Friday November 9th 2018, NY Times Crossword
Friday Average: 28:24
Best Friday: 10:21
I confidently wrote in “‘This one’s” minE’ and started singing “Helpless” for, well, up to this point in time. Of course, it turns out to be ON ME, which makes just as much sense and probably actually comes up more often in my life, outside of Hamilton, anyway. I enjoyed today’s themeless with its mini-theme of making the distinction between TAUNT (mean names) and TEASES (funny names).
The bottom stack seemed particularly directed at me, since I meet so many TEENAGERS who may end up WAITLISTED, although frankly that’s not a very likely outcome at my place of employment. At the same time, I do count myself among the INSOMNIACS of the world, especially with my thoroughly broken internal clock, which probably still thinks I’m in INDIA.
In term of what I learned today, I knew that “Pioneer mover” should be some kind of covered wagon, but I’d completely forgotten (if I ever knew) that it’s called a CONESTOGA, so that one was all crosses for me. I’ve also never heard of CURAD bandages.
By the way, yesterday I went to St.Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and it completely AWES me. I thought I’d just poke my head inside and I actually probably did GAPE. I would not call it a TOURIST TRAP.
Now, once this conference is over, I’ll be off to enjoy more Austrian FOOD and ALE. And I’m flying home tomorrow!
Have a good trip home!
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