Themeless Saturday by Craig Stowe
Another Canadian drops in for the first Saturday puzzle of what will hopefully be a much better year!
Previous remarks from Craig:
As always, thanks to Rich et al. for accepting my work and improving on it. I am always amazed when a puzzle is published.
I've posted a bit about myself before but in case you missed it... I was born and raised in a small town in Newfoundland, Canada (you'll find two Newfoundland references in Craig's puzzle) but have lived in Toronto, Ontario since 2000 (you are all welcome to visit anytime; shout out to all my Canadian neighbours!) I work as a kitchen porter in a rather large hotel, which is even less exciting than it sounds. I solve and construct crosswords in my spare time.
Cheers!
Across:
10. Band wind instruments: JUGS - Briscoe Darling always played one on The Andy Griffin Show
14. "Is everything resolved now?": ARE WE GOOD?
15. Peel out, maybe: GUN IT.
16. 1994 Chuck Norris movie: HELLBOUND.
17. Pope's "An __ on Criticism": ESSAY - The manuscript as sent to the printer in 1711 along with notes to the printer
18. Apiece, in scores: ALL - 74 ALL. Looks like OT!
19. Art Deco icon: ERTE, 35. Eastern nurse: AMAH and 55. Grandson of Abraham: ESAU three cwd stalwarts
20. Reconcile: ATTUNE
21. Entertainer with a desk: CLASS CLOWN
23. Spectrum: SCALE - The visible spectrum of radiation is on a scale from about 400 nanometers to 700 nanometers
25. Neologism: COINAGE - A neologism is literally a new word or phrase that is coined. Our constructor Chuck Deodene is also a reader for the Oxford English Dictionary and is always on the lookout for these.
27. Megan of "The Blacklist": BOONE.
28. Robert __, unsuccessful 1987 Supreme Court nominee: BORK - His treatment by the senate became a neologism in 1982
29. Poet's preposition: THRO - I hath ne'er slept THRO an alarm
31. Without delay: RAPIDLY.
33. Drop: DESCEND - They DESCEND the same in the vacuum of the Moon
36. Pac-12 team since 2011: UTES - On March 3rd of this year, the UTE Indian tribe signed an agreement to let Utah University continue to use UTE as a mascot
39. Tools used on the way up: ICE AXES - This autographed replica of Sir Edmund Hilary's ICE AXE he used to summit Everest can be yours for $5,000. When Sir Edmund was signing these, I'm sure someone said 42. "Just one more": ALMOST DONE.
41. Island birthplace of Pythagoras: SAMOS - 14 hrs via ferry and an hour by plane from Athens
44. Poor: SUBPAR - My golf game is SUBPAR because I can't shoot SUBPAR scores
46. Jazz phrase: RIFF - $8 at Amazon
46. Jazz phrase: RIFF - $8 at Amazon
47. Electrify: ZAP.
50. Sanctions: OKAYS - Sanctions is a contronym
54. Reveres: VENERATES - Jay VENERATES cars
56. Refuse to budge: STAND FAST - General McAuliffe told the Germans this when they demanded he surrender at Bastogne during the Battle Of The Bulge
Down:
1. "Funny not funny": HA HA - Sarcasm 101
2. Russian city: OREL (Oryo) - Just a nice drive SSW of Moscow on the M-2 and E-105
3. Dudley Do-Right's love: NELL - Can you pick her out?
5. Rose up: REBELLED.
6. Hellenic gathering places: AGORAE - Ruins of ancient AGORAE can be found on Samos
8. "Rhinoceros" playwright: IONESCO - Bio of Eugène Ionesco
9. Cookbook directive: ADD.
10. "Pay attention and see how it's done": JUST WATCH ME - "Final words for some"
11. One who didn't get what they deserved: UNSUNG HERO - Every Doctor, EMT, Nurse and first responder!
12. 17th-century sculptor Bernini: GIAN - GIAN Bernini's design of St. Peter's Square includes Doric columns that represent the embrace of the Mother Church
13. Ocular woe: STYE.
15. Board: GET ON.
20. Matching in many ways: ALIKE - This animal and the background look so much ALIKE it is hard to pick him out (*answer at bottom of write-up)
21. Offer to a customer: CAN I HELP YOU? Jack Benny could never shake this guy
22. Wood lots: CORDS.
26. White-tailed fliers: ERNES.
27. Hood accessory: BRA - A GAT is an accessory for the wrong kind of hood. This BRA is what I had for the hood on my Mazda Miata.
28. Units usually prefixed: BYTES.
30. Poetic tribute: ODE.
32. Vegas hotel that once had a King Tut's Tomb replica: LUXOR - It is said that the light at the top of LUXOR's pyramid can be seen by pilots 30o miles from Vegas.
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40. Corral: AMASS - Politicians have just finished the season of trying to (insert appropriate verb) votes
41. Give in a bit: SOFTEN.
43. Mythical hunter: DIANA - ORION gives way to a lady hunter
44. Exclusive: SOLE.
45. Bari __: low-pitched strings: UKES - A portmanteau of baritone and ukelele
49. Sibilant "Hey!": PSST - Sibilant means hissing so...
51. Sharp offerings: TVS - Sharp's first color TV in 1960