George Nixon

Never heard of ecru, supe, drindl or whatever the German dress was, dougie, fstop and had no idea when that song was in Les Mis nor have I seen Roman numerals in an answer before. What an insanely difficult corner for a Monday crossword.

Not a good day for my first NYT puzzle. I didn't know you could just break the rules of a crossword. Well that's a frustrating end to a frustrating hour of toil.