Saturday, July 23, 2022, Enrique Henestroza Anguiano

 Saturday Themeless by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano 


Enrique is a new constructor for me at the Saturday Themeless Depot and I have to tell you I had a great time. I finished in very good time, loved the clever fill and had great confidence in the names I knew not. Enrique has a great website full of crossword wit and wisdom at https://datalexic.com
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Across:

1. Tools that may cause webpages to go down: SCROLL BARS - What a hoot to start with such a clever clue

11. Ersatz: SHAM - Yeah, I put FAKE first

15. "I said what I said": YOU HEARD ME.

16. Grilled fruit in tacos al pastor: PINA - Pineapples (PINAs) are often included in tacos al pastor (in the style of the shepherd).


17. Relaxes: SETS AT EASE.

18. Uses one's discretion: OPTS.

19. Cardinal pts.?: TDS - The NFL's Phoenix Cardinals score TDS

20. Racetrack doc: VET.

21. Takes the wrong way: SWIPES - STEALS could have worked

23. Confer (upon): BESTOW.

26. Words of concession: I LOSE - Tipping over your king in chess is a silent way of conceding


27. Second cousin?: MOMENT - Wait a second/MOMENT

30. French region that produces GSM blends: RHONE - "The acronym “GSM” is a short-hand reference for a red wine blended from these three 
33. Grenache, Syrah, or Mourvèdre, e.g.: RED GRAPEs



32. Juvenile retort: ARE SO.

37. Home of the Kraken: SEATTLE.


40. Streaming option: NETFLIX.

41. Champurrado, for one: HOT DRINK - A thick, Mexican chocolate drink 


43. Goddess of peace: IRENE - Also spelled Eirene


44. __ waves: RADIO - Marconi's original RADIO waves have now traveled over 470 trillion miles Earth. 

45. Motes: SPECKS - Luke 4:41 And why beholdest thou the MOTE that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

46. Worshipper of the sun god Huitzilopochtli: AZTEC - "Huitzilopochtli (
weet·see·luh·powch·tuh·lee) is the AZTEC sun and war god often represented in art as either a hummingbird or an eagle." You're welcome.


49. Neglect: DISUSE - My bicycle has fallen into a state of DISUSE.

51. Roughly 3.26 light-years: PARSEC - PARSEC and light-years are both astronomy units that are measures of distance and not time. Google if you must.

53. "Candidly," initially: TBH - To Be Honest, I just learned this phrase in this Justin Daneau puzzle of July 11, 2022: 
51. "Frankly," in texts: TBH. 

54. White lie: FIB - I've told a few that spared some feelings. "Does this ___ make my ___ look ___?"

57. Brouhahas: ADOS.


58. In person: FACE TO FACE.

62. Ready: RIPE.

63. Protester's medium: OPEN LETTER - In August of 1963 Martin Luther King wrote an OPEN LETTER from the Birmingham, AL jail that helped change history. Here's all 5 1/2 pages of it

64. Set (up): TEED - This obvious golf reference also applies to comedy straight men as well who have TEED/Set up jokes for their partners. Dean Martin made millions doing it but got tired of it.


65. Like maple-glazed bacon: SALTY SWEET - My fav candy bar is too.



Down:

1. Pt. of GPS: SYST.


2. Like some softball teams: COED.


3. Rough patches: RUTS.

4. "Ex's & __": Top 10 hit for Elle King: OHS.


5. Good motto to follow in a National Park: LEAVE NO TRACE - Amen!

6. Most recent: LATEST.

7. Royal involved in baseball's Pine Tar Incident: BRETT - BRETT later joked it was lucky that his teammates kept him away from 6'6" home plate umpire Tim McClelland who disallowed BRETT'
S home run because of the pine tar too far up the bat.



8. Canine care org.: ADA - Our canine teeth not our dogs

9. B&B units: RMS - Rooms

10. California-based chocolate brand: SEES - The mammoth Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha has featured them for decades.


11. Like a review that's not very revealing?: SPOILER FREE - Hey, don't mention anything about Norman Bates' mother in the review. 

12. Semiaquatic mammal: HIPPO.

13. Stud fees: ANTES - You have to ANTE to play stud poker

14. En __: MASSE.

22. Footwear with overlays: WING TIP SHOES - I wore my Florsheims until they literally fell apart.

23. Red carpet list: BEST DRESSED - ...or best undressed

24. NHL legend: ORR.

25. Question of time: WHEN - It's not a question of if, it's a question of WHEN.

27. Beer-brewing mixture: MASH 
MASHING is the term given to the start of the brewing process, where crushed grains are mixed with water to form a porridge-like mixture called the MASH.
Copper Beer MASH Tun

28. Layered snack: OREO.

29. Charcuterie fare: MEAT.


31. Elizabeth Acevedo's "__ to the Head Nod": ODE Here it is

34. Actor Guinness: ALEC What Sir ALEC really thought of playing Obi-Wan


35. Sakura color: PINK.

36. Old flames: EXES.

38. Cap: LID - I tip mine to you if you knew this author 47. "White Teeth" novelist Smith: ZADIE.

 

39. Diana Rigg's first name: ENID - I was "today years old" when I learned this.


42. Fish that symbolize love and friendship: KOI.

45. With nuances: SUBTLY.


46. In pieces: APART.

48. Familiar theme: TROPE - TV/Movie TROPES about elderly people 

50. Angioplasty tube: STENT.


52. Fiscal execs: CFOS - Chief Financial Officers

54. Lot: FATE.

55. Frozen brand: ICEE.

56. "Sesame Street" roommate: BERT.

59. "The Hate U Give" actor KJ __: APA - Rock solid crossers necessary!


60. Disneyana collectible: CEL - CEL drawer/painters have gone the way of the rotary dial telephone.

61. Celebratory acronym: FTW - I'll take Leslie Ugams For The Win


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