Saturday Themeless by Lance Enfinger & Bob Weisz
Lance and Bob gave me a really hard earned "got 'er done". It seemed like every corner had a fill that unlocked that section and, armed with my trusty Delete key, I was able to ENTER all the correct fill unaided. I was so happy/surprised to see this screen pop up 👉
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| Bob |
Across
1. Duel invitation: SLAP.
5. Advanced: LENT - I always regretted times I LENT (advanced) money to relatives
9. Donnybrook: BRAWL - Etymology
9. Donnybrook: BRAWL - Etymology
14. Bring (down): TONE.
15. Farm: GROW.
16. Harris of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour": AISHA and 54. Weldon of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour": GLEN. No idea...
17. Target of some orthodontic work: UNDERBITE.
20. Taxi driver?: DISPATCHER 😀 The most famous one.
22. Louganis who is the only man to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympics: GREG.
23. Deux et trois: CINQ - 2 + 3 = 5 in French
24. Burning: IN A BLAZE - Have you ever "Gone out IN A BLAZE of glory?"
26. Operative: AGENT. Bond, James Bond...
28. Ones on a roll: SNAKE EYES 😀
29. "__ in there": HANG.
30. Part of Reno's nickname: BIGGEST.
31. Brew made with warm fermentation: ALE.
32. Authority on acts of congress: SEXPERT - This less frequent use of congress has a small c
33. Letters with a link, maybe: FYI also FAQ
36. Some banners: HEADERS - Example
37. Satyr kin: FAUN.
38. Propulsion devices: THRUSTERS - The Apollo Lunar Landers had four sets of THRUSTERS to steer their way to the lunar surface. Hey, I'm a NASA guy!
41. Prepares for a break: RACKS. 😀 I loved this, uh, eventually.
42. Tight squeezes: BEAR HUGS. 😀
43. __ sock: TUBE 😀
45. Public image: PROFILE PIC.
49. Lets: RENTS.
51. Tick off: ENUMERATE - I was starting to get ticked off until I got this clue
52. Flag: DROOP - Flag as a verb
53. Edge (into): EASE - Wanna see two big stars EASE On Down The Road? How 'bout Diana Ross and Michael Jackson?
56. Really go downhill: SLED.
57. 2021 US Open winner Raducanu: EMMA.
Down:
1. Important element in lath and plaster construction: STUD - As seen from behind
2. "RuPaul's Drag Race" guest judge Love: LONI - Loni Anderson is on the Saturday bench
3. Finish line?: AND SCENE.
4. Leaf __: PEEPING.
5. Letters of orientation: LGBTQ.
6. NHL great Lindros: ERIC.
7. "This isn't about you": NOTHING PERSONAL.
8. Elementary school grads, typically: TWEENAGERS.
9. PDA participant, possibly: BAE.
10. Curl: RINGLET - Name this woman and her boss. Answer at bottom *
11. Off the mark: ASTRAY.
12. Allergy sound: WHEEZE - Yeah, I put in SNEEZE first too
13. Cup sizes: LARGES.
18. Fulminate: RANT.
21. Ones using yard sticks?: RAKERS 😀
25. Top: BEST.
26. Clicking sound?: AHA 😀 What you might shout when your brain clicks and you get the answer!
27. Actress Gadot: GAL.
28. Parlor game that produces a Bacon number: SIX DEGREES - It rests on the assumption that anyone involved in the Hollywood film industry can be linked through their film roles to Bacon within six steps. The game's name is a reference to "six degrees of separation", a concept that posits that any two people on Earth are six or fewer acquaintance links apart.
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30. Pummel: BEATUP.
32. Casual meeting: SESH.
33. "What were they thinking" gesture: FACE PALM.
32. Casual meeting: SESH.
33. "What were they thinking" gesture: FACE PALM.
34. Guffaw: YUK.
35. Connections: INS.
36. Harlem Renaissance figure: HURSTON.
37. Creator of Imperial Easter eggs: FABERGE.
38. Classic Fords: T-BIRDS - My neighbor's dad has this beauty.
39. Straight: HETERO as opposed to homo
40. Spoil, perhaps: RAIN ON - The ladies on the outside have tried to match the gold standard of Barbara Streisand singing Don't RAIN ON My Parade.
41. Rock, in a way: RULE.
43. On the clock: TIMED - A big phrase used during the NFL draft
46. Circuit component: FUSE.
47. Article: ITEM.
48. "Peacemaker" star John: CENA - Here he is as the Peacemaker and in his previous vocation
50. Notice: SPY - Did you play "I SPY with my little eye" during a car trip?
*That of course is Miss Lemon and Hercule Poirot
