Saturday Themeless by Angela Olson
Angela Olson Halsted is a legal secretary in Washington, D.C., and the mother of two college students. She is also a baseball fan and her favorite team is the Washington Nationals.Angela's puzzle contained some very interesting and fascinating fill for which I can say, I was "TODAY'S YEARS OLD" when I became enlightened! The Chase slide rule was fabulous! So now, while I'm still wondering how I knew about WARNERS intimates, let's explore Angela's puzzle.
Across:
1. Acknowledged mistakes: ERRATA - I had some but they self-corected
7. Leads: CHAIRS - CHAIRperson over CHAIRman is fine by me
13. Secure, in a way: SEAL OFF - How we SEAL OFF our garden from the bunnies
7. Leads: CHAIRS - CHAIRperson over CHAIRman is fine by me
13. Secure, in a way: SEAL OFF - How we SEAL OFF our garden from the bunnies
15. One cog in the Big Red Machine: GRIFFEY.
16. Bach work: CANTATA - What is a CANTATA?
17. Birthplace of Kamala Harris: OAKLAND - California, October 20, 1964
18. Ron Rifkin spy series: ALIAS - Ron and Jennifer Garner are front and center
17. Birthplace of Kamala Harris: OAKLAND - California, October 20, 1964
18. Ron Rifkin spy series: ALIAS - Ron and Jennifer Garner are front and center
19. Shortsighted one: MYOPE - Nearsightedness is MYOPIA so...
21. Number of Olympic medals won by Katie Ledecky: TEN - Here's some of them
22. Map marker: PIN.
23. Many chords: TRIADS - C E G
26. Spanish 101 word: ESTA.
28. Troubles: ILLS.
29. Chase with a slide rule: UTLEY - My favorite clue. This vicious slide by Chase UTLEY broke Ruben Tejada's fibula and so MLB rewrote the "slide rule" and it has informally been called the Chase UTLEY slide rule ever since. I knew the name and baseball fan Angela must have as well.
30. Age of enlightenment?: TODAY YEARS OLD - Another fun clue. I was TODAY YEARS OLD when I learned about the information below.
35. Oscar nominee who voiced Michelle Obama on "The Simpsons": ANGELA BASSETT.
33. Brody of "The O.C.": ADAM - Second from the left w/Saturday cluing
34. Like one due for an inheritance?: MEEK - Another great clue! Yeah sure, you didn't first think of HEIR like I did. Unfortunately having HEIR in the clue violated crossword protocol.
40. It may be pulled by an athlete: GROIN
41. Polo who played Rebecca on "Sports Night": TERI - Second from the left. I thought is was a smart, funny show but it couldn't find an audience after two seasons
42. Emulate Kelly Slater: SURF.
45. Beer mugs: STEINS.
47. Drag queen Bianca Del __: RIO.
48. Present mo.: DEC - The present (adj.) month is July but in DEC. you get presents (noun)
49. All thumbs: INEPT - Not him
50. Freezes, say: NUMBS.
52. Unavailable, in a way: ON ORDER - The couch for our sunroom has been ON ORDER since May 2.
54. Like Romeo and Juliet: AMOROUS.
56. "All You Need" intimates brand: WARNERS - Google if you must
57. Carriage return creation: NEW LINE - A remnant of manual typewriters with its own song.
58. Nats division: NL EAST - Angela's team.
59. Theologian for whom a Connecticut university is named: WESLEY - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. My Father's Day puzzle constructor was Dr. Fred Ohles who is the President Emeritus of Nebraska Wesleyan University. He also was the constructor for the Feb. 3, 2021 LA Times Crossword.
Down:
1. "__ at Dannemora": Arquette miniseries: ESCAPE.
2. Pragmatic sort: REALIST - They would choose possible over insisting on perfect.
3. Met: RAN INTO.
4. Resort near Deer Valley: ALTA - It looks like a one hour drive
5. Done for: TOAST - Custer was TOAST when he underestimated the Lakota and Cheyenne warriors at Little Big Horn
6. Back on board: AFT - Back of the boat
7. Casino game: CRAPS.
8. Sharp increase: HIKE - You want how much for a gallon of gas?
9. Samuel Gompers' org.: AFL.
10. "... maybe not even that": IF AT ALL.
11. Went back (on): RENEGED.
12. World's largest natural harbor: SYDNEY - If you look closely, you can see SYDNEY's most famous landmark jutting out into the harbor
14. Jaleel White's show: FAMILY MATTERS - He was the irrepressible Urkel
15. Roadside assistant?: GOOD SAMARITAN.
20. Lupita Nyong'o's alma mater: YALE - From a 2/1/22 Julian Lim puzzle: "50-Across. Oscar-winning actress for "12 Years a Slave": LUPITA NYONG'O"
24. Saudi capital: RIYAL - Either of these meals will run you 20﷼ RIYALS ($5.33) in Riyadh
25. Stirs up: STOKES.
27. Not quite lento: ADAGIO - Both are slow, ADAGIO is 66 - 76 beats/min and lento is 45 - 60 beats/min
29. Presses into service: USES.
31. Arabian port: ADEN - If you want to drive from ADEN to Riyadh for that McDonalds deal, it'll take a lot of gas.
32. Frankincense or myrrh: RESIN - Where can I get these?
35. Football club founded in 1886: ARSENAL - We say soccer, in London they say football
35. Football club founded in 1886: ARSENAL - We say soccer, in London they say football
36. Love all?: NO SCORE - 0 - 0 in tennis's arcane scoring system
37. Honk: BEEP.
38. Unrest: TURMOIL.
39. Chicago daily: TRIBUNE.
40. Happen: GO DOWN - Everybody knew when the confrontation would GO DOWN in this minute-by-minute movie.
43. "Woman in the Mists" subject: FOSSEY - Her book and a book about her
46. Olympia from Maine: SNOWE.
49. Time to beware: IDES - Last Saturday, Nova and Matthew had the very clever "55. Mid day?: IDES"
51. Bing returns: URLS - Bing is a search engine
53. Messenger __: RNA - Interested? Here's a 2 min. video
55. Catlike Pokémon: MEW - There are 905 Pokémons and I think you can pick MEW out of this limited assortment.
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