JohnC

TIL a person with amnesia is an AMNESIC, not an amnesiac.

Friday puzzles are usually tough for me, so I subscribe to the "Easy Mode" version. I did the puzzle yesterday, and thought that the clues were a bit difficult for Easy Mode, but I finished it. Today there was a note in my mailbox that said that the Easy Mode had an incorrect link, it was actually the original Friday puzzle. Either it was an easy Friday, or I'm getting used to Friday.

Great puzzle once you get the theme. I was muddling along until I got the answer to Canine? Then the others were obvious! I did have a problem with 9D and 22A. At first I thought of Katherine Paar, being familiar with Jack Paar. But then I fixed Katherine's name and it fell into place.

I never heard of ARO, I had to look it up after I finished. I was stuck on the [Possesive in the Lord's Prayer] - I had "OUR" which didn't fit anything.

I was in a lot of trouble with this one. Since when is QUITO in Quebec? I filled in about half before I read the "tricky clues". That opened my eyes. I went to the eight NATO clues and filled them in quickly. The rest all fell into place.