Saturday Themeless by Rachel Fabi and Rebecca Goldstein
Across:
1. Body suit?: SKIN 😀
5. Case study?: LSAT PREP 😀
18. More effervescent: BOUNCIER - Not bubblier it turns out
19. People at a swap meet?: BARTERERS.
21. Source of child support?: KNEE 😀
22. Fell behind: LOST A STEP - Some think 40-yr-old Aaron Rodgers has LOST A STEP
The result of a stay-at-home order |
30. More than half: MOST.
32. "This is kind of a big favor ... ": I HATE TO ASK.
39. Main character energy: EGO.
40. Lippy: SALTY and 38. Lippy: PERT.
41. Fine print specialists: ART DEALERS - Any talk of fine art reminds me of our sorely-missed constructor and art curator Jeffrey Wechsler. Here he is amid what seems to be some 55. Works in a gallery: OILS.
44. "going afk": TTYL - I'm afk (away from keyboard), TTYL (talk to you later)
45. Dane of "Euphoria": ERIC.
Dr. Mark Sloan Cal Jacobes Grey's Anatomy Euphoria |
46. "Me, that's who!": I AM.
48. Letters on some kitchen gadgets: OXO.
49. The U.K.'s Auntie Beeb: BBC.
65. Becomes more inclined: STEEPENS.
66. Adult: LEWD.
Down:
1. [Raises eyebrows]: SUP.
3. "You just have to show up": IT'S ALL SET - Uh, the devil is in the details
4. Cold brew variety: NITRO.
11. "Nice to __ you": virtual greeting: E-MEET - I suppose...
12. Funerary heaps: PYRES - Hear PYRE at 1:00
… The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral PYRE…
14. "__ luck!": LOTSA.
17. Washington Post columnist Alexandra: PETRI.
Clever title! |
20. Marine biologist posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter: RACHEL CARSON.
23. Cookware that may nest: POTS.
25. Where to go "when you're short on your dough," per a disco classic: YMCA - The official 1978 video.
26. Like some beer served in a tulip glass: SOUR.
$2,300 |
35. Goddess of the underworld whose name means "shuddering": STYX - Also the river
36. Han's son: KYLO - I only watched the original, which turned out to be #4 in the chronology of the franchise.
51. Copy cats?: CLONE.
53. Apt rhyme for slams: DAMNS 😀 - DAMNING something is a step up from merely slamming it
54. Catastrophic, as an error: FATAL.
12 comments:
I didn’t realize “Styx” was a goddess - I thought it was a river. Other than that, I didn’t have too much trouble with this puzzle, in spite of the many attempts at misdirection, reminiscent in some ways of my bane, the “cryptic” crossword (although not quite that bad,) Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
Unlike SubG, I struggled with this one. First pass only yielded about a half dozen, mostly unconnected fills, and I had to work from there. Somehow through a minor miracle, two walkaways and 1 hour and 6 minute solve time, I was able to FIR w/out help. Would like to know the seed entries Rachel and Rebecca used to create this elaborate grid, a very talented duo. They even included a SO to RACHEL.
HG ~ as usual, your review was a highlight of my Saturday morning! I’ve been wondering about Jeff Wex also, is he on a CW construction hiatus?
Yuck. Worst ever.
DNF. Filled 15, 12 correctly. At least I didn't linger. Looking at the completed puzzle, I'm glad I didn't spend any more time struggling.
Agree
19A had adulterers, made sense.
And in the SE, why is adult LEWD? 🤷♂️
As in adult movies, lewd.
FIR. I have a problem with lewd being adult, and since when is Styx a goddess instead of a river? Other than that this was a typical Saturday brain breaker with clever misdirection throughout.
And as I struggled with the puzzle I came to appreciate some of the clues. So overall, this was enjoyable. Quite hard, but enjoyable.
Good Morning:
I struggled to the finish line in 49:01, using every once of P and P that I could muster. However, I couldn't muster even one ounce of satisfaction or enjoyment in the solve. This was, for me, a perfect example of too, too clever by half.
Thanks to Rachel and Rebecca for their efforts and thanks to our steady Saturday Sherpa for the always diplomatic and tactful observations. Thanks for featuring our much-missed Jeffrey Wechsler and for the infectious music of YMCA.
FLN
Welcome back, Moe. You did a great job on your analysis of the puzzle and your Cliff Notes on your trip were appreciated.
Have a great day.
No a snowball's chance in hell of finishing this puzzle.
LSAT PREP, SALTY no sassy, TRADES OFF, NITRO, Shirley Jackson, a crash if RHINOs, PETRI, SOUR beer, ERIC, GOAT, STYX the goddess, SASHA and any other drag queen, - no way to ever guess those.
At least I WAGGED a few unknowns as clued- CINNAMON, YSL, EMEET, RACHEL CARSON, and actually knew a few, YMCA, BBC, TTYL, BOSC, and TRASH TALK.
SAT ON- the media really sits on stories, especially when they have to admit they were totally wrong. Two huge things come to mind. Even got Pulitzers.
I BIT THE DUST on this one, oh, it's BIT IT-another unknown.
TTYL
Jeffrey weschler/sorely missed?
Did I miss someth8ng?
(Sounds like An obit...)
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