OKSO, all week I've been saying that I have been enjoying the themed puzzles, and I've been thinking maybe I should stop saying I prefer themeless after all, but then I do a puzzle like today's, and I'm back where I started. This thing was great right from the start. The paired 2- and 3-Down - "Expert on cosmos" (MIXOLOGIST) (a great clue on its own) and "Expert on the cosmos" (ASTRONOMER). Laying those side-by-side, and then running the Scrabbly XMAS and EXTRALARGEPIZZA (Biggest restaurant size that nevertheless is often topped?) (Very nice) through them is a real coup.
It got a little computer-nerdy with "Logic gate that is only on when neither input is in" (NOR) and "Unlikely scenarios, in techspeak" (EDGECASES), but then I really liked "Current affairs" (ELECTRODYNAMICS), so I shouldn't complain too much.
I really have to run, because we are going to get to St. Peter's as early as possible this morning to try to beat the torrents of tourists swarming in Rome despite the 90+ degree weather. I know, I know, I'm part of the problem... but still... I'm not sure WAYMO exists in Rome, so we're taking a local train one stop, from Trastevere to San Pietro. Wish us luck.
Seriously, though, this was great. Thanks, Mr. Leach. I'll be watching for your name in the future.
- Horace
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