Tuesday November 27th 2018, NY Times Crossword

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Time: 9:08
Tuesday Average: 13:37
Best Tuesday: 6:10

I think you know that you're too tired when you're staring at "Grammy-winning Goldberg" and have _HOO_I and think... "I got nothing." The "Pop flies?" clue got me first with SWAT and that starting W was finally enough for me to remember WHOOPI, but yikes.

I probably enjoyed this puzzle entirely because I want a FRIED EGG right now, but that's a long way from me here at work. That was one of the themers along with CANDIDATE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, and EDITORIAL, all of which GOTTA RUN. Get it? Honestly, I kinda love it. But really, I am getting a bit TESTY without eggs for breakfast. I might even be starting to miss HOTEL breakfast buffets.

Does Netflix keep recommending "Money HEIST" to everyone else? I'm sorry but I just can't get past how terrible that title is. I'm sure it's fine. But I feel that same way about that title as I do about the word OATY, which spell check is reaffirming as not a word.

A friend of mine had more than one PET RAT and now has a gorgeous tattoo of them all, which I hope that I'll get to see in a few weeks.

It's now become URGENT that I get more coffee before I have to DUKE IT OUT with more college applications. 

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