OLD VINYL
LA Times Crossword
October 4, 2017
C.C. Burnikel

The clues below have something in common that is related to the title of this puzzle and to a person who keeps repeating himself. Can you see the connections?

LEMON DROP
LABOR CAMP
LOCATOR MAP
LAMB CHOP
LOADED UP
LAVA LAMP

Answers:

Each clue begins with L and ends with P. LP is an abbreviation for a long-playing record. LPs were made of  vinyl.  They were played on turntables using a stylus. If the record was scratched, the stylus would get stuck and keep repeating the same thing - a broken record - or person who keeps whining about the same thing. This is re-enforced by the L and P repeating themselves in each clue and by being broken by the intervening letters.