Saturday August 26 2023 Themeless by Hoang-Kim-Kim Vu
Posted in 2021: Hoang-Kim Vu works on a global malaria research project in Washington, D.C. His crosswords have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. When he's not solving or constructing, Kim enjoys collecting passport stamps, spending too much money on pet nats, and trying his best to raise a one-year-old daughter and a pitbull with bad knees with his wife/co-constructor/forever editor Jess.
Across:
1. Words for private relaxation?: AT EASE π For corporals, et. al.
7. Wallach of "The Magnificent Seven": ELI - Here are some clips of the movie with its wonderful theme in the back ground. BTW, ELI was the bad guy not one of the titular Seven.
14. Ninth animal in the Chinese zodiac: MONKEY - Guess what letter I used incorrectly when I had _ONKEY.
15. Rock's __ Lobos: LOS - Their version of La Bamba was used as the title track for the bio-pic for Ritchie Valens who also had a big hit with it.
17. "Can't do it": NO DICE.
18. Recipients of disaster relief: EVACUEES - The Maui tragedy had many
20. "Come on already!": I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY.
25. Big name in pickups: RAM.
27. Allows: LET'S - Fall In Love, a hit for 43. Fitzgerald who also recorded 2-Down: ELLA - 2. Porter classic: TOO DARN HOT.
Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it | It's Too Darn Hot I'd like to sup with my baby tonight …but it’s Too Darn Hot |
33. Poet Sexton: ANNE - A Saturday ANNE
36. Bit of beach house decor: SHELL.
38. Before, in verse: ERE - I thought I'd class up my Saturday blog. π
49. Alternative to the prayer hands emoji: THX - Give prayerful computer thanks
50. Grads, almost: SRS.
52. Source of comfort for those expecting: PREGNANCY PILLOW.
58. Send off: DISPATCH.
59. French star: ETOILE - "Regarde cette ΓTOILE qui brille" ("Look at that brilliant star")
60. Palo __: ALTO - "Tall Stick" in Spanish is the home of Stanford University.
61. Burj Khalifa's fed.: UAE - The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building and it is located in Dubai which is part of the United Arab Emirates Federation.
64. Helpers on set: Abbr.: PA'S - Here are assorted Production AssistantS working on the set of The Big Bang Theory
65. Trypanosome vector: TSETSE - Definition of trypanosome
TSETSE flies carry this which can cause "sleeping sickness" |
1. Midterm exam, familiarly?: AMNIO π
5. Dissenting body: SECT.
6. Mask element: EYEHOLE - There are none in this portion of a TV show of my yute.
10. "No need to ask me twice!": WOULD I EVER - "Gary, would you like to go into space?"
11. Latte option: ICED.
12. First stop on the Beatles' second U.S. tour, familiarly: SHEA - No one heard any of the music above the screaming and didn't care. The sound was recorded to be 38 decibels louder than a jumbo jet 100' overhead.
26. Finest of Lovely Lady Liberty's recipes, per a "Schoolhouse Rock" song: MELTING POT - Here's the video
28. Vague: SKETCHY.
30. Fundraising group that supports female political candidates: EMILY'S LIST.
Hillary with Emily's List's president Stephanie Schirock |
31. Othello and Hamlet: TITLE ROLES.
32. High class?: ONE-A - A dreaded designation for some young men in the 1960's and 1970's.
33. Once-sacred snakes: ASPS.
37. Hall of Famer Ochoa: LORENA.
48. Devour: EAT UP.
51. Alicia Vikander, e.g.: SWEDE - An actress born in Gothenburg, VΓ€stra GΓΆtaland, Sweden. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2016.
52. Blackberries, e.g.: PDA'S - I read that these Personal Data Assistants are now officially unsupported and not usable
53. Bug: RILE.
54. Spanish pronoun: ESTA.
55. Org. with conferences: NCAA - The Big Ten Conference will soon have 18 members
57. __ Star State: LONE.