Saturday Themeless by Ed Sessa
Seeing Dr. Sessa's byline made me feel confident that I would have a pleasant and engaging solve and that proved to be true for my 13th Sessa puzzle blog. Anything that was new or unusual had plenty of escape avenues and after a lovely 17 minute excursion I earned a "got 'er done".
1. Farmer's dozen: FRESH EGGS.
10. Brightly colored Arita ware: IMARI - IMARI porcelain is made in the town of Arita in Japan, though it is named after the port of Imari where the wares were historically shipped.
10. Brightly colored Arita ware: IMARI - IMARI porcelain is made in the town of Arita in Japan, though it is named after the port of Imari where the wares were historically shipped.
15. Bubble Wrap alternative: AIR PILLOW.
16. Violet shade: LILAC.
17. Memorabilia from the Great White North: CANADIANA - We have Americana and Canada has Canadiana, a term used to describe things (e.g., books, historical documents, works of art, music and artifacts), ideas, or activities that concern or are distinctive of Canada, its peoples, and/or its culture, especially works of literature and other cultural products.
18. Guitar legend Van Halen: EDDIE.
19. Jolly pair?: ELS - Meta cluing, Jolly has two "L's"
20. "Mad Men" types: AD REPS.
22. Fuse with heat: WELD.
23. Popeye's __'Pea: SWEE - The original characters
26. Bouquets: AROMAS.
29. Some military caps: KEPIS - I always think of this guy
30. Pass on: RELAY - Sometimes it comes back to you
31. Near-perfect ballgame: ONE HITTER - In 1995 Paul Menhart of the Toronto Blue Jays pitched a ONE-HITTER but lost the game 1- 0 as the only hit was a home run by Oriole Harold Baines.
35. Day of March madness: IDES.
36. Russian refusals: NYETS.
37. Sine qua non: NEED.
38. Shelties' shelters: DOG HOUSES.
40. One-named singer dubbed the "First Lady of Crunk & B": CIARA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
41. __ in: intrudes: BUTTS.
42. Software shortcuts: MACROS.
43. Figure in the knight time?: SQUIRE 😀
45. Give credit to: CITE.
46. Figure on many a flag: STAR - Of course Texas features a lone star
47. Leafy spots: ARBORS - An ARBOR at the home of J. Sterling Morton, the founder of ARBOR Day, in Nebraska City, NE.
49. Tallahassee inst.: FSU.
52. Argentine dance: TANGO.
54. Folks who are rotten to the core: BAD APPLES.
56. Tribal leader: ELDER.
57. Rare blood type: A-NEGATIVE.
56. Tribal leader: ELDER.
57. Rare blood type: A-NEGATIVE.
58. Oft-poached fruit: PEARS.
59. Floral additive to Turkish delight and gulab jamun: ROSE WATER.
Down:
1. Portrait subject: FACE - Legend has it that this FACE belonged to Mona (my lady) Lisa (del Giocondo)
2. Capital of Oman: RIAL - $2.60
3. Gray sea eagles: ERNS.
4. Massage center: SPA.
5. Secreted: HID AWAY.
6. Says "coulda, woulda, shoulda," say: ELIDES 😀
7. Intimidating look: GLARE.
8. Used up: GONE.
9. Free trade zones?: SWAP MEETS 😀
10. __-de-France: ILE - Literally, the name "Island of France" for the territory of Paris. It was derived from its being bordered by the rivers Seine, Oise and Marne (tributaries of the Seine) and Beuvronne (a tributary of the Marne), which surround it like an island.
11. Stereotype associated with a region of the United States: MIDWEST NICE - We tend to be that way
12. Tree with catkins: ALDER.
13. Small wading birds: RAILS - Miraculously, I recalled RAILS which kept me out of the possible natick at IMARI/RAILS. Hmmm... I wonder how many RIALS RAILS cost? 😀
14. Frosted: ICED.
21. Former frosh: SOPHS.
23. Order that requires a superhot griddle: SMASH BURGER - It starts as a round ball and then...
21. Former frosh: SOPHS.
23. Order that requires a superhot griddle: SMASH BURGER - It starts as a round ball and then...
25. Nintendo game console: WII - WII golf in a nursing home
26. Saharan: ARID.
27. Let result, in tennis: REDO - If a serve hits but gets over the net in VB play continues and there is no REDO.
28. Cassini of fashion: OLEG - OLEG was Jackie's official designer but this suit she wore 62 years ago today was by Chanel. This famous pink dress is stored in the National Archives and will not be on display until 2013. Her pillbox hat has been lost.
29. End of a lap: KNEES 😀
31. Spot to order Kumamotos: OYSTER BAR - At 10 o'clock below
32. Rend: TEAR.
33. Architect Saarinen: EERO - Some of his many designs
34. Iron reqs., e.g.: RDAS.
36. Dietary product prefix: NUTRA -
"Nutra" is a common abbreviation for nutraceuticals
, which are products derived from food sources that provide extra health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease
40. Dupe: CATS PAW - A fable where a monkey tricks the CAT into using his PAW to retrieve chestnuts from the fire while he eats them as they come out.
42. Sleight of land?: MIRAGE 😀 A nice play on words land/hand
43. Like many bad jokes: STALE.
44. Post-lecture sesh: Q AND A - A Q AND A session with 7th graders will yield many hands. With seniors, not so much.
45. Programs: CODES - We have many CODERS in our merry little cwd bunch.
46. March part: STEP.
48. Baja bath: BAÑO - Sometimes you don't really need a bath...
49. Move like a monarch: FLIT 😀
50. Golf legend Ballesteros: SEVE - Seve Ballesteros est un golfeur professionnel espagnol.
51. One logging on: USER.
53. Scrubs ctrs.: ORS.
55. School org.: PTA.
No doubt, the crossing
ReplyDeleteof “Ciara” and “Eero” will cause comments, and, indeed, I only got that after exhausting many other alternatives in order to get the success “flip.”
But get it I eventually did, and so
FIR, so I’m happy.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI often skip Saturdays, but seeing Dr. Ed's byline, I decided to give it a try. Glad I did. Only went sideways at 4d, expecting the "Massage center" to be ESS. Oops. D-o has A-NEGATIVE blood, even though the Navy put A+ on my dogtags. It may be a rare type, but the blood center doesn't want it. They always want me to donate plasma or packed cells rather than whole blood. Thanx, Dr. Ed and Husker. (Methinks you meant to type "2103.")
FIR. This was a workout, but one expects that on a Saturday. It was very tough, but very doable.
ReplyDeleteThe crossing of RDAs, cats paw, and Ciara required a major WAG, but today my guesser was working.
Overall, for a Saturday, an enjoyable puzzle.