Saturday Themeless by Rafael Musa
Rafa, a software engineer for Airbnb in San Francisco. is a frequent constructor and collaborator.
1. Sudoku diagrams: GRIDS.
6. Snap: PIC.
9. Rib: TEASE.
14. Iconic part of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird": OUTRO - Song beginning: Intro :: Song ending : OUTRO. Depending on the tempo, the OUTRO lasts about half as long as the entire 9 minute song.
9. Rib: TEASE.
14. Iconic part of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird": OUTRO - Song beginning: Intro :: Song ending : OUTRO. Depending on the tempo, the OUTRO lasts about half as long as the entire 9 minute song.
15. Admirable sorts: CLASS ACTS - There's this blogmistress in Minneapolis I know...
17. Piano part: PEDAL.
18. Store for a little while?: POPUP SHOP.
19. "La Classe de Danse" painter: DEGAS - Even I can translate this title
21. Tale designed to tug at one's heartstrings: SOB STORY.
22. Parade locale since 1890: PASEDENA
24. Approves: OKS.
25. Seuss character who lives in a pond on Sala-ma-sond island: YERTLE.
26. Greek goddess of discord: ERIS.
29. "Use your inside voice": DON'T YELL.
31. Challenging direction to sail: UPWIND.
35. __ Bauer: EDDIE - Not a chance for Hank
36. Not well: ILL.
38. Cartoon hero with a blond bob: HE-MAN.
39. Hudson Valley college chartered by a brewer in 1861: VASSAR.
41. "Hola" follower, perhaps: COMO ESTA.
43. "__ bon!": TRES.
45. Packaged meals that might contain tamagoyaki: BENTOS.
46. Big Mac rivals?: PCS. 😊
49. Requirements for some brick buildings: LEGO SETS - This LEGO SET has a titanic price of $929.
51. Water wings?: SEA PLANE 😀
54. "The Social Network" Oscar winner Sorkin: AARON.
56. Urban prowlers: ALLEY CATS.
58. Jeopardy: PERIL.
60. Small digit: LITTLE TOE. 😀
61. Outerwear option: PARKA.
62. Shot not allowed in some pool halls: MASSE.
63. Chemistry suffix: ENE.
64. Warm compress targets: STYES - _ _ _ E S was not ACHES
Down:
1. RNC group: GOP.
2. Wished undone: RUED.
3. "Maybe": IT DEPENDS.
4. Queen, maybe: DRAG ARTIST.
5. Way out?: SO LAST YEAR.
6. Main doc: PCP.
7. Words of resignation: I LOSE.
8. Graham's "Boardwalk Empire" role: CAPONE.
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| Al CAPONE Stephen Graham |
9. Qt.'s 192: TSPS.
10. Right way?: EAST - On a map
11. Sound before some blessings: ACHOO 😀
12. Wading bird that communicates with bill clattering: STORK An annoying 25 second example
13. Awards for top plays: ESPYS - Last year it was Saquon Barkley's hurdle effort.
16. Car company that hosts Share the Love community events: SUBARU.
20. Counter offer?: SALE 😀
23. Spot with a sandwich board: DELI.
25. Jedi of Dagobah: YODA.
27. Safari and others: IPHONE APPS - I use the Safari browser on my MacBook and iPhone
28. Pick-me-up indulgence: SWEET TREAT.
29. Coder, colloquially: DEV - Isn't it obvi? Totes adorb!
30. Bus. type: LLC - Limited Liability Company
32. "My bad!": I'M SO SORRY - This is close enough to post this great emo song of my yute
33. D.C. team: NATS.
34. Cellular plan?: DNA 😀
37. University of New Mexico mascot: LOBO.
40. Adjust, as a corset: RELACE - I'll bet you can name this character whose corset is being RELACED.
42. Table outside?: MESA 😀
44. American century: SENATE - The less common second definition from Merriam-Webster
46. Song of worship: PSALM.
47. "La Vida Es un Carnaval" singer Cruz: CELIA - Even I could translate this.
48. Cures, in a way: SALTS.
52. Some rescues: PETS.
53. Singing crocodile voiced by Shawn Mendes in a 2022 film: LYLE.
55. Largest company headquartered in Oregon: NIKE - Makes sense
57. "Capisce?": SEE.
59. "__ Mañanitas": LAS - Translation
1 comment:
For a Saturday, this
wasn’t bad at all! There were few obscurities, and the ones there were
were easily sussed by perps.
FIR, so I’m happy.
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