Greg

It appears I'm the rare bird who liked both last Sunday and this Sunday, albeit for different reasons. Today was one of those where I felt the constructors brain was hard wired to my own. FWIW- under 16 minutes to solve. More importantly, I had fun and got several smiles out of the clues, and never had to run to Google for help. Last Sunday took me longer, and stumped me. No gold start. Such is life. Again, I got a series of smiles and didn't feel like anything was "stolen" from me.

Anyone who thinks that 11 across applies to typewriters should attend QWERTYfest in Milwaukee, first weekend in October. Still going strong!

As a Minnesotan, I must point out that the clue for 20 Across has a typo. It should read "Incorrect name for kids' chasing game with head taps" :-)

I'm so bad at spelling, I figured out the ie, but never picked up on the ei. I was just steamed because I knew Columbus never thought he'd found THI ENDIES.