The first weekend in March is done. Tomorrow marks the first Monday of street sweeping that won’t be enforced in my general area. I wonder how many empty sides of streets I’ll see. The signs don’t indicate which weeks are skipped, but Los Angeles Department of Transportation has put out this site to help.

Yesterday I missed CHICHI, COCCI, and TIKI.

Meatier Misses

OCTOPI: Their escapes are insane.

PHOTIC: technical Relating to light, especially as an agent of chemical change or physiological response.
PHOTOPIC: Relating to or denoting vision in daylight or other bright light, believed to involve chiefly the cones of the retina.
PIPIT: A mainly ground-dwelling songbird of open country, typically having brown streaky plumage.

Today’s summary

Final score: 26 words for 120 points.
Genius minimum: 117 points.
First word: HINT.
Pangram: NATIONHOOD.