Title: A tribute to our own Melissa B. As we hold our noses and hear the sound change.
This is the LAT debut for Mr. Van Houten, who did have a puzzle published in the David Steinberg's Universal crossword October of last year. Here is the LINK to the FIEND write-up. Oddly we have had a spate of "B" puzzles but this one is not intended as a letter substitution but as a sounds-sort of-like puzzle.
17A. What dogs do to set a tempo?: BARK TIME (8). I like this visual, with a Boston Terrier leading the band.
24A. Bartender's lager-serving skill?: BUD SLINGING (11). Mudslinging was an old fashioned political strategy.
40A. Convenience for a fish traveling around the city?: BASS TRANSIT PASS (15).
52A. Annoyed answer to "How's your jobless roommate working out?"?: BUMS THE WORD (11).
And the reveal:
65A. Malady that accounts for four Across puzzle answers: HEAD COLD.
Across:
1. "__ Is Betta Than Evvah!": 1976 R&B album: ETTA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLPY3HuGkDg
5. "Disgusting!": UGH.
8. "The Real Housewives" series airer: BRAVO. Do you WATCH?
13. Sprat's choice: LEAN. Jack was an early Keto supporter.
14. Slice of pizza?: ZEE. Did you fall for this?
15. Consuming: EATING. True but not my first thought.
19. One making amends: ATONER. Another literally correct fill, but even during Yom Kippur I would not use this word.
20. __ dog: ALPHA. A 2007 movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPWjDJmbrak
21. Uproars: DINS.
23. Miler Sebastian: COE. Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. Take that Frank Shorter.
28. "Just __": BECAUSE. Did the quotation marks help you solve? DO you prefer ELVIS; DIDO; or, JANE's ADDICTION?
32. Creepy glance: LEER.
33. Word said with a sigh: ALAS.
34. School subj.: SCIence.
36. Self-service bar offering: SALAD. That is a cop-out
44. Join: ENTER.
45. Excavation: DIG.
46. Green subj.: ECOL.
47. Barflies: SOTS.
50. Works free: LOOSENS.
56. Beer choice: IPA.
57. Prefix with byte: TERA.
58. Name on Re-Nutriv cosmetics: ESTEE.
63. Sport played on a variety of surfaces: TENNIS.
68. V-8, for example: ENGINE.
69. 1979 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee: ORR.
70. Brest bestie: AMIE.
71. Mild oaths: DANGS.
72. Feed bit: OAT.
73. Coffee __: BEAN.
Down:
1. Italy's Isola d'__: ELBA.
2. Blue-green shade: TEAL.
3. Cover during a delay: TARP.
4. Pharaoh's symbol: ANKH.
5. Gun designer __ Gal: UZI.
6. Beloved person: GEM.
7. Follows: HEEDS.
8. Babies leader?: BEANIE.
9. Total mess: RATS NEST.
10. Words on the first of a set, perhaps: ATO.
11. Leonardo's birthplace: VINCI.
12. Situation after a leadoff double: ONE ON.
16. One of the Bradys: GREG.
18. House of Dana fragrance: TABU.
22. Down (with): ILL.
25. Old map abbr.: USSR.
26. Octa- plus two: DECA.
27. Sour __: GRAPES.
28. 1995 Oscar-nominated animatronics film: BABE.
29. Pizazz: ELAN.
30. Credits heading: CAST.
31. Rate: ASSESS.
35. Like Brahms' Symphony No. 2: IND.
37. Tie (up): LACE.
38. "... __ is given": Isaiah: A
SON.
39. PC connections: DSLS.
41. Palomino pace: TROTTING.
42. Missile site: SILO.
43. Hunchbacked assistant: IGOR.
48. Dissertations: THESES.
49. Preacher's msg.: SER.
51. Binged (on): ODED.
52. Quick meal: BITE.
53. Capsize: UPEND.
54. Japanese comics: MANGA.
55. Large mackerel: WAHOO.
59. Union member's nemesis: SCAB.
60. Great work: TOME.
61. Academy award-winning director Kazan: ELIA.
62. Fall site: EDEN.
64. Diarist Anaïs: NIN.
66. History book chapter: ERA.
67. Fine print, say: ART. A little humor to finish the grid.
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