Monday December 10th 2018, NY Times Crossword

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Time: 7:40
Monday Average: 8:34
Best Monday: 4:10

I'm a CARPOOLER once again this Monday morning, which mostly means that my passenger is subjected to random podcasts during our hour and a half commute. Of course, we listened to the new episode of The Flophouse, which featured no shortage of vintage Dan McCoy SIGHS. I also can't really believe that film Pottersville exists, but that was an A PLUS episode.

Today's theme seems to be things that could be on plots of land, as the answer THE PLOT THICKENS kind of reveals. We have DIRT CHEAP, GRASSROOTS, BUSH LEAGUE, and JUNGLE GYM. I don't have much say on the theme, other than that "jungle" seems a bit out of left field.

One day I will see "Cowboy's rope" and will not incorrectly write in "lasso" but instead will remember RIATA. I'll also believe BOFFO is a thing when I hear someone say it without irony.

Is "Maverick" indelibly linked with WENT ROGUE entirely because of Sarah Palin or were those connected before?

I'm currently reading Dessa's book, My Own Devices, which features quite a bit about her experiences and feelings ON TOUR, some of which I'm over-relating to with the travel that my job requires. I'd recommend this book to anyone. 

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  1. ArraDecember 10, 2018 at 5:39 PM

    Wonderful theme. Mondays being easy, I try to ink in the answers as neatly as possible to end with a passable penmanship sheet. But in a rush I wrote "house" in 47 down instead of 48, so I got an F for neatness.

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    1. QuillDecember 11, 2018 at 6:02 AM

      Having given up on passable penmanship long ago, I try to revel in the messiness when I solve in ink.

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