Saturday Themeless by Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock
Erica is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Skidmore College.
Matt had a Saturday themeless collaboration a month ago with Amie Walker and is working on a Master's in Gainesville, Florida.
My last fill was changing LIRA to LIRE
1. Lorry driver, often: BRIT - In Britain, a truck is called a lorry, it drives on the left side of the road, runs on tyres, burns litres of petrol and has an engine covered with a bonnet.
5. Hoops: B-BALL. 😀 and 26. 5-Across sight: NET. Six Nebraska girl's teams will doing this in Lincoln today.
10. Like some meditation sessions: GUIDED.
12. Went back and forth: ARGUED - Does anyone listen?
14. Shaded colonnade: PERGOLA.
15. "Star Trek" empath Troi: DEANNA.
16. A lot for parents to manage?: STROLLER PARKING 😀
19. One responsible for many of Starbuck's orders: AHAB 😀 Captain AHAB gave orders to first mate Starbuck.
20. Self-righteous expression: SMIRK.
21. Super Monkey Ball maker: SEGA.
22. Canvas bags: TOTES.
24. Vast expanse: OCEAN and 33. Go over seas: SAIL - Tom Hanks and his pathetic SAIL on the vast expense
27. Familiar pattern?: TARTAN - It might have been clued as familial pattern.
29. __-mo: SLO.
30. III's nickname: TRE - If you have the same name as dad and grandpa...
31. Salt: TAR
34. Ackbar's ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ oft-quoted "Return of the Jedi" line: IT'S A TRAP.
38. Communications service with an AI assistant named Gemini: G-MAIL.
41. Stretches of concerts when the hits keep coming?: DRUM SOLOS 😀 Oh, those kind of hits!
43. "Attack!": SIC 'EM
45. Old Italian coins: LIRE - Striking this 20 LIRE coin turned out to be an embarrassment.
46. Be successful in: WIN AT.
48. Mother of Apollo and Artemis: LETO.
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| LETO Apollo Artemis |
49. Main __: EVENT.
51. Israeli airline: EL AL.
53. Toned: FIT.
54. Danced to "Last Dance," perhaps: DISCOED - This video features Donna Summer's big voice and lots of people who DISCOED to her fun song!
51. Israeli airline: EL AL.
53. Toned: FIT.
54. Danced to "Last Dance," perhaps: DISCOED - This video features Donna Summer's big voice and lots of people who DISCOED to her fun song!
57. Freshwater salamander native to Mexico's Lake Xochimilco: AXOLOTL - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I don't know the lake or animal and can't even pronounce them but they eventually appeared.
59. Not going anywhere, perhaps: AT HOME.
60. "Rhythm of the Night" R&B group: DEBARGE - The quintessential one-hit-wonders of the 80's
61. Gino's competitor: UNOS - If you're ever in Chicago...
62. Spot commodity?: DOG TOY 😀
Down:
1. Cheese from the Puglia region of Italy: BURRATA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2. Nobel Peace Prize laureate who founded Guatemala's first Indigenous political party: RIGOBERTA MENCHU ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
3. Hot star: IDOL.
4. Giveaways: TELLS - Charles Emerson Winchester had a very obvious TELL. Every time he had a bad hand he started whistling louder. He got cleaned out.
5. Ink smear?: BAD PRESS 😀
6. Stage whisper?: BREAK A LEG.
7. Ingredient in the Japanese confection yokan: AGAR - A four-pack of AGAR to help make the desert on the box
8. Meatheads: LUNKS.
9. Permissive: LENIENT.
10. Near, in a way: GET HOT.
9. Permissive: LENIENT.
10. Near, in a way: GET HOT.
11. Matt's "House of the Dragon" role: DAEMON - Matt Smith also played Prince Phillip in The Crown
13. Pitfall: DANGER.
17. Pro wrestler Flair: RIC.
18. Horse track structure: GATE - Churchill Downs has introduced a starting GATE with 20 stalls.
23. Econ course: STATS.
25. The usual fare: NORMS.
28. Straight shooter?: ARROW - Like him or not, he is a
32. Barely ahead: UP ONE - The Mets will take it.
34. Sat in park: IDLED.
35. Minutiae: TRIVIA - The backbone of crosswords
36. Most steady: SUREST.
37. USWNT great Krieger: ALI - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ United States Women's National Team
39. Base camp for a snowball fight: ICE FORT - A modest one
40. "I need you to stop bringing this up": LET IT GO - A superintendent once told me, "I heard you the fourth time!"
42. Larb, for one: SALAD - The Thai word larb (ลาบ) means "chopped up". Larb is a traditional Thai dish of minced meat salad that's spicy, salty, and tangy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
44. __ Crue: MOTLEY.
47. Demanded much of: TAXED.
50. Dora or Daffy: TOON 😀
52. University of New Mexico athlete: LOBO.
56. __ Moines: DES.
58. Fall behind: LAG.
