My time: 15:17, a whole three seconds faster than average. There wasn't a whole lot of new material today, just some deviously ambiguous clues. That's the kind of challenge I like!
Kudos for cramming SQUATTERS' RIGHTS into the grid!
I am not too familiar with the phrase EGO DEATH, I'll give you that. It's a term used in Jungian psychology as well as mysticism. It can be a transformation of one's own self through psychology or a loss of sense of self through psychedelics.
Another thing I've never heard of is Marillenschnaps, a German fruit brandy distilled from APRICOTS.
Although I've watched and enjoyed a little bit of "Modern Family," I couldn't come up with the name of Julie BOWEN, who plays Claire Dunphy. And she was on "Boston Legal," another show that I quite enjoyed way back in the day.
"Prominent part of a pump" is HEEL. I kept thinking of a pump, not a pump!
County TYRONE, Northern Ireland, is in the province of Ulster.
I have heard of PATTIE Boyd, at one time or another. She apparently inspired Eric Clapton's "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight." She is also said to have inspired George Harrison's songs "If I Needed Someone," "Something," and "For You Blue."
I like "kind of manual" (HOW-TO) and "uses a manual, say" (SHIFTS) being close together.
For "captured, in a way" I put *ON RECORD but it turned out to be ON CAMERA.
"Fashion designer's portfolio" is LOOKBOOK, which is a funny word.
COE College, in Cedar Rapid, Iowa, was most recently in the blog on October 12, 2020.
YEP, there was a long list of clever clues today: "Ballpark figure" is BAT BOY. "There's often a lot of them for sale" is a dad joke punchline involving USED CARS. "Nested layers?" is HENS. I like "breakneck... or something to break" for FAST. "One getting fired up for competition?" is quite literally STARTER PISTOL. And then there's "shower heads, perhaps" — MAIDS OF HONOR, as in bridal shower managers; that one was tough. I also like "where one might hear a call for action" for MOVIE SET. "Peels off?" is ZESTS. "Frost accumulation" is POEMS — that's a good one!
Whew, that's a whole GOB of puns! Frankly, I don't CARROT all for such groaners.
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