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Jun 18, 2023 · Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday June 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle. ACROSS. 1 Puff up : BLOAT. 6 Brief survey : APERCU. 12 Gestation location : WOMB. 16 Printer spec. : DPI. 19 Word of thanks : MERCI. 20 Holy scrolls : TORAHS. 21 Former sea in Central Asia : ARAL. 22 Geologic age : EON. 23 *Witch’s dialect?
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- LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday November 18th 2023
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- 1 Some Autobahn Autos : BMWs
- 3 Killer Whale : Orca
- 6 Aegean Region That Includes Athens : Attica
- 12 “Sad Trombone” Sound : Wah Wah
- 13 Christian Sch. in Tulsa : Oru
- 14 2023 Kentucky Derby Winner : Mage
- 15 *Smurf’S Plasma? : Blue Blood
- 24 Official at Oberlin, e.g. : Dean
- 32 Auxiliary Rockets, For Short : Retros
- 33 JV Player, Perhaps : Soph
The initialism “BMW” stands for “Bayerische Motoren Werke”, which translates into Bavarian Motor Works. BMW was making aircraft engines during WWI, but had to cease that activity according to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The company then started making motorcycles, and moved into automobile production starting in 1928. BMW moved back into...
An apex predator is at the top of a food chain, and has no other natural predators. Examples are the orca (“killer whale”) in the oceans, the lion in Africa, and the Tyrannosaurus in the days of the dinosaurs.
The historic region of Attica is home to the city of Athens. It comprises a peninsula in the southwest of the country that juts out into the Aegean Sea. As a result, the region is sometimes referred to as the Attic peninsula.
The so-called “sad trombone” sound is used a lot in game shows to indicate that a player is losing. It’s that plaintive “wah wah” sound.
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ORU was founded relatively recently, in 1963 by the late televangelist Oral Roberts. The campus includes a Prayer Tower at its center, a spectacular glass and steel structure designed by architect Frank Wallace. The tower includes an observation deck, and is a popular tourist att...
The first Kentucky Derby took place in 1875, and was a race modeled on the Epsom Derby in England and the Grand Prix de Paris (now called the “Prix de l‘Arc de Triomphe”). As such, the Kentucky Derby was run over 1½ miles, although in 1896 this was shortened to 1¼ miles. The winning horse is presented with a very elaborate blanket made of red roses...
The Smurfs are little blue people created in 1958 by the Belgian cartoonist who went by the pen name Peyo. The Smurfs became famous in the US when Hanna-Barbera used them in a children’s cartoon series. The characters are largely a group of males. The original lineup included just one “Smurfette”, who is wooed by almost all of the boy Smurfs. Later...
Oberlin College was established way back in 1833 as Oberlin Collegiate Institute. It was named for J. F. Oberlin, a pastor from Alsace in France who also loaned his name to the Ohio city of Oberlin that grew up around the college. Oberlin was the first school in the US to permanently open its doors to women, doing so in 1837.
Retrorockets are rocket engines designed to decelerate a spacecraft. They provide thrust in the direction opposite to the vehicle’s motion. Perhaps most notably, retrorockets are usually fired when a space vehicle is landing.
The term “sophomore” has been used for a student in the second year of university since the 1680’s. The original meaning of the word was “arguer”. The term has Greek roots, from two Greek words that have been artificially combined in English. The Greek “sophos” means “wise”, and “moros” means “foolish”. Junior varsity (JV)
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Jun 18, 2023 · There are a total of 143 clues in the June 18 2023 LA Times Crossword puzzle. The shortest answer is DPI which contains 3 Characters. Printer spec. is the crossword clue of the shortest answer. The longest answer is BUTTERFINGERS which contains 13 Characters.
Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Monday July 15th 2024, LA Times crossword puzzle. ACROSS.
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Nov 18, 2023 · LA Times Crossword Answers Saturday November 18th 2023. Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday November 18th 2023, LA Times crossword puzzle. ACROSS. 1 Online confirmation : I’M NOT A ROBOT. 12 __ sum : DIM. 15 Keyboard solo with several movements : PIANO SONATA.
