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@Anita A beloved Denver news anchor back in the 1960’s used to sign off with “That’s thirty.” So nice to see Deb use it.

@Ben There was a designated domestic chore for each day of the week. Kitchen towels often were embroidered to illustrate each chore. See Etsy for many examples.

@Sarah f I allow myself lookups on Fridays and Saturdays. I never look up using the exact phrasing of a clue and try to limit the specificity of my search. I often learn something new along the way. I also check my spelling. I love word games but am an awful speller!

My first thought was that outfielders use gloves, not mitts. Then I realized that catchers, who do use mitts, sometimes catch pop-up flies near home plate. All good!

@Wayne Harrison Sewing patterns often included tissue faille on a list of fabrics that would be appropriate for the garment. I never knew exactly what it was, but somehow retained the name.

@Andrzej American mycologists almost uniformly say fun-gi with a long i. I usually assume that someone who says fun-guy is not an expert, unless they are making a very old joke.

@Steve L Nice explainer. My first answer was sac. Oops - The sacrifice isn’t the goal is it? 🙂

@Francis Until recently, the default pronoun for one person or a generic person was male: he/him. The plural form for more than one person was they/them. I think this is how the clue was intended to be interpreted.

@Andrzej I agree that TED Talks and many documentaries are annoyingly superficial. I have found that YouTube is the best place to find in-depth information on things that interest me, but it does take a bit of effort to sift through all the content.

@Steven M. I’m so glad I didn’t think of fault! I would have been stuck on it forever.

@Vaer Agreed, but I’m glad it got me to look up Olivia Dean