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Thank you for the barbershop quartet interlude! I really enjoyed that. And the puzzle was also a lot of fun. Thanks again, Sarah.
@Xword Junkie Thank you for providing a cogent and concise explanation of the puzzle's utilization of a perfect riffle shuffle! Now I understand that it doesn't matter that STON isn't a word.
I loved the puzzle, but agree with others that the clue for MACS was a stretch too far. Yes, Mac was once commonly used to address a male adult stranger. Humphrey Bogart films and other film noir of the same era come to mind. But not the plural. Mac could be interchangeable with Bud, but I don't see how Macs could ever be used in place of Buds.
Sao Tiago (with a tilde over the a) is the Portuguese name for the island.
@Petrol I live in Scotland for a few years and never heard of PANLOAF either.
I love it when a puzzle introduces me to interesting words (such as MARLSTONE) and people (such as GORLEY). Very difficult yet fun puzzle. Thanks for the challenge!
@Barry Ancona When I was living in Edinburgh in the mid 1970s,"lav" was in common use. That, and "bog". Rarely "loo" except on TV comedy series.
@G Goodman Correction: I *lived* in Scotland....
@Ian The MANE of Trigger, Roy Roger's horse. It got me too. But like KMN RN, I was very amused when it was revealed by the crosses.
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