Saturday Themeless by Adrian Johnson
Our Wyoming native who went to college in Minnesota is now doing great work for a startup group called BetterFi, a nonprofit working to end predatory lending in Tennessee.
1. Car whose interior "looks like Darth Vader's bathroom," per Michael Knight: KITT - KITT was the car and The Hoff played Michael Knight
5. "Figure it out": DO THE MATH - They could and did.
14. Shine: GLEAM.
16. Hugh Grant film based on a Nick Hornby novel: ABOUT A BOY - Nick probably has some credit in the small print
17. Lively presence in Hollywood?: BLAKE.
18. Bends and stretches: LIMBERS UP.
19. Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson __/White Flower No. 1": WEED - Saturday cluing for a common word. I have heard of Jimson WEED but had no clue about Ms. O'Keefe's painting.
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| It sold for $44M |
20. Otherworldly visitors: ETS.
21. "Ghosts" actress McIver: ROSE - Saturday cluing for a common word.
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| A cable TV series from Paramount+ |
22. Sandwiches since 1967: BIG MACS - I'm embarrassed/ashamed I remember all these lyrics about the burger Ray Kroc said was the answer to The Whopper
24. Film stock: STILLS.
26. Boxing trainer Dundee: ANGELO - The trainer for Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali is obscure to some, well known to me
29. Common source of revenue for podcasts: ADS.
30. Spiced coffeehouse order: CHAI LATTE.
32. Inflatable swan, e.g.: POOL FLOAT.
33. 2023 Pink album: TRUSTFALL and a funny one
37. Basic shelters: LEAN-TO'S - On the primitive side
38. Land between the Atlantic and the Pyrenees: IBERIA.
40. Shows confidence in, in a way: ELECTS 😀
41. Trapper's task: SNARING.
42. Try to make angry: BAIT.
43. Comm. system in the film "CODA": ASL - 94% at Rotten Tomatoes
45. Passable, at best: SO SO.
46. Follower of an aperitivo: ANTIPASTO
49. Hunt of "Mission: Impossible": ETHAN - Played by this guy
51. Cereal mascot once voiced by Mel Blanc: TOUCAN SAM - One of so many in Mel's repertoire
52. Lacks buoyancy: SINKS.
53. Language whose name translates to "one who hopes": ESPERANTO.
54. Residencia: CASA.
Down:
1. Security org. dismantled in 1991: KGB.
2. Bringer of misfortune, so they say: ILL WIND.
Falstaff. What wind blew you hither, Pistol?
3. Chinese snacks with a marbled pattern: TEA EGGS - Tea egg is a typical Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea, and sauce or spices. It is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble-like patterns. You're welcome.
Pistol. Not the ILL WIND which blows no man to good.
Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV. act v. sc. 3.
3. Chinese snacks with a marbled pattern: TEA EGGS - Tea egg is a typical Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea, and sauce or spices. It is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble-like patterns. You're welcome.
4. "I want to go too!": TAKE ME.
5. Low areas: DALES - Over hill, over DALE...
6. Late notice?: OBIT 😀
7. Accessories company with a "one for one" business model: TOMS.
8. Nerve center: HUB.
9. French summer: ETE.
10. The Ritz-Carlton owner: MARRIOTT.
11. Pardon: ABSOLVE.
13. Builds up: HYPES.
15. Olympic chart: MEDAL COUNT.
22. What do ewe say?: BAA 😀
23. Party leaders?: CO-HOSTS.
24. Historic Buddhist monastery in the Songshan mountains: SHAOLIN - The birthplace of Kung Fu.
25. Career number for sluggers: TOTAL BASES and 44. 25-Down, for one: STAT - Leaders for active players
27. Slugs: BIFFS.
28. Spanish pronoun: ELLA.
31. El __: second-largest city in Bolivia: ALTO - El ALTO has a population of nearly a million and is the highest major city in the world with an average elevation of 13,000'.
32. Drill: PRACTICE.
33. "Let's go for a drive!": TEE IT UP 😀
34. God celebrated on Janmashtami: KRISHNA - More
35. Ornamental trees with acorns: PIN OAKS - They get very yellow (chlorotic) in our town but are lovely in Lincoln.
36. Evil Queen's disguise in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs": HAG.
37. Peruvian prairies: LLANOS - My diligent search showed LLANOS mostly in these countries
40. Online discount: E-BATE.
41. Sportscast tech: SLO MO - This device can do that or even freeze the frame
43. WNBA pt.: ASSN - All sports peeps know what caused this
47. Norm: PAR - For my golf game, it's a goal, not a norm. 😀
48. Tennis star Ivanovic: ANA.
50. DOD arm: NSA - The NSA doesn't take credit or blame for their activities
