Let's see what Professor Lim has for us today to combat any mental fatigue:
Across:
1. Marketing term involving supposed nutritional benefits: SUPERFOOD - What is this?
10. Dividing walls: SEPTA
15. Afford a view of: OPEN OUT TO - You can rent this house that OPENS OUT TO this view in the Honolulu area for $495/night.
16. '90s "SNL" regular Cheri: OTERI.
17. Skilled writer: WORDSMITH.
18. Run up, as debts: INCUR.
19. Starter followers: ENTREES - Here in Nebraska, I'd recommend a filet
20. Not for youngsters: R-RATED - A movie can keep a PG-13 rating with a couple of "f-bombs" if they are not used in a sexual context
21. Take up again?: RE HEM - In the 70's, some girls "RE-HEMMED" their modest skirts in which they left home by rolling up the waistband to make mini skirts at school
22. Arch with a point: OGEE - An old cwd friend
24. Pay stub?: OLA - Julian! Tricky way to get PAYOLA
25. 1941 Bogart part: SAM SPADE - I'll bet most know what Bogie as SAM SPADE was referencing in this line to Ward Bond playing a police lieutenant
28. Dry __: ROT
29. LeRoy Foster, for one: MURALIST.
30. Prayer's place: NAVE.
31. Robin's rhyming call?: HOLY GUACAMOLE - 50 variations on a theme
33. Bangkok bread: BAHT - This 39 BAHT sandwich equals $1.25 in Bangkok
34. Rain-on-the-roof sounds: PIT A PATS - Interminable this spring in the Midwest
35. FAQ snippet: ANS - If you ask a Q, you expect an ANS
36. China quality: FINENESS - Porcelain and China are both terms that refer to dinnerware made of a FINE-particle clay
38. Epilepsy tests, for short: EEGS
39. Tricked: HOSED - Love this commercial!
43. Romans, in a proverb: LOCALS.
45. Radcliffe grads: ALUMNAE - Graduates of formerly all female Radcliffe would be called ALUMNAE (plural of female singular alumna)
47. Profit: AVAIL.
48. Get at: INSINUATE.
51. Knocked too hard?: NITPICKED - A hazard for all bloggers
52. Kid's retort: ARE SO.
53. Gets even: SMOOTHENS - Most know this word but Seinfeld fans will understand (and want) this shirt
Down:
1. Planter: SOWER - A 1930 video of the 8.5 ton SOWER statue being lifted to the top of Nebraska's capitol building (:48)
2. On top, but only just: UP ONE - Toronto was UP ONE (3 games to 2) when The Golden State Warriors 36. Were conquered by: FELL TO them on 6/10/19. The 4. Upshot: END RESULT was an NBA title for Toronto
3. Western Australia's capital: PERTH - Gird your loins for a long trip if you are going to drive from Sydney to PERTH
5. Seasoning for lamb: ROSEMARY.
6. Steam: FUME.
7. Spunkmeyer of cookie fame: OTIS.
8. First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs: OTT - This mint condition 1933 Goudey card will run you $42,000
9. Hand-to-head cry: DOH.
10. Evening do: SOIREE - I wonder if Marie Antoinette served cake at her SOIREES
11. Peak in Catania: ETNA.
12. Push-up targets: PECTORALS.
13. What "never runs smooth," in a 1963 Gene Pitney hit: TRUE LOVE - His anguished voice spoke to my teen angst
14. Specification for a pilot: AIR DATE - If your TV pilot is good enough, it will get an AIR DATE
20. Much paperwork: RED TAPE - Even north of the border
22. Poppy products: OPIATES - The difference between OPIATES and opioids
23. Garage vessel: GAS CAN.
26. Heckle and Jeckle, e.g.: MAGPIES - Cartoon birds of my misspent yute
27. Turning about: SLUING.
29. Where diamond gets a 10: MOHS SCALE - Talc is the softest on this scale at 1
30. Less: NOT SO MUCH.
31. Hair-of-the-dog target: HANGOVER - Origin of the phrase "Hair-of-the-dog"
32. Hawkeye's group: MASH UNIT. On M*A*S*H, Lebanese Klinger would call an easy task, "A proverbial piece of 33. Filo pastry dessert: BAKLAVA.
40. Dastardly sort: SNAKE
41. Downed: EATEN.
42. Accomplishments: DEEDS - I volunteered to take lunch room duty for one year to help out my principal. 23 years later...
44. Some are visual: AIDS - I believe in using visuals as AIDS in my blogging but people can still just scan for the bold answers and move on
45. Respecting: AS TO.
46. Cosmetic surg. option: LIPO.
48. Connections: INS - A great aid in getting a job
49. Strategic math game: NIM - I suspect Professor Lim has played this combinatorial game of NIM
Now presuming your Heating, Air Conditioning and Ventilation are fine, comment on Julian's fun Saturday puzzle!