D.N.F.
That's right. DNF. The damned Bible did me in. Had I known Jacob's father-in-law, I wouldn't have needed to know ATTLEE (41A: British P.M. after Churchill) or BARA (45A: Theda of the silents) (??), but as I knew neither of those two for sure, and I certainly didn't know LABAN, it was a DNF through and through. I also didn't know EPPS (1A: "House" actor Omar), but that was irrelevant.
Enjoyed seeing VONNEGUT (39D: "Slaughterhouse-Five" novelist) in the grid, and the "rotating" theme was pretty sweet. All the theme answers were solid. I also liked the clue for CANINE (32A: Dog or dogtooth), but ELHI (16A: Grades 1-12) reared its ugly head again, and I don't really think of a CHORD as being 12D: Part of a guitar riff. Riffs, to me, are more of a single melodic line. I suppose a chord could be thrown in every once in a while... still, not my favorite.
Other than that, not much to say.
- Horace
p.s. Rex Parker and we are often, I think, on the same page with puzzles, but not today. He rated this one "Easiest Monday of All Time." Welp... not for everyone.
Shocking. Maybe it's time that you read the damned Bible cover-to-cover, though you still may not retain all of the names and relationships. I don't agree with Rex Parker that this was the easiest Monday puzzle of all time, but it was pretty fast nonetheless. I agree with Horace on the CHORD thing. There weren't any big surprises in this puzzle.
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