Today it's "This, not that," and an obvious repudiation of the Oxford Comma. For example: "A, B and C, but not X, Y and Z" (MUSICNOTES) and "X, Y and Z, but not A, B and C" (GENERATIONS). Fun, right? The cleverest one, I thought, was "He and I, but not she and you" (CHEMICALSYMBOLS).
Didn't the MAKO clue (Fast-swimming shark) make you wonder about the speed of other fish? Well wonder no more. According to the BBC's Science Focus magazine, the fastest swimmer is the black marlin, which can reach speeds of 129 kilometers per hour. That's 80 miles per hour for those unfortunate enough to have been brought up using the imperial system. Hah... "imperial." So fitting. Anyway, the mako shark swims at a mere 74 kph. Doesn't even reach highway speeds. SAD. But it could still out pace a HYENA - they top out at around 60 kph.
Speaking of speed, I enjoyed the duet of "Ground transportation option" clues (BUS and TAXI), and I did not know that ISUZU was named for a river. Interesting!
- Horace
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