When I was a kid, CRUELLA De Vil was, hands-down, the scariest Disney villain. She easily still is! I mean, she turned puppies into fur coats! I’m fairly positive that they wouldn’t ever be allowed to put that into a children’s movie these days. I’m actually pretty horrified right now thinking about her Dalmatian fur coat. I mean, a puppy jacket?! π
Anyway, the puzzle today was not nearly as scary as CRUELLA. I finished under 6 minutes, which is lightning fast for me. I don’t actually think it’s possible for me to finish a full sized puzzle on my phone much faster.
The theme was lacking a bit, as I had to look back over the puzzle afterwards to figure out if there was, in fact, a theme. I might be missing something, but I think the four themed answers are plural noun phrases that comprised of any “PLACE NAME + COLOR” and are 15 letters. That’s it, that’s all.
There was some fresh fill though, such as ED HELMS and THE WAVE. ELNINOS isn’t bad, either. I learned about NILS Lofgran and Currier and IVES today.
I missed out on doing the Saturday and Sunday puzzles this week as the ultra proved to require a bit more “recovery” (read: cycles of trying to eat, vomiting, and sleeping) than I expected.
I’m pretty sure that if I had properly trained for the race and taken a few more of the well-known ultra marathon precautions seriously (such as replacing the salt my body was rapidly hemorrhaging around mile 33), I wouldn’t have needed 60 hours to be a functional human again afterwards. But, I will get my crossword streak back in good time and also decide in good time if torturing myself for 12 hours is really the most productive way to spend a Friday.
So, stay tuned for some fun/funky/belated Saturday and Sunday commentary! Unless, of course, Carol PERKs up and writes an entry or Bella decides to make her xnerdi.es ALOHA!