LA Times Crossword Puzzle

June 19, 2023

Susan Gelfand (Example and 1-3)

 

Each "exceptional" item blow can be correctly, though a bid oddly, defined by a phrase that has a different, distinct meaning in its own right. For example, an exceptional lithograph could be defined as FINE PRINT.

1. Exceptional place to play tennis

2. Exceptional job vacancy

3. Exceptional plantain

4. Exceptional bargain

5. Exceptional fowl

6. Exceptional condiment

7. Exceptional companion for the evening

Answers:

 

1. SUPREME COURT

2. GRAND OPENING

3. TOP BANANA

4. BEST BUY

5. GOLDEN GOOSE

6. A-1 SAUCE

7. STAR DATE