Themeless 53
◆◆ · By JeffsPuzzles · Published 2023-05-21T11:58:50.783Z
Constructor's Note
The seeds for this were 1A and 4D (I'm still on a major poetry kick), but I was thrilled to include 10D as well, after triple-checking the spelling. This one's difficult, but I hope you find it worth the effort!
Jeff Linder
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A "vast ____" (what then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow called television)
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Across
- 1AA "vast ____" (what then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow called television)
- 10AWhere Beloit U. is
- 13AAny party to the 1940 Tripartite Pact
- 14AWhen
- 16ARoots
- 17AMatter description
- 19AHenry, to Falstaff
- 20ANot-so-stout Guinness
- 21ALong-time leader of the Arkestra
- 22ACanadian aboriginal group
- 24AJulep-sipping spots, perhaps
- 26AHigh-end Italian wine
- 28ACitrus drink
- 29ASome pleasurable Zoom meetings
- 30APet food brand originating in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 31A"___ Bleus" (France's national football team)
- 32A2018 Drake hit ("___, fifty thousand on my head, it's disrespect")
- 34A7, some times
- 37A"Tea" alternative, especially in the UK
- 38AGenerals' advisors
- 43AThe original Spiderwoman?
- 45ATinker follower in a John Le Carre title
- 46AMagic
- 48APrefix meaning "heaven"
- 49A"As a friend" (Fr.)
- 50ARoti relative
- 53AOwner of ProFlowers
- 54AOvercame an anagram of the answer, maybe
- 55AWhere $200,000 or so of your money may have gone
- 58ADraw
- 59AIn Tibetan, it's "Chomolungma" ("Mother Goddess of the World")
- 60AIts main hubs are Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo
- 61ARights-of-way
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- 1DWit
- 2DChopper part
- 3DThe "Chairman of the Board"
- 4DPoet whose most famous poem is "The [1 Across]"
- 5DTSCA regulator
- 6DKinks song that Weird Al parodied in "Yoda"
- 7DMil. infraction
- 8DDesert where Be'er Sheva is located
- 9DAlkaline batteries, e.g.
- 10DBullwinkle's 55 Across
- 11DHaving matched an oboe
- 12DTeapot Dome, e.g.
- 15DBrokerage with a star
- 18DRelaxes
- 22DAcronym for a UK award and a law grad's challenge
- 23DClassic winter diversions
- 25DLeast green, perhaps
- 27D"Puppy Love" singer
- 30D5:__::1600:SATs
- 33DCommon credential
- 34DYakked
- 35DFixture featuring a fake fly, perhaps
- 36DHis purported first tomb is in Bethany
- 39DIts classes include Y, J, and F
- 40DLevel
- 41DMost taken with
- 42DB'way status
- 44DIts products may be blown up
- 47DFamed conference site
- 51DWhere the Cyclones play
- 52DChurch part that's a man's name backwards
- 56DThe first letter of Moshe
- 57DSome O-line players