speedy : AS FAST.
48. Forest bovine : WILD OX. Very popular in the Torah. More Bible, 61A. Número de Mandamientos : DIEZ. The ten Commandments.
53. Collate : SORT. Having copiers that collate was great.
54. Film on water : SCUM. Pond scum anyone?
55. Toddler's drink : WAWA. Bobwa?
58. Farm opening? : AGRIculture.
62. Frank of 1950s Broadway : ANNE. The PLAY starred Lee Strasberg's daughter Susan.
63. Basketwork fiber : ISTLE. We have had this little used word a few times but not since 2013; it was very popular in the NYT for years. I wonder if AGAVE is used to make a 66A. Jai alai basket : CESTA.
64. Bone-dry : SERE.
65. Hwy. crossings : JCTS. Junctions.
Down:
1. "Understood" : AH SO.
2. Windfall : BOON.
3. Symbol of happiness : BLUEBIRD.
4. Had ambitions : ASPIRED.
5. Mess : STY.
6. Big name in coffee makers : BRAUN.
7. Civil War signature : R E LEE.
8. __ other: alternating : EVERY.
9. Sancho's "steed" : ASS.
10. Pole users : FISHERS.
11. Materialize : APPEAR.
12. Slate source : QUARRY.
13. Burnout cause : STRESS.
18. Squelched : SAT ON.
24. Forest's 2006 Oscar-winning role : IDI.
25. 35mm camera option : SLR.
26. Where the Indus flows: Abbr. : PAKistan.
27. IHOP orders : OJS.
28. U.S. news source since 1942 : VOA.
31. Slump : SAG.
32. Tire pressure meas. : PSI.
33. Parody : APE.
36. Veterans of the briny : OLD SALTS.
37. __-pitch : SLO.
38. Steel giant, as it was known from 1986-2001 : USX.
39. Cleanse spiritually : BAPTIZE.
40. Book ending : ISH.
41. Co. merged into Verizon : GTE.
42. Moves in a school : SWIMS.
43. .001 of an inch : MIL.
44. Omniscient : ALL WISE.
45. Syrian ruling family : ASSADS.
46. Cheap smoke : STOGIE.
47. "Cyrano de Bergerac" Best Actor (1950) : FERRER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzwsoPK_ve8
50. "Bye Bye Bye" band : NSYNC. They were Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKpLc374bc
51. Meager : SCANT.
52. iPod contents : TUNES.
56. Shoemaker's strip : WELT. Shoes 101.
57. Where to find 36-Down : ASEA.
59. British rule in India : RAJ.
60. Hold 'em tell, maybe : TIC. We are talking Poker. The WSOP final table starts on Sunday, 8 Million to the winner.
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