Susan returns for her second 2018 puzzle, 6th LAT, and first Friday. She found four standard automobile components with the second word being a type of apparel. Then she clued them to reflect the clothing, not the part. Her definition of TIMING BELT is pretty funny and the others witty. She then packages it all in a pinwheel grid loaded with some nice 7/8 letter fill - ANALYST, HOKIEST, LOSES TO, PIGS OUT, STRIPES, ZIPPERS, ARBITRATE and SNEEZED AT. Oddly, neither ZIPPERS nor RUBBED has ever appeared in a LAT puzzle.
17A. *Footwear that slows you down?: BRAKE SHOES (10). We start with a part that gets 70,900,000 HITS.
38A. *Satchels with vents?: AIR BAGS (4). Can you believe 771,000,000 hits for THESE?
60A. *Headwear with a power supply?: BATTERY CAP (10). There were 170 million hits for THIS.
11D. *Leg covering with a warmer?: HEATER HOSE (10) There were 42 million hits for this part. LINK.
29D. *Trouser support with rhythm?: TIMING BELT (10). 81,700,000 hits HERE.
And the reveal which seemed unnecessary:
57D. What the answers to starred clues are part of: CARS.(4)1. Kid: JOSH. Not your nephew Josh, but "to make fun of, to banter," 1845 (intransitive), 1852 (transitive), American English; according to "Dictionary of American Slang.
5. Affected: ARTSY. It is interesting how culturally an appreciation for the fine arts has some negative connotation.
10. Layered hairstyle: SHAG. Speaking of connotations, Austin Powers, where are you? LINK.
14. Germany's von Bismarck: OTTO. This man was the most important figure in 19th century Europe.
15. Capital on the Aar: BERNE. An Old CITY.
16. Relate: TELL.
19. Pro __: RATA.
20. Fancy pillow material: SATIN.
21. Takes a gander at: EYES. Always will remind me of Splynter and legs.
LINK
22. Urban extensions?: ITES.
23. Dutch export: EDAM. A repeat from last Friday. Cheesy!
25. Backpack features: ZIPPERS. Why backpacks?
27. Prepare: GET SET. On your mark...
30. Clipped to a greater extent: TERSER. This original clue was very hard to parse
31. Ramp sign: EXIT.
32. Glorify: LAUD.
34. Virtually can't be beaten: IS HOT.
37. Flee: LAM.
40. Big Ten sch. with eight national football championships: OSU.
41. Request before a shot: SMILE.
43. Diminish: BATE.
44. "In your dreams!": AS IF.
45. "Walker, Texas Ranger" star: NORRIS. Chuck, not our editor Rich.
47. Name on the cover of "Death in the Afternoon": ERNEST. Hemingway by the way.
49. Goes overboard, in a way: PIGS OUT.
51. Furniture giant: IKEA.
52. Jewelry location: LOBE.
53. Muffin choice: BRAN.
55. "But I don't want to go among mad people" speaker: ALICE.
59. Singles: ONES.
62. What flowers may do: WILT.
63. Kitchen additions?: ETTES.
64. LPGA golfer __ Pak: SE RI. The single most influential golfer in the history of women's golf, who paved the way for all the Korean stars who took up the game. LINK.
65. 1974 Peace Nobelist from Japan: SATO.
66. Passes out cards: DEALS.
67. Hardy title teenager: TESS.
Down:
1. Positions: JOBS.
2. Other, in Oviedo: OTRA.
3. Stolen bases, e.g.: STAT.
4. Most contrived: HOKIEST.
5. Hunk's pride: ABS.
6. Bring up again?: RE-HEM.
7. Horse victim?: TROY.
8. Treated as unimportant: SNEEZED AT. My mother was big on using this phrase- " that $2.85 an hour is nothing to be sneezed at."
9. Polite affirmation: YES SIR.
10. Highway markings: STRIPES.
12. Make changes to: ALTER.
13. Wine __: GLASS. A toast-
18. Köln closing: ENDE. We call this city Cologne.
24. Hun king, in Norse legend: ATLI. Maybe you will want to read this VERSION.
26. Pitchfork-shaped letters: PSIS.
27. Some goop: GELS.
28. Knowledge determinant: EXAM.
30. Big brass: TUBAS.
33. Resolve, in a way: ARBITRATE.
35. Medical suffix: OSIS.
36. Clump: TUFT.
38. Space beginning: AERO.
39. Computer whiz: GEEK.
42. Finishes behind: LOSESTO.
44. Wall Street figure: ANALYST.
46. Massaged: RUBBED.
48. Tail: REAR.
49. Farm equipment: PLOWS.
50. Ancient Greek region: IONIA.
51. Debriefing info: INTEL.
54. "__ girl!": ATTA.
56. Cold drink brand: ICEE.
58. Christian denom.: EPIScopalian.
61. Curved shape: ESS.
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