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It’s probably entirely possible I could post some Robert Pollard-affiliated song that shares something with the title of every Thursday puzzle I post from now until the heat death of the universe. I’m not tempted to try it though.
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Loved this! I lived in Ukiah in the early 70’s when it hardly a city and had only 2 wineries. I don’t think I would have ever noticed that it was “haiku” spelled backwards!
I DID IT!!! Whew. Once I FINALLY figured it out I fell in love. Thanks!
I finished it, but I’m still not sure what the trick is. Can someone give me a hint?
To Wilson Williams, the theme is that those three sets of across clues 18/19 and 36/37 and 51/54 have a run of black squares between them and you “stick” a “fish” in those black squares to complete the answer, like cod between 36/37 and tetra between 51/54, thus “fish sticks”.
And to Big Ego Quigley, you are such an ass with all your obscure proper nouns that make your job easier and our solve miserable.
I will never understand why people like crossword puzzles where everything is handed to them on a platter. I like obscure references, “out there” puns, and learning something new. IMHO, if you want easy-to-solve puzzles with straightforward clues, stick to doing the WSJ crossword, It’s the most boring puzzle I’ve found.
Thank you so much, Jimmie; I see it now, of course 🙂
Me, myself i Was on TANKS for four years. Yes, Army Tanks. 2 on the M60 (MOS would be 19 Echo) and 2 on the M1 Abrams (MOS being 19 Kilo) This was from 1985 to 1989. What a way to spend some portion of your life. But i See this is about anohter type of tanks. I need to spend some time in the ISOLATION TANK for a while after doing the puzzle.