![]() "Please imagine this wacky non-literal context implied by the words in the answer" is a nice way to add to the otherwise merely grammatical / syntactical parallels among the theme answers. The postcomma part of the clue appears to exist largely to give a stronger impression of thematic consistency than the puzzle would have without it. But because the literal clue is right there, we aren't talking about too much added difficulty. The postcomma part involves both reading more and (inevitably) thinking more, and so thematically this felt somewhat tougher than a typical Monday. "?" clues will tend to throw you into figurative thinking (or overthinking) mode, and that happened to me today, a little bit, even though the literal, normal clue is Right There (in the first, precomma portion of the clue). ![]() extra quality, where it's got both literal *and* wacky clues to it, and it's the wackiness that both adds to and complicates things a bit. although "little" is literally incorrect, in that the grid is actually an oversized 16x15! I mean "little" only in the sense that the theme is not particularly dense or complicated-fairly normal for a Monday puzzle. It's a perfectly delightful little Monday. Anyway, even if I'd hated this thing, I wouldn't have said so, or wouldn't have put it in such harsh terms. I would not have discovered this before solving, but I accidentally looked at Twitter, and Peter was, understandably, bragging about it, which is adorable. (wikipedia)įull disclosure: this is the debut puzzle from the daughter of someone I know and like-longtime constructor and editor Peter Gordon. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' neighbor "Thorny". The series starred the entertainment duo of Ozzie Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Nelson, and their sons, David and Ricky. In terms of seasons, it was the longest running live-action sitcom in US television history until It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia surpassed it on Decem(though it still retains the record in terms of total episodes produced: 435). After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it continued its success, initially running simultaneously on radio and TV. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from Octoto April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. Word of the Day: "OZZIE and Harriet" ( 67A: Harriet's hubby on old TV). ON PINS AND NEEDLES (63A: In suspense, as in a tailor shop?).BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS (40A: Very rapidly, as in a ballet studio?).AT SIXES AND SEVENS (17A: In a state of confusion, as in math class?).THEME: AND - idiomatic phrases that follow precisely that grammatical pattern, clued both literally and wackily ("?"-style), as if they related to a field implied by the plural nouns:
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