Hello from Day 34 of the current California COVID constant curfew. I haven’t heard of any extension of the lockdown for beyond Sunday.

Yesterday I missed ACAI and TACT as easier ones.

Meatier misses

ACACIA: A tree or shrub of warm climates that bears spikes or clusters of yellow or white flowers and is frequently thorny.

CAVA: A Spanish sparkling wine made in the same way as champagne. I don’t know my wines.
PICCATA: Cooked in a sauce of lemon, parsley and butter.

Today’s summary

Final score: 27 words for 75 points.
Genius minimum: 68 points.
First word: ALLOW

UPDATE

Final score: 28 words for 81 points.
Genius minimum: 68 points.
First word: ALLOW
Most recent word: MAMMON, the word that I wrote a long thing about the other day.
Pangram: MOONWALK