Saturday Themeless by C.C. Burnikel
Our friend C.C. gave us a fun puzzle for today but left me flummoxed at the bottom right as you see here where my two empty cells were. I made the right guess for someone named NASIM but had no shot at the name for the nesting Russian figurines. I knew of their existence but could not come up with the correct vowel. I also had no shot at the tofu dish. I'll take one bad cell and soldier on. I had a very nice lunch with inanehiker [see picture at bottom of write-up] on Wednesday and showed her this SE corner and she laughed at seeing that trouble spot early.
Across:1. Sweet drink with a velvety texture: MANGO LASSI.
11. Go-to docs: PCPS - My Primary Care Physician is a former student who referred me to another former student for my surgery.
15. "Seems unlikely": I DOUBT THAT.
16. Smoothie option: ALOE - Colorful drinks today
17. Walk of Style locale: RODEO DRIVE.
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18. One on Charon's ferry: SOUL
19. Remove all traces of: ERASE.
20. Hostile territory: ENEMY TURF - In Westside Story, if the Sharks or Jets invaded ENEMY TURF, they either danced or had a fight
20. Hostile territory: ENEMY TURF - In Westside Story, if the Sharks or Jets invaded ENEMY TURF, they either danced or had a fight
22. Groups of reps: SETS.
23. Long-running CBS drama: CSI - Crime Scene Investigation
24. Growing needs: SEEDS - Burpee SEEDS are a sure sign of spring
25. Doctor: ALTER - My lovely bride always doctors up a "boughten" pizza
27. Banks at Wrigley Field: ERNIE - ERNIE did it all but never got to play in a World Series
29. Sound cranky: WHINE.
32. Versailles figure: ROI.
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| The Dream Of A King |
34. Evening, in promos: NITE.
35. Jules who pioneered the art of trapeze: LEOTARD - A puzzle I recently blogged had "bloomers" that were named for Amelia Bloomer.
37. Language close to Portugués: ESPAÑOL - Welp, Spain and Portugal do share the Iberian Peninsula so...
39. Liberal follower: ARTS.
40. Brewery vessel: KEG.
42. Draw a parallel: LIKEN.
43. Canyonlands formations: MESAS.
40. Brewery vessel: KEG.
42. Draw a parallel: LIKEN.
43. Canyonlands formations: MESAS.
45. Country with a red dragon on its flag: WALES.
47. Salk contemporary: SABIN.
49. Guitar legend Paul: LES - This is the LES Paul #1 he built in 1952.
50. Diplomatic achievement: PACT.
54. Souvenirs caught by fans: FOUL BALLS - An unbelievable one in this year's World Series
56. Actress Ringwald: MOLLY - MOLLY traced her roots to a small house in Arlington, NE which is my hometown and where I sub. When she and a film crew showed up, these kid recognized her and had a picture taken.
57. Mammal on the Vancouver Canucks logo: ORCA.
58. Mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic: SEA SCALLOP.
60. Mount Olympus figure: ARES.
61. Spiritual calm: INNER PEACE.
62. Video game whose fifth and final sequel was End of Ages: MYST ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
63. Nesting Russian figurine: MATRYOSHKA - muh tree OWSH kuh) Of course I knew of the nesting dolls but the name of this set ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Down:
1. Gets good and stuck: MIRES - I got MIRED down in the SE corner but I still love C.C.! 💗
2. Treasure: ADORE.
3. Signal to: NOD AT.
4. Wild thing?: GUESS 😀 Also an occasional crossword strategy.
5. Woodwind with a Viennese variety: OBOE.
6. Old Ford: LTD.
7. Phrase in Newton's first law: AT REST - I have done this demo, and had kids do it, hundreds of times. Object AT REST want to remain AT REST.
8. More polished: SHINIER.
9. File menu choice: SAVE.
10. Agenda bullets: ITEMS.
11. "Doctor Zhivago" author: PASTERNAK.
12. Seventh heaven: CLOUD NINE.
13. Spares no effort: POURS IT ON - In sports, this is can be known as running up the score
14. __-care: SELF.
21. "Way Up" host Angela: YEE ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
23. Court figure: CLERK.
25. Gasteyer of "Mean Girls": ANA - ANA was one of several SNL alums to be in this movie where she played Lindsay Lohan's mother.
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| ANA Lindsay |
26. Eggs on top of toast Skagen: ROE - Common fill with an exotic clue.
28. Fish in unagi musubi: EEL - This musubi has both EEL and Spam. See comment above.
29. "Please forgive us": WE'RE SORRY.
30. What might really put a fire in one's belly?: HOT SAUCES.
31. Part of a rave review: IT'S A BLAST.
33. Key chains?: ISLES 😀
35. On the __: LAM.
36. Drops in the yard: DEW 😀
38. Film noir figures, briefly: PI'S - Bogie as Sam Spade leaped to my mind
41. Chivalrous: GALLANT - GAL ent or archaic Guh LAHNT
44. Part of the fam: SIB.
46. Not as important: LESSER.
48. "Chad" star Pedrad: NASIM ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
50. Ends of the earth: POLES 😀
51. The Almighty, to most Uyghurs: ALLAH.
52. Second place?: CLOCK 😀 - Also minutes and hours
53. Strong personality: TYPE-A.
54. Head: FOAM.
55. Headey of "White House Plumbers": LENA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
56. __ tofu: spicy Sichuan dish: MAPO ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
59. Noise on a baby monitor: CRY.
This is picture of inanehiker (Dr. Nina Kiekhaefer - nee Miller 😊), her friend Marla and me having lunch at The Venue in Lincoln on Wednesday. My grandfather emigrated to America from Switzerland with his sister named Nina (NY nuh) and he and grandma named their firstborn Nina. I wondered if our Nina pronounced her name that way or as NEE nuh. She uses my great aunt's pronunciation said she tells people to think of eight-uh, nine-uh, ten-uh. Very cool 😀
Nina is a lovely person and we had a great visit on personal and crossword topics! BTW, I really enjoyed my turkey ciabatta.
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| Nina Me Marla I'm the thorn midst two roses. |
3 comments:
C.C. has today's Los Angeles Times crossword: No title today. It is a themeless.
Sorry, but I just could not get “matryoshka.” Too many Naticks and possible Naticks on the way, including “Nasim” and “mapo.” So, close, but no cigar. I’m not happy about that, but I am happy to be here with you friends and see if you did better than I did!
Good morning!
Lately I've been skipping the Saturday puzzles, but since C.C. wrote this one, I gave it a shot. Got stuck on the same two squares as H-G, and guessed both of 'em wrong with K and U. Bzzzzzzt. Thanks for playing. Those horizontal stacked tens and vertical stacked nines are quite an accomplishment, but proved too tough for d-o. Thanx, C.C. and H.G. (I'm not sure I'd trust a former student to perform surgery on me.)
ALTER: D-w altered a "boughten" pizza last night. She moved all the pepperoni to my side and added pantry ingredients to both sides.
MAPO: Didn't get it in the puzzle, but seeing it made me think of, "I want my Maypo" -- a maple-flavored oatmeal cereal. Remember that from days gone by?
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