Gerry Wachovsky

Solid puzzle. Only took me fifteen minutes but the top half had some tricky entries. Very enjoyable solve.

In 22A, what is the second part of the clue referring to? I get the first part (that POT is a synonym for weed, or “herb”), but I’m having trouble understanding the “or a lead-in to herb” part of the clue.

Is there a reason why 21A has an asterisk in the clue or is it just a typo?

What is the context of 34D, “I MISSED”? I am a big sports guy but I feel like this is a stretch, unless I’m thinking about it wrong. Can someone explain?

Can someone explain INAHOLE, the answer to 2D? I’m not understanding the punny nature of this clue.

This was a great puzzle but there is one clue/answer I don’t understand. How is 51A “RUSE”? I know a ruse is cover or trick, but how does this relate to “Blind, to a duck”???

Can someone explain how FLAGS means “Runs out of gas”?

How is SLO the answer to 60D? Is it an abbreviation of “slow” or does it stand for something like “single lane only”? I can’t get over seeing San Luis Obispo when I look at SLO!

Nice puzzle overall. My question lies with the wording of the 8-letter theme clues… Why does 34D refer to “6-/32-Down” while 39D refers to “6-Down/32-Down”? Is there a punny reason why the former says simply “6-“ and the latter says “6-Down”? I’m just trying to figure out if I missed some pun or something or if that “typo” was intentional/unintentional…