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@Mike I'll just make a short stop in the comments to say this one touches all the bases. I couldn't have done batter.

@The X-Phile It was a $4 hot dog. The monk gives the vendor a $10 bill. And waits. And waits some more. Than says, "What about my change?" The vendor says, "Ah, my son. Change must come from within."

@Katie For some of my relatives who kept a strict kosher home, Passover was definitely a movable feast. They didn't want to go to the trouble of cleaning out the non-Passover dishes and other items from their kitchen, so they moved the seder into their basement.

glorious,majestic,marvelous,extraordinary,monumental,awesome,stupendous MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

@Kathy wigg In case you don't have access to a dictionary, or the internet: intermural [ in-ter-myoor-uhl ] adjective of, relating to, or taking place between two or more institutions, cities, etc.: an intermural track meet. occurring or being between walls, as of buildings or cities: a narrow, intermural forecourt.

@Mike Another stellar effort at punmaking comes to fruit-ion.

@Mike Spare us! No, I really don't mean that. I don't get tired of them. In fact, I'll axle for more. I like a good joke and a good pun, but in the end, what's the differential?

@Mike You're pun is little iffy, but omletten it go.

@Mike Warning to new arrivals from some who are already HALF BAKED: Hypotenuse.

Cat Lady Fiddlestick.

@Linda Jo Strands #401 “Out of this world” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵 Felt like a stranger in a strange land before figuring out this one.

@Jerry I understand where you're coming from. But we're also at a point today where military commanders might be seriously imagining a situation in which it might be necessary to disobey an order from the commander-in-chief. Maybe it's better to put this aside on Veteran's Day? Yet, here we are.

@Mike I suppose if the sums don't add up, you could always divide and Co-N-q-U-Er.

@David Connell Thanks for this. Just watched it. Wonderful. That school districts are cutting music programs just to save money is criminal. The enrichment that music can bring to our lives is priceless.

@Eric Hougland I agree. I finished in just over 7 minutes and I'm no genius.

I understood slant and angle to be in the same sense as perspective or point of view. This was my second favorite theme pair after behind and booty.

@Nancy, Grant and Seward I never got to DEDUCE because I was being a wise guy and on the first pass through the acrosses I put in DATE for 38A. Once of the many nice misdirects in this puzzle. Really liked this one.

@Nancy J. Long live Firesign Theatre. You can sit here in the waiting room or wait here in the sitting room.

@Min And who could forget this gem? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSofzQURQDk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSofzQURQDk</a>

@John Carson Strands #353 “Pick your own prefix” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵 Always try to complete without hints. This was hard. Lots of frequently used letters. Had to try a lot of words before I found an entry into the puzzle. Nice one.

@John Carson Strands #366 “I just finished the first anniversary Strands puzzle!” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Cute and fun. I like how some of the ways the words wind around themselves actually represent how they look. Not just this puzzle, but a lot of them. I enjoy the daily crossword but feel like more and more I’m looking forward to Strands. Nice job, NYT.

@John Carson Strands #376 “Fillin' good!” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵 A very tasty puzzle.

@Grumpy Strands #379 “Sound switching” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 I got the theme after finding the spangram, but couldn’t put the components together until getting all the words. Brought a smile when finished. I enjoyed this one.

@Linda Jo Strands #405 “Get your mind out of the gutter” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Felt like I needed a shower after finishing this one.

@Jacqui J Strands #458 “Monster quest” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 I sometimes wonder how I solve these. It took a long time to get into it, and then when I finished, I didn't see how several words related to the theme. The brain works in mysterious ways.

@Linda Jo Strands #470 “Key notes” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Didn't have to practice much to get this one.

@john ezra 1960. Bill Mazeroski. 9th inning. Need I say more?

@John Carson Strands #340 “I'm a person of my word” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵 The first word gave me the theme and after that it went very quickly.

@John Carson I've Been Everywhere, Man 🔵🔵🟡🔵 Good one.

@Linda Jo Strands #404 “Buzzing in” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵 This took a lot of concentration.

@Linda Jo Strands #412 “___ a ___” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 This one took a while

@John Carson Strands #422 “I've got you covered” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Agree. I got the spangram and theme easily enough but the answer words were spread out all over the place.

@Vaer Strands #460 “String's attached” 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵🟡🔵🔵 Took two hints to get into this. I feel this would have been impossible to complete hint-free without prior knowledge of the theme. I haven’t touched a yoyo in over 50 years.

Did I miss LADY MADONNA as a theme entry? Friday night arrives without a suitcase Sunday morning creeping like a nun Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace Puzzles are so much fun . . . . Tuesday afternoon is never ending Wednesday morning papers didn't come Thursday night your stockings needed mending Puzzles are so much fun . . . .

@Mike I'd try to compete with your punnery, but that would be an exercise in f-utility.

@Steve L Having all that knowledge still didn't prevent me from trying "ivied" before "vined" to answer the clue.

I plug my electric guitar into a Fender Champ. Most people would call that an amp. I turn it on and strum the strings. Sound comes out. Out of what, you ask? I would say, using common language, out of the speaker. Not sure why this is so complicated.

@Grant A speaker needs power to produce sound. That power can be in a separate device, or incorporated in the same unit. When they're combined in a single box, it contains both the speaker and the power supply. You can call that device a "powered speaker". I call it an "amp". I'd say that "maybe" in the clue is expansive enough to cover the situation. It is, after all, just a clue. Maybe we disagree.

@John Carson Strands #341 “A flair for fashion” 🔵🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵 Know nothing about fashion, but once I got the spangram, the last two were easy.

@Kurt So many from the advertising world. Which brings me to a consideration of the difference between a ditty and a jingle. One of my favorites, well known by New York Mets fans everywhere: My beer is Rheingold, the dry beer Think of Rheingold whenever you buy beer It's not bitter not sweet It's the extra dry treat Won't you try extra dry Rheingold beer

I couldn't think of a snappy pun in reply, but I did manage to come up with another phrase that fits the theme to today's puzzle and that brought to mind one of my favorite commercials of all time. Enjoy! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzLVIc-O5E" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzLVIc-O5E</a>

And you have to travel slightly west from Pittsburgh if you want to get to Miami.

@Steve L I do believe you're referring to the National Enquirer. A rare Steve L error that I'll presume was just a typo.

@Barry @JD Thanks. I was thinking that was the connection, but I was looking for something more to tie the clue to a particular EVE. There are 363 other EVEs that don't seem to anticipate all that much.

@Chili Whatevs.