Throckmorton

Entrees always throws me. An Entree in Oz is a starter dish, not a main course Also what am I missing with Uncle? I got it from the crosses Once I got the theme it was a fun little fill

Can't say I enjoyed this one. Definitely gave me a sense of impending doom, as I gesture with incredulity

Nan is a woman's name? That's what I call my grandma, but I dont know anyone with that name And I agree with Paul V, two days in a row with almost identical clues and the same answer? Cute theme though

Not gonna lie I thought the revealer had something to do with pi. I had worked out the 9d needed a four in the rebus to make sense, and the other two rebuses I had squared away as one and 3. But I didnt let ego get in the way I circled back and an audit revealed i had made an error in my maths. Upon re-entry I was able to complete the puzzle. Luckily im a fast worker and was able to finish under my usual time

For the most part I enjoyed it, but I felt there were a couple of clunkers in there. The crossing of close race (14d) and CD drive (40a) I didnt love. Ive never once called my cd player a cd drive. I had close call for "anyones game" for way too long, which for my money makes more sense. Having said that, the clues for 44a and 38d were 👨‍🍳💋. The theme was really clever as well. 9/10 would puzze again