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Thursday, December 23, 2021, Paul Coulter

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Today's constructor is Paul Coulter, who by my reckoning has published 82 puzzles in the LA Times in the last 6 years, starting in February 6, 2015.  The works out to almost 1 a month! Paul's reveal-less theme plays on HOMOGRAPHS , words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.  Here pairs of HOMOGRAPHS in each clue are punned against one another: 17A Blades for trimming blades: LAWNMOWER .  A machine for trimming blades of grass:   28A Development that ended much development: DIGITAL CAMERA.   The invention of the DIGITAL CAMERA brought a steep decline in the use of photographic film and dark rooms.  The Eastman Kodak company didn't see this coming. 46A Club used at a club: PITCHING WEDGE .  In golf a pitching wedge is...