LAT Sun. 7/10 Julian Lim

[magus]

“4 x 4”
The theme’s 4-word answers were not any more interesting than the 6 X’s used in the lower half of the grid.

 
You might give him the business   SON
How some things are noted   DULY

 
Supposing   EVENIF [I’d like to see quotation marks around supposing since EVEN IF is used orally rather than denotatively.]
Jump out of one’s skin   MOLT [there’s no jumping in the shedding]
Bad news from home?   YEROUT [the news does not come from home but at home]

RATING:    Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun