My time: 6:47, three minutes faster than average.
Theme: publishing house DOUBLEDAY, which indicates that each of the four themed answers is made up of two types of day.
For example, Evander "the Real Deal" HOLYFIELD contains holy day and field day. BUSINESS SCHOOL ("producer of a lot of suits?") has business day and school day. VETERANS MEMORIAL refers to Veterans Day (that's today!) and Memorial Day.
That's that and now for the fill!
"Converted into fuel, as coal" is COKED. A better clue for this answer would be "Like Donald Trump Jr. when he gives his speeches, with 'up'."
"Paid to play: var." is ANTEED. Var is right!
OBOE is a crossword mainstay, but it's never been clued as the instrument in "I Got You, Babe." That's originality! It's played by George Poole of the famed Wrecking Crew.
Sammy with four Oscars is songwriter Sammy CAHN, last seen on August 18, 2018. The Oscars were for "Three Coins in the Fountain" (1954), "All the Way" (1957), "High Hopes" (1960), and "Call Me Irresponsible" (1963).
I've heard the name Taylor DAYNE but couldn't have told you that she sang "Tell It To My Heart." Actually I thought it was a guy before I looked her up.
The Cedar Point amusement park, "Roller Coaster Capital of the World," is near Sandusky, OHIO.
EVA Mendes is one of those actresses whose movies I have seen but whose name and face I don't recall.
Evil piece of shit Carl ICAHN was last seen on December 4, 2018. ICAHN not stand the guy.
Tarzan portrayer Ron ELY appeared in the blog on February 7, 2018.
NaOH, the chemical formula for lye, was in the puzzle just a few days ago, August 31.
Clever clues: "Gift that comes with a hitch?" is WEDDING PRESENT, ha! I thought "it's found beneath the crust" would be a layer of the earth joke, but it's PIE PAN.
Hey, wouldn't it be nice if America were stronger than one incompetent snowflake's fragile ego?
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