LOOSE LADY
Credit: LA Times Crossword
Dec. 20. 2009
Alan Arbesfeld

Now for something entirely different. Instead of answering the clues and trying to figure out the theme of a crossword, you are here given the answers and the theme (LOOSE LADY). But there is an even better theme to this puzzle, more specific than the one given. Can you determine what it is?

SHRIMP BISQUE
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
SUSPENSION BRIDGE
SUMMER SOLSTICE
SUNFLOWER STATE

HINT:
Notice the beginning and ending letters of the clues.

Answer:

RUNAROUND SUE

Explanation: Runaround Sue was a #1 hit song for Dion (formerly of The Belmonts) in 1961. It tells the story of a disloyal lover (Sue) who "goes out with other guys." In the puzzle, the letters S, U, and E are found "around" each answer, either as S_____UE or SU_____E.