My time: 22:28, about three minutes faster than average.
The title of today's Sunday is "Theme Schmeme," and indeed, there doesn't seem to be one. There was not a lot of new material today at all. Actually, I'm quite surprised that my time wasn't shorter.
"Source of a trendy health juice" seemed like it had to be *ACAI, that crossword constant, but it's ALOE. Eww, gross.
Never heard of figure skater Johnny WEIR. He was the youngest U.S. National champion since 1991, in 2004 the first skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s and the first American to win Cup of Russia in 2007.
"Big Little Lies" in an HBO series staring Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Laura DERN.
REBA is the name of the mail lady on Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
I had some trouble with "quagmire" because I kept wanting to put some form of morass but it's MARE'S NEST. I am dubious as to the equivalence of the clue and answer. I don't think of a state of confusion as a quagmire.
"Poses" is a devious clue for ASKS because it usually means *SITS.
ALLA breve meaning CUT TIME appeared on January 13, 2018. It's also known as 2/2 time or cut time.
Director GRETA Gerwig was in the blog on August 22.
Clever clues: "Round number?" is BAR TAB. "Line delivered in costume" is a fun way to get to TRICK OR TREAT. "Hearing aid?" is COURT REPORTER. "Barely afloat?" is SKINNY DIPPING. "Place you may go just for kicks?" is SHOE STORE.
I only had TEENSY WEENSY bit of trouble with this one. Quite a fun Sunday, with all the puns and cleverness.
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