Saturday Themeless by Zhouqin Burnikel
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Across:
1. Carne __: ASADA - I was all over Roast Meat even with the Spanish adjectives following the noun.
6. Pull: SWAY - Sometimes you need someone with real pull or SWAY
10. __-relief: BAS - This is one of many on the capitol building in Lincoln, NE
10. __-relief: BAS - This is one of many on the capitol building in Lincoln, NE
17. Della Warrior's heritage: OTOE - the first and only woman to date to serve as the chairperson and chief executive officer for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe
18. Romeo or Juliet: ROLE - TEEN and NAME came and went
19. Group originally called the "Jolly Corks": ELKS - Here ya go
22. Orange coat: PEEL 😀
23. One paying a flat rate: RENTER 😀
24. Sings again: REPRISES - 76 Trombones is REPRISED for the big finale in Music Man
26. Fig. affected by traffic: ETA.
27. Word with ring or swing: MOOD.
29. Achievement: FEAT.
30. [I know this is wrong]: SIC - This was a grate [SIC] puzzle by our lovely hostess
31. "I have more to say": DON'T INTERRUPT ME.
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This ball signed in 1939 by the first 11 members 3 years after the original 6 sold for over $600,000 |
37. Obeyed a court order: ROSE - "All RISE" - Name this movie. (* answer below)
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Reese Jennifer Anniston |
49. Dough for pupusas: MASA - A wonderful Guatemalan restaurant makes them here in our town. I told the owner to give me something good and she got me some tasty pupusas!
50. Background for a portrait: BLUR - As seen here in this painting of Mona (Lady) Lisa Gherdinini, the wife of Francesco Del Giocondo.
51. Locks in the zoo?: MANE 😀 - Here's one in Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo with the tram going overhead.
52. "Never been in that situation myself": CAN'T RELATE.
54. Those, in Toledo: ESOS.
55. Shell stations?: TACO STANDS ¿A quién pertenecen ESOS puestos de tacos? (Who owns those TACO STANDS?)
Down:
1. Split up: APART.
2. Lethargy: SOPOR - I never have seen this word and so I first had SLOTH
3. Put on: APPLY.
4. Hill of "The Wonder Years": DULE - He plays the father in the updated version of the 1988 original.
9. No other choice?: YES 😀
10. Trials for errors: BETA TESTS - Hopefully all the bugs will appear to be fixed
11. Solo stretch: ALONE TIME.
12. The American Dog Derby, for one: SLED RACE - Started in 1917, it is the oldest dog SLED RACE in the lower 48. It is run in Ashton, ID in the shadow of the Tetons
10. Trials for errors: BETA TESTS - Hopefully all the bugs will appear to be fixed
11. Solo stretch: ALONE TIME.
12. The American Dog Derby, for one: SLED RACE - Started in 1917, it is the oldest dog SLED RACE in the lower 48. It is run in Ashton, ID in the shadow of the Tetons
14. Brew: STEEP - Zhoquin is also a tea connoisseur
15. Ear pieces?: CORN 😀
20. Waves, say: GESTURES.
22. Digital service: PEDICURE 😀
23. Nurture: REAR.
24. Spoil: ROT.
25. Spanish infinitive: SER.
33. Hashtag for retro pics: TBT - I could use this retro pic for Throw Back Thursday
40. Slide whistle part: PISTON.
41. Sliced pieces on top of bibim naengmyeon: PEARS - A Korean PEAR on top.
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7701 Legacy Dr., PLANO, TX |
46. Better or best: OUTDO - Verbs
47. Seize by force: WREST.
49. Address with an apostrophe: MA'AM.
50. Vanilla: BLAH - Plain label unlike 49. "Eww!": BLEH we had recently
52. Exec concerned with network security: CTO - Chief Technology Officer
53. Nonprofit that administers Praxis assessments: ETS - Educational Testing Service. I had never heard of this test.
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*If you can handle the truth, that is a scene from the great movie A Few Good Men