Saturday Themeless by Adrian Johnson
Our Wyoming native who went to college in Minnesota is now doing great work for a startup group called BetterFi, a nonprofit working to end predatory lending in Tennessee.
The NW corner wasn't blank, it was just wrong but I persevered and finished there. Stacks of triple 10's always impress me. Ferreting out EMILIO gave me the big finish.
1. "No offense": JUST SAYING.
11. Get better: HEAL.
15. Italian for "entrepreneur": IMPRESARIO and the one below is famous for his 17. Revue element: VARIETY ACTs like jugglers, puppets, plate spinners, et al.
16. Banks on a runway: TYRA - Ms. Banks is on our runway here often
18. Not at all assertive: MEEK.
19. Music producer Estefan: EMILIO - Yeah, I'm the only who put in his wife GLORIA's name first
20. Valleys: HOLLOWS - Twill soon be the season for one
22. Squelch: SIT ON - Media members have been known to SIT ON a story that shows a favorite of theirs in a bad light
23. __ pad: STENO
25. Gravel size: PEA.
26. So-so effort: B-GAME - If you don't bring your A-GAME...
28. Soothed: EASED.
30. "Didn't think I'd see you here!": OH HI.
35. "Tsk" evokers: NO NOS.
37. Etymology concern: ROOT - “Etymology” derives from the Greek root word etumos, meaning “true.”
38. List on a concert T-shirt: DATES.
40. Actress Headey: LENA - Her IMDB
41. City near Nīmes: ARLES - Of course two teams that are 32 minutes from each other in the south of France play each other in soccer, uh, football
44. "The Secret of the Old Clock" sleuth: DREW was a 57. 44-Across, for one: TEEN. You can have this 1931 Nancy Drew first edition for $1,000
45. Food service giant: SYSCO.
47. Asian peninsula: SINAI.
49. Make ends meet?: SEW.
50. Felt lousy: AILED.
52. Label on some bean bags: DECAF - Oh, those beans
58. Comoros capital: MORONI - Crosswords can really expand your knowledge of geography. I had no idea about these islands that are between Mozambique and Madagascar.
59. Stuck in traffic, say: LATE.
60. Early aircraft navigation system: RADIO RANGE - Its fascinating history
63. Frozen treat with Mermaid and Baby Narwhal flavors: ICEE - No really!
64. Caver's cry: I SURRENDER - No spelunking here, just someone caving in to pressure
65. Bird found on all seven continents: TERN.
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| Migration pattern of the Arctic TERN |
66. Spirited tale: GHOST STORY - Best lead-in to a commercial ever made
Down:
1. Gets into swing: JIVES - Not "Get into a swing" or "Get into the swing"
2. Taste found in shrimp paste: UMAMI - I first thought it was an ingredient like AIOLI and not a class of taste our mouth detects
3. Diagonal spar: SPRIT
4. Paleozoic marine arthropods: TRILOBITES - A 3-D printer model
5. Believing, so they say: SEEING.
6. Phrase that may start a verdict: AS TO -AS TO the matter of the people of the state of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson case No. BA097211, we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant Orenthal James Simpson not guilty of the crime of murder...
7. "Yesss!": YAY.
8. Plan for the future, in a way: IRA.
9. Recess: NICHE.
10. Happy cry on a fishing boat: GOT ONE - After four hours of no luck fishing in Lake La Ronge in Saskatchewan, I finally yelled this
11. Building site code?: HTML - For the question above: 10. Happy cry on a fishing boat: <b>GOT ONE </b>- After four hours of no luck fishing in Lake La Ronge in Saskatchewan, I finally could yell this.<br /><br />
12. Dose of reality, perhaps: EYE OPENER - The Husker's 1 - 3 start
14. Southeast Asian spicy noodle soup: LAKSA.
21. Front: LOAN - Every summer my bank would loan (FRONT) me enough money to start up my detasseling business
23. Application error, perhaps: SMEAR.
24. Informal language that includes many abbreviations: TEXTESE - Here's 50 of 'em
27. "Then what happened!?": AND
29. Colonial protector?: SOLDIER ANT.
30. "Let You Love Me" and "You for Me" singer: ORA.
31. Close political contest: HORSERACE.
32. Symbol of purification: HOLY WATER that is hopefully 34. Not so hot: TEPID below
36. Prop for a classic magic trick: SAW.
39. Junior: SON.
42. "Git!": SCAT.
46. Groundbreaking technology?: OIL RIG - Of course that ground might be under a few miles of ocean
48. Digs a lot: ADORES.
49. Left: SPLIT - "Let's SPLIT daddio!"
51. Chow line?: LEASH - Adrian!
53. Complex part?: CONDO.
54. Emotion voiced by Lewis Black in "Inside Out": ANGER.
55. Like some emotional speeches: FIERY - Omaha's Malcolm X gave many
58. Lemur in the "Madagascar" films: MORT - Today I learned that MORONI is very near Madagascar.
61. Pair: DUO.
62. Org. led by Charles P. Rettig: IRS - He seems to like his job.
