Nice puzzle! I especially appreciate how you clued 26D ALIBI; I know languages evolve, but it bugs me to see ALIBI lose its meaning and become synonymous with "excuse."
And I also love the clue for 21A SNUB. And to give the Oscar to "Driving Miss Daisy" — There's a hard-hitting look at race relations in America for you.
Nice puzzle! I especially appreciate how you clued 26D ALIBI; I know languages evolve, but it bugs me to see ALIBI lose its meaning and become synonymous with "excuse."
ReplyDeleteAnd I also love the clue for 21A SNUB. And to give the Oscar to "Driving Miss Daisy" — There's a hard-hitting look at race relations in America for you.
Thanks Eric! I'm a dyed-in-the-wool descriptivist, but for some reason I always resist cluing ALIBI as an excuse.
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