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
2 comments:
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.
Good morning!
Almost. But not quite. It came down to _OM_ESTA (my Spanish is pretty much limited to Dos Equis) and IP__NEAPPS and d-o blew it. Rats. Looks obvious now. Thanx, Rafael and Husker.
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