Three from LAT:
The action of a top around a stage actor (8)
Father of five is short on love for dog trainer (6)
Encyclopedic knowledge at the Emerald City's country (4)
Two from ST:
Curve starts from sinuous integral numbers entwining (4)
Starting while seen and heard (6)
Solutions to these clues are in the grids below.
 LAT |  Seattle Times (NYT 9/13/14) |
Here are the solutions to yesterday's clues:
I leave | Mexican farewell | with | a lot of fuss (4)
[minus I] [ADIOS] [=] [ADOS]
Quebec agrees | to | amended | I.O.U. (3)
[{French language} OUI] [=] [anagram] [I O U]
From Orange County, | Alabama, | to | central Florida (5)
[O.C.] [ALA.] [=] [OCALA]
Pilot|'s | pamphlet (5)
[FLIER] [=] [FLIER]
Charming lies issue out | from first | Muse of history (4)
[Charming Lies Issue Out] [initials] = [CLIO]
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Here are a few for starters:
ReplyDeleteLAT1: Prepared to be fashionable with quiet copy (2,5)
LAT2: Drained but passed a consonantal switch (6)
LAT3: Canute’s futile attempt was a different hint uttered (4,2,4)
LAT4: They know about small things! (5)
Owen
ReplyDeleteI just saw your hint from earlier this week. I'd be happy to stand in from time to time. I will give you my e-address but let me know how to do that without broadcasting it to the world.
NC
Correction: LAT3: Canute’s futile attempt was a different hint uttered (4,3,4)
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteLAT1: Prepared | to be fashionable with quiet copy (2,5)
IN + SH + APE, nice charade.
LAT2: Drained but passed a consonantal switch (6)
Switching p and s. Good. Didn't even have to look through the puzzle for once.
LAT3: Canute’s futile attempt was a different hint uttered (4,3,4)
Excellent red herring with that anagram!
LAT4: They know about small things! (5)
An &Lit! You had to be a wonk to do that!
Re the eddress, my profile has a link you can e-mail me at. Just click on my name at the head of this comment.