My time: 12:42, pretty good for a Saturday.
There was very little information that was new to me in this one; the difficulty lay in the cleverly vague clues and tricks, which is a perfect, non-frustrating Saturday challenge.
I enjoyed the unusual fill today like HOT MIC, US VS. THEM, SIMP, and "MAHNA MAHNA" (the Italian song made famous by the Muppets), and the hip street lingo OH IT'S ON NOW and SIDE HUSTLE.
I didn't know who Haydée was, never having read The Count of Monte Cristo, but apparently she's the daughter of Ali Pasha, and the title Count's AMIE? Or, possibly, an unwillingly kept woman, in a gilded cage. She's all part of his revenge plan.
Did you know CAL State has 23 campuses? Find out which one is right for you.
Côtes du RHONE is a designated wine appellation, one of the oldest vineyard regions in the world.
In a nice bit of synchronicity, that Mort SAHL quote — "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. It's my job" — came up a couple of days ago in an archived NYT puzzle I was solving. That was handy! Woody Allen, John Cleese, and Steve Allen were all inspired by his style.
I had a hard time remembering CINDY Williams, Shirley on "Laverne and Shirley." She was also in American Graffiti and The Conversation.
"Eastern Central Div. player" is CAV. Ugh. I can't keep track of all these divisions and leagues.
The Wasatch Mountains, running from Idaho down through UTAH, came up on June 27.
LEM, the Lunar Excursion Module, has come up a few times before.
In all, a very well constructed Saturday, with no big surprises or difficult spots.
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