Saturday Themeless by Dr. Ed Sessa
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What a fun puzzle by the good doctor. How cool is it that he has three horizontal and three vertical grid spanners? Wow! As you can see in the colored grid, those spanners were pretty unique.
You might remember that Dr. Sessa had his house on Sanibel Island wiped out by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Since then he has moved back to the mainland and this is what he told me.
Hi Gary,
We live now in Fort Myers just east of I75 which is out of the flood zone from the Gulf and Caloosahatchee River. Returning north just proved too much of a major move at this point in our lives. Warm regards to everyone at Crossword Corner.
Ed and Penny
Across:
1. Part of an underground network: SEWER.
6. HQs for F-16s: AFBS - These are parked at a Turkish AFB

10. Miles off: AFAR.
14. Opt out of a traditional union: ELOPE 😀
15. Plant: MOLE - Klaus Fuchs was a MOLE for the USSR at Alamogordo, NM where the Manhattan Project was building the atom bomb.
14. Opt out of a traditional union: ELOPE 😀
15. Plant: MOLE - Klaus Fuchs was a MOLE for the USSR at Alamogordo, NM where the Manhattan Project was building the atom bomb.
16. Lone: SOLE.
17. Like a land baron: ACRED - Hmmm...
18. Former attorney general Holder: ERIC - This first black US Attorney General called himself Obama's "wingman".
19. Chi-town pub: TRIB - This pub means publication
20. Comes on the scene: MAKES AN ENTRANCE - Chandler and Joey do just that (:07)
23. Unlikely donor: MISER - A famous one in literature.
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24. Device with a rotating handle: VISE. 😀
25. Cruet filler: OIL and perhaps vinegar
26. Storage container: BIN.
27. Word on a coeur de bonbon: AIME - My granddaughter's translation of the text below is, "I love you more than candy"
27. Word on a coeur de bonbon: AIME - My granddaughter's translation of the text below is, "I love you more than candy"
29. Punic tunics: TOGAS B - Love the rhyme!
31. "Young Frankenstein" role: INGA - It's mandatory to include this scene
33. Vassal: SERF.
35. Yoko from Tokyo: ONO - Things were falling apart for The Beatles before she showed up but she accelerated it.
36. Parlor choice: DOUBLE SCOOP CONE - I first got the word DOUBLE and thought this was about a betting parlor but not so much. Butter brickle is my favorite.
44. Ranchero rope: RIATA.
46. Designer Schiaparelli: ELSA - She and Salvador. Together they made the famous (to someone) Lobster Dress.
48. Road houses?: RVS 😀
49. Anthology series that begins with "Murder House," familiarly: AHS ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
50. Option in Hawaiian-style fried rice: SPAM - A pineapple, fried rice and SPAM. What says Hawaii more than this? 😀
55. Workplace perk for pet owners: PAWTERNITY LEAVE - Some companies allow employees to get time off to adopt a pet or take one to the vet.
66. Brought on board: SOLD - If you are SOLD on something you might be brought on board.
67. Like fans during a tight championship game: TENSE.
67. Like fans during a tight championship game: TENSE.
Down:
1. Clothes line: SEAM.
2. "Breaking Bad" epilogue: EL CAMINO - The sequence.
6. Devotional period?: AMEN The end of a printed prayer can be a period 😀
7. Pervasive environmental hazard: FOREVER CHEMICAL.
9. Schism units: SECTS.
10. "Black Clover" action hero: ASTA - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Nick and Nora's dog? Not so much...
21. Pop up: ARISE.
22. Pave over: RETOP.
26. Use a paddle, perhaps: BID - Yeah, I'm the only one who first put in ROW
28. MASH potatoes, etc.: MESS - M*A*S*H was where we had an army MESS that served mashedpotatoes 😀
30. As soon as: ONCE - Do it at ONCE!
32. Not too much: A BIT.
34. One with a stable upbringing: FOAL 😀
39. O'Hare and JFK, e.g.: NAVY VETS - Edward (Butch) O'Hare and JFK are two NAVY VETS who had major airports named after them
56. Fish story: TALE - "You should'a seen the one that got away!"
57. Maiden name of an 1860s first lady: TODD.
