Saturday Themeless by Adrian Johnson
Our Wyoming native who went to college in Minnesota is now doing greatwork for a startup group called BetterFi, a nonprofit working to end predatory lending in Tennessee.I made great progress and soon had the NW to SE swath done and then had to go in to finish off the other corners which was a fun challenge with a lot of international cuisine and filmakers.
1. Releases: EMITS.
6. Ardent supporter: MEGAFAN - This Raider fan qualifies
13. Island country that changed the shape of the International Date Line by skipping December 30, 2011: SAMOA.
14. "Anything you say": SURE SURE.
15. Guttural sound: CROAK.
16. Outermost meningeal membrane: DURA MATER.
17. Hot: IN DEMAND.
19. "Bad idea": DON'T.
20. High return: LOB.
21. 41-Across teacher: SENSEI and 41. Dojo discipline: KARATE.
23. Army __: ANTS.
24. Double-reed woodwind related to the shawm: OBOE - Adrian muddied the waters by adding a shawm in the clue
26. Seldom seen: SCARCE.
28. Racing headgear: CRASH HELMET - 76-year-old comedian Andy Huggins says at his age he worries about falling and so he wears a HELMET. To keep from looking foolish, he also carries a skateboard.
30. Tailgating area: LOT.
33. Angiogram image, perhaps: AORTA - It kinda stands out, doesn't it
34. "__ bien": MUY.
35. Durable fabric: CHINO.
37. Drug featured in the Dock Ellis biopic "No No: A Dockumentary": LSD.
38. "How's it hangin'?": WHAT'S SHAKIN'
42. Bernie Sanders' mittens, for one: MEME.
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| What's shakin' Bernie? |
43. Singer known as the "Goddess of Pop": CHER - Depends on who you ask.
49. PC IDs: IPS.
50. Martinican poet Césaire who helped found the Négritude movement: AIME ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
51. Dessert often made with espresso: TIRAMISU.
53. "Chocolate in every bite" cookie maker: CHIPS AHOY.
56. Sonicare rival: ORAL B.
58. Herb in fines herbes and herbes de Provence: TARRAGON - Fines Herbes (fēnz erbs - literally fine herbs): Made with a specific combination of four fresh herbs in equal parts: parsley, chives, tarragon, and chervil.
59. Bring up: RAISE.
60. Welcome words?: IT'S OPEN.
61. Wrapped: ENDED.
Down:
1. Key hit in panic: ESC.
2. Platform game that debuted in 1983: MARIO BROS - I loved playing their lo-res game on my Apple IIe
3. "You sold me": I'M ON BOARD.
4. Bufotoxin source: TOAD - Bufotoxin is a milky, poisonous defense chemical secreted by the skin and parotoid glands of true toads in the genus Bufo.
5. Array at an izakaya: SAKES Izakaya (居酒屋) are casual drinking establishments, similar to tapas bars, where customers order a variety of small dishes of food that can be shared at the table.
6. Genre in which readers are clued in to the plot?: MURDER MYSTERY.
7. Time to study: ERA.
8. Beaut: GEM.
9. Taqueria option: ASADA - When you're done at the izakaya, you can drive on over to a taqueria for some carne ASADA (grilled meat) food.
11. "__ you sweet!": AREN'T.
12. "Aw, phooey": NERTS.
14. Vinyasa sequence also called Surya Namaskar: SUN SALUTATION ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ - Vinyasa is the movement between poses. This slowly revealed itself.
18. Vibe well: MESH.
20. Word in many union names: LOCAL - Hormel's LOCAL 22 Union has sponsored champion softball teams here in town for years.
22. Halo-halo base: ICE - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ More exotic food! This is a Filipino shaved ICE treat.
25. Part of i.e.: EST.
27. Make a lasting impression?: ETCH.
29. Skateboarding star Tony: HAWK - Tony now "hawks" Qunol products
27. Make a lasting impression?: ETCH.
29. Skateboarding star Tony: HAWK - Tony now "hawks" Qunol products
30. "This bears repeating ... ": LIKE I SAID.
31. Instinctively: ON IMPULSE - I bought a Mazda Miata on impulse many years ago and regretted it. It always needed repairs and wouldn't handle snow.
32. Hues: TONES.
36. Muffuletta ingredient: HAM ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ More unknown (to me) food. The classic New Orleans sandwich combines a homemade olive salad with layers of thin-sliced Italian cold cuts. Man it looks so good!
39. Derisive laugh: HAH.
40. "Buona __": SERA.
43. Tacos de nopales need: CACTI - Our buffet continues:
44. Percussion set: HI HAT.
45. Dubai rulers: EMIRS.
46. High-quality proof, for short: REPRO - Repro stands for reprographics (or reproduction), but in publishing, printing, and design, a REPRO specifically refers to a high-quality proof of text and images. It is used as the final checkpoint to verify that everything looks perfect before the final print run.
48. Camping treat: SMORE.
52. Home country of filmmaker Asghar Farhadi: IRAN. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
54. Chump: SAP.
55. Sit in a cellar, perhaps: AGE.
57. Sack: BED.
I thought this was a
ReplyDeletevery fair puzzle. It helped that I had some familiarity with yoga, and had done the “Sun Salutation” many times in earlier years.
The rest of the puzzle then fell into place from there.
FIR, so I’m happy.