Saturday Themeless by Brian Callahan & Matthew Luter
I had a very quick liftoff on Brian and Matthew's puzzle but there were a few, "Gary, we have aproblem" events that took some in-flight adjustments. Eventually, "Crossword base here, the puzzle has landed!" Too much space? 😀
Brian and Matthew are shown below l -> r.
1. Jimmy who plays Senator Bail Organa: SMITS - Five letter Jimmy actors are few and far between. Jimmy joined the Star Wars troupe
6. Luge, e.g.: SLED - 80mph on a lunch tray? Yikes!
10. Focus of a theme park that began in Billund, Denmark: LEGO.
15. Upbeat greeting: HI YA and 24. Upbeat greeting: HEY. Sup?
16. Brute: OGRE.
17. Unstable: ROCKY.
18. One reading supertitles, maybe: OPERA GOER - Translations projected above the stage.
16. Brute: OGRE.
17. Unstable: ROCKY.
18. One reading supertitles, maybe: OPERA GOER - Translations projected above the stage.
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| Oh, that's what they're singing. |
20. "Voyage to India" singer: ARIE and 7. "New Rules" singer Dua: LIPA - Both are often in concert in our puzzles.
22. Places for boxers to be washed: PET SPAS 😀
25. One who is a pro at getting into people's heads?: ENT - This one got me started on CPAP
27. Loved ones: DEARS.
28. Currency of Ont.: CAD - A Big Mac costs #7.81 CAD ($5.66 USD)
30. Felt for: PITIED.
32. "Def!": TOTES - Using TOTES for totally and Def for definitely is cringy slang for me
33. "What bizarre behavior!": WHO EVEN DOES THAT.
37. Adjust, as a lock: REKEY.
38. Flap on a zebu: DEWLAP - Under his neck
39. "The Demon of Unrest" author Larson: ERIK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
40. Apple platform: IOS - My iPhone uses IOS and my MacBook uses OSX
41. Plagiarizes: CRIBS - Cheating by any other name is still the same
41. Plagiarizes: CRIBS - Cheating by any other name is still the same
44. Winter libation: NOG.
45. "Yo te __": AMO.
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| I love you more! No, I love you more! |
48. Letters in the sand?: BEACH READ 😀
51. New York stadium namesake: ASHE - I had to anagram SHEA to get to the correct fill
52. Doesn't travel far for fare: EATS LOCAL.
53. Plagiarize: STEAL - Plagiarize redux
54. Small deviation: BLIP.
55. "Crying in H __": Michelle Zauner memoir: MART ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
56. Numerical prefix: TETRA - Carbon TETRAchloride has four chlorine atoms bonded to one Carbon atom.
57. Short diner orders: BLT'S.
58. Amazon Handmade alternative: ETSY.
59. Literature exam component: ESSAY.
Down:
1. Guitar attachment: STRAP - Some are personalized.
2. Tied fast: MOORED - Fast is an adjective here
3. Provoke: INCITE.
4. Looks between one's fingers, perhaps: TAKES A PEEK.
5. Artful: SLY.
6. They're usually around two feet: SHOES 😀
8. Palette array: EYE SHADOW.
9. Flitted: DARTED.
10. Trademarked image: LOGO.
11. Phase of self-surrender in Joseph Campbell's hero's journey: EGO DEATH ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
12. Mochi option: GREEN TEA.
13. Whitman's "Gliding __ All": OER.
19. Acker of "The Gifted": AMY ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ She's on the right
21. Keep moist, in a way: BASTE.
23. Head outside?: PRIVY 😀 A bathroom on a ship is called a head but I doubt if they are outside like this one.
26. __ cricket: TEST - This is the most prestigious form of cricket. I don't understand that or the game at all.
28. Gives up: CEDES.
29. Baking exercise?: HOT PILATES - The same exercises done in a hotter room.
31. Family member with a window to the world: INDOOR CAT - The tags on our Lily are superfluous now because she is a strict INDOOR CAT.
32. Pre-1917 rulers: TSARS.
33. Architect Christopher: WREN - A lovely two-minute bio
34. Flashy moves from a selfish hoopster: HERO BALL - A basketball player is said to be playing HERO BALL when he selfishly tries to take over the game especially at the end. I always think of James Hardin.
35. "Fine, you made your point!": OK I GET IT.
36. Castilian hero: EL CID.
40. Text after a long journey: I'M HOME.
42. Plagues: BESETS.
43. Bogart film set in the desert: SAHARA - 1943 vintage
45. Knee pt.: ACL - Tearing it has ended many athletic careers
47. Push back: DELAY.
49. Hieroglyphic animals: ASPS.
50. Hearing things: EARS 😀
52. Subside: EBB.
53. Fr. title: STE - An abbreviation. for a female saint
