Thursday April 13, 2023 Adam Arvidson & Katie Hale
Quoting from Husker 's review of the April 1, 2023 puzzle, constructor " Katie Hale , originally from Houston, is now a stay-at-home mom in London and Patti's assistant editor for the LA Times puzzles. We have seen her in a collaborative role quite often ." And it looks like Adam Arvidson , her collaborator today, is making his debut with the LA Times. Together they invite us on a whirlwind tour circle-navigating the scrambled world of today's crossword with this theme reveal ... 60. Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters?: BACKPACK . And while it may disappoint some, finding the BACK WARD PACKS wouldn't have been very easy without those round things ... 16A. "Not in public, you two!": GE T A R OOM . Publicly the speaker here is suggesting that a couple involved in a PDA go someplace more private. But privately this clue refers to the RAT PACK , an informal group of entertainers, the seco...