Justin Kalm
Seattle, WA
“Legendary stoner” was a great clue.
I wish the answer to 63 across had been “lasagna.” It would have shown ancient Egypt in a whole new light.
@Barry Ancona Wouldn’t it be the other way around, at least for big Baroque fans? If it ain’t baroque, fix it!
I absolutely loved this clever puzzle. Bravo!
Loved “Without ‘ad-out’.”
@Zach: Very true. And being extra pedantic, I’m forced to mention that the African White Rhino is only the fourth largest living herbivore species, after the African Bush Elephant, the Asian Elephant, and the African Forest Elephant, in that order. On the other hand, I’m reminded of an old joke that points to an even larger herbivore: Q. What’s 300 feet long and eats potatoes. A. A meat queue in Russia.
@Jonathan All categories are up for debate. I think it could be seen as a genre or sub-genre, along with being a period or style. In my personal music collection, I make it a sub-genre, with the genre title “classical-baroque,” with “classical” meaning the large category of music that basically includes everything likely to be played on a classical radio station, running from early renaissance music through music written in the 21st century, as opposed to true classical music, like the music written by W.A. Mozart and F.J. Haydn., which gets the genre “classical-classical” in my collection.
Fun puzzle. I also found this one very easy, getting a personal best. For a Thursday it seemed like a slightly tougher Monday, although I have to admit that I solved it without understanding the way the themed clues worked. I’m not complaining.
@Nick: The column didn’t say “one of.” Here’s what it said in full: 30D. Another entry appearing for the first time: The [Endangered African grazer] here is the WHITE RHINO, Earth’s largest living herbivore.
@shelly There is a more humane foie gras, made from the livers of geese who naturally gorge themselves. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/01/487088946/this-spanish-farm-makes-foie-gras-without-force-feeding" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/01/487088946/this-spanish-farm-makes-foie-gras-without-force-feeding</a>
@Andrzej I’ve always found that slogan wanting, too. It’s like the ad execs thought, “We must come up with a slogan to celebrate the fact that nobody actively hates Sara Lee. In a pinch, Sara Lee will do, if there aren’t any available alternatives, I guess.”
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