Sandip

A NAAN is baked in a tandoor, not a tandoori. Tandoori is an adjective.

A fast solve for a Thursday even though I didn't understand the theme at all. You don't need to in order to solve this one. I was very pleased to figure out Lab report.

Elie Levine has all the facts right about Assam including the very real rhino. Except she is looking in the wrong corner of India. It's in northeastern India not northwest

Even without having seen the film in years I managed to get all the film related clues using the crosses. But was stuck forever on eyeglasses because I had only ever known of them as SPECS. DOH

Today I learned I have been using TRAIPSE wrong all these years after I assumed "walk wearily" must mean TRUDGE. I always thought I was sauntering without a care when I was traipsing. Now I know better

Superb theme. So relatable. Well done. It was a very smooth landing.

Today 29A or went in haste solves to a word that today's Spelling Bee rejects. And it's not a proper noun either.

Very smooth Puzzle. Didn't wreak HAVOC though I could think of a lot of farmer market sights. But can I grumble about Connections. I was sure the Star Wars touch was a red herring because I knew we spelled it CHEWIE not CHEWY. And now it's been changed!

The Hi tripped me up. Because I thought Yes?might be a perfectly apt follower to a Hi. And then the INDY drivers would all need to Stay By Your Engines

Great Puzzle though I was so convinced that time travel must involved WORMHOLEs I was stuck forever there.

I figured out the theme soon enough. But was looking to COVER a FOURTH base

Confusingly Juno also keeps coming up as the Roman goddess of childbirth though of course it does not fit here.

Went through all possible letters xSU for the Wildcats since I don't know my sports. But why is a Royal adversary a TWIN? Is it a bedsheet size reference I am missing?

General and tank. And PATTON fit. Messed up that quadrant forever.

Why does New Jersey solve to CALF? And who else was stuck on Pilsner without the extra E?