The solution to the crossword in the Los Angeles Times, and the solution to the L.A. Times crossword in your local paper. Clues and answers explained!
29. Irritable : TESTY Somebody described as testy is touchy, irritably impatient. The term comes into English from Old French, ultimately deriving from “testu” meaning “stubborn, headstrong”, literally “heady”. So, our word “testy” comes from the same root as the French word “tête...
To be on the lam is to be in flight, to have escaped from prison. “On the lam” is American slang that originated at the end of the 19th century. The word “lam” also means to “beat” or “thrash”, as in “lambaste”. So “on the lam” might derive from the phrase “to ...
“Tapa” is the Spanish word for “lid”, and there is no clear rationale for why this word came to be used for an appetizer. There are lots of explanations cited, all of which seem to involve the temporary covering of one’s glass of wine with a plate or item of food to either p...
The solution to the crossword in the Los Angeles Times, and the solution to the L.A. Times crossword in your local paper. Clues and answers explained!