Saturday Themeless by Mike Graczyk
A fun solve on what appears to be Mike's initial LA Times puzzle. My trek started in the NE with my Greek wife's least favorite salad and expanding out from there.
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| NOT ME! |
10. Saw: ADAGE.
15. "Do I know you?": HAVE WE MET.
16. Historic site in Jordan known as the Rose City: PETRA - One of the new seven wonders of the world
17. Eggs-cellent breakfast spot: 😀 OMELET BAR.
18. "Door's open!": ENTER.
19. "You bet!": YES.
20. Pinch-hit: STEP IN - What we subs do during the school year
22. Next: THEN.
23. Hardly pusillanimous: BOLD.
24. Bears named for an Alaskan archipelago: KODIAKS.
26. Call it a day: GO HOME.
29. People who pay flat rates?: TENANTS - I think we all know what an apartment is called in the UK
30. Wistful words: I HOPE.
31. Went to court?: WOOED - 😀 Court is a verb here.
32. One who loves ewe very much: RAM.
34. Migrators in the Maasai Mara's Great Migration: GNUS.
35. Brook swimmer: TROUT.
36. Brand of shapewear: BALI.
37. Brief alarm: SOS.
38. Essence: POINT.
39. Test versions: BETAS.
40. Takes back: RECANTS.
42. "You bet!": SURE DO.
43. Ouster: DEPOSAL - Ouster : Oust :: Deposal : Depose
44. One thing after another: LIST.
45. Campus building: HALL - My home for two years
46. Connecticut governor Ned: LAMONT ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
48. Rugby ball prop: TEE.
51. Taco truck option: ASADA.
53. Places to break some records?: RAGE ROOMS - or break most anything else
53. Places to break some records?: RAGE ROOMS - or break most anything else
55. Hammer and anvil, for two: BONES.
56. "I wish wearing flat-irons on our heads would keep us from __": "Little Women": GROWING UP.
57. IV part: INTRA.
58. "No prob": EASY PEASY.
Down:
1. "Hello, sailor!": AHOY.
2. Appellation: NAME - For wine: An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the ingredients of a food or beverage originated,
3. __ Rocher cosmetics: YVES ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
4. Office no.: TEL.
5. "Way cool!": AWESOME - In my opinion, this is the most overused adjective used today
6. Boiling point?: KETTLE 😀
7. War zone journalist: EMBED.
8. Bring in: REAP.
9. Go down swinging, perhaps: STRIKE OUT.
10. Mimic: APE.
11. Tooth component: DENTIN.
12. "If we stayed on such a road ... ": AT THAT RATE - Ten minutes/hole. AT THAT RATE we should be done in three hours.
13. Dish with feta and Kalamatas: GREEK SALAD.
14. Brings in: EARNS.
21. Largish combo: NONET - Nine, count 'em, nine
23. Catchy tunes, informally: BOPS.
25. Pops: DAD.
26. Some play dates?: GIGS - My grandson will be taking his years of experience, his Master's Degree and connections to NYC to play some GIGS.
27. "Just wondering": OH NO REASON - Yeah, right...
28. Leaves for one's residence?: HOUSE PLANT.
29. Pluto and others: TOONS.
31. Plain to see: WRITLARGE.
33. Soup often served with gyoza: MISO.
35. Like some languages: TONAL.
36. Muppet who loves pigeons: BERT.
38. Faux finish?: PAS - I have made many a faux PAS in my life.
39. Way to travel with class?: BUS TRIP - I travelled the 1,400 miles to KSC with 23 classes with airplanes but never on a BUS. 😳
41. "You're even farther now ... ": COLDER - The opposite...
42. Muscular: SINEWY.
43. Abu __: DHABI - The silent "H" threw me for a while
44. Screen icons: LOGOS.
47. "Matilda" star Wilson: MARA.
48. Caesar wrap?: TOGA. 😀
49. Cassowary kin: EMUS.
50. Award for top plays?: ESPY - ESPN's yearly awards for top sports plays
52. Butterfield of "Sex Education": ASA.
54. Number worn by Oscar Robertson: ONE.
Wow! I did that so fast!
ReplyDelete(Less than 15 minutes.) And on a Saturday, no less!
FIR, so obviously I’m happy!
This makes up for a lot of the (garbage) we’ve experienced this week, IMHO!
Whoopee!