Saturday Themeless by Doug Peterson and Samuel A. Donaldson
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| Sam Donaldson |
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| Doug Peterson |
1. Orange belts found in some flutes: MIMOSAS - It's fun to break through the clever cluing and get off to a good start.
8. Occur to: DAWN ON - I was so pleased the the first two long grid-spanning fills below did DAWN ON me quickly
14. Song usually accompanied by pantomime: I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT short and stout..
17. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there": LET'S PLAY IT BY EAR.
18. Holds down the couch: LAZES.
19. Some fans of The Cure: GOTHS - Not familiar with any of their tunes
20. Pi follower: RHO.
21. Part of: IN ON.
22. Country named for Africa's second-highest peak: KENYA - Mt. KENYA is about 200 miles north of Africa's highest peak.
23. One-quarter of UTEP: PASO.
24. Some CGI creatures: ETS.
25. Animated sort: TOON.
26. Step on stage: TOE TAP 😀
28. "Your Friend & Jeweler" company: SHANE ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
29. Ones in line: HEIRS 😀
30. Biles with five eponymous gymnastics skills: SIMONE.
32. Constant figure in quantum theory?: PLANCK - This physics guy knows both of these scientists
34. Ties: LACES - None for me any more.
35. "That really grinds my __": GEARS 😀
36. Egg foo young, e.g.: OMELET.
38. Davis canine: ODIE - Garfield's pal and foil
39. Dennings of "WandaVision": KAT ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
42. Fling: CAST.
43. Picked one: OPTED.
45. Robe part: SASH.
46. Durham sch.: UNH - A little misdirection as more well-known Duke University is in Durham, N.C.
47. Portions (out): DOLES.
48. Folk legend Griffith: NANCI - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This folk music lover is not familiar with her work
49. Yellowstone's less predictable attraction: STEAMBOAT GEYSER.
52. Black aces and black eights: THE DEAD MAN'S HAND - The poker hand that is said to be what Wild Bill Hickock was holding when Jack McCall shot him in Deadwood, S.D. in 1876.
53. Locking horns: AT ODDS - A common state in D.C.
54. Plucky Renaissance faire performers?: LUTISTS.
Down:
1. "Doctor Who" actress Gibson: MILLIE - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2. Rephrasing words: I MEANT.
3. Seder servings: MATZOS.
4. Elizabeth of "WandaVision": OLSEN ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Another cast member of a show I was not aware of
5. Nurses: SIPS.
6. City with more than 70 sts. named Peachtree: ATL - These variations include Peachtree Circle, Peachtree Lane, Peachtree Battle Avenue, and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, among others, causing significant navigation challenges for visitors and locals alike in ATLANTA
7. Initial phase: STAGE ONE - The fuel in STAGE ONE of the Apollo Moon Rockets got the astronauts about 40 miles above Earth.
8. Temple dedicatee, often: DEITY.
9. To boot: AT THAT - "The meal wasn't very good and was pretty expensive AT THAT"
10. Fly catchers: WEBS 😀
11. Silly response to "Is that your horse?": NAY. 😀
12. Like many Bolshoi performances: OPERATIC - Bolshoi is Russian for big or grand.
13. Seafaring retreat for couples?: NOAH'S ARK 😀 - Two by two...
15. "Poker Face" star Natasha: LYONNE ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
16. Scouting units: TROOPS.
22. Zen paradox: KOAN - KOH ahn. A paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment. You're welcome.
23. Ends used for shaping: PEENS.
25. The ones over there: THOSE.
27. Midway alternative: O'HARE.
28. Extract metal using heat: SMELT.
30. "Sex and the City" role: SAMANTHA - ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The lady in red
31. Arctic mass: ICE SHEET.
32. Setting for worship?: PEDESTAL - Works in our house even though this is not our Lily in the picture! 😊
33. Like bricks and eggs: LAID 😀 - I've done the first and have collected the latter
34. Plague pest: LOCUST.
35. Cry from the stands: GO TEAM.
37. "Well, boo-hoo!": TOO BAD.
39. "Dust in the Wind" band: KANSAS - A song that where I might tell others in the car, "Please quiet down, I love his song!"
40. Uphill climb: ASCENT - 62% of deaths on Everest occur on the ASCENT and 38% on the descent.
41. Helping for the hungry: THIRDS - Hey, if it's for tater tots...
44. Moves with effort: PLODS.
45. Wave, maybe: SAY HI.
47. Contacted on the 'gram: D-MED - Some FaceBook posts might ask to be D-MED (Direct MessagED) to discuss more privately.
48. Location of a small kite: NEST.
50. Fuss of Shakespearean proportions?: ADO.
51. Shaggy grazer: GNU.
