I do love a good "Aha!" moment. The collection of theme answers was not adding up to much today without the revealer. So what was the common element? ITSTHEPITS!
Funnily enough, the GREENOLIVE you'll get in your martini is pitless, with a bit of pimento shoved in there. ("And in here, there's a little guy! It's a complete catastrophe!") The other three have pits where people do their work, on the CASINOFLOOR, in a NASCARTRACK, and in a CONCERTHALL. So, nicely done.
Meanwhile, in the fill, there are two lovely long down answers that really catch the eye once you've finished the grid. 40D: Foor-footed resident of the White House from 2009-2017 (BOOBAMA) almost looks inappropriate if you don't parse it correctly. And 11D: Words of concern (AREYOUOK) has that great looking OUO in the middle.
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The SE corner has a great set of answers in 47D: "Snug as a bug in a rug," e.g. (SIMILE - I put Saying in first), the classic ORATES, and the excellent MENSCH, which we should all aspire to. Amusingly, when we used to say the first clue to Phoebe as a little toddler when we get her into bed, she would be alarmed, crying "Snug as a bug in a different rug!" She didn't want any bugs in her rug, see.
I enjoyed this Tuesday offering.
- Colum
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