This one took a long time, especially considering that last Thursday was 16:41. When I finally figured out the theme, things started to fall into place. And I kept up the streak that’s now up to 18 days.

I pulled out 37A Aster relative: TANSY because I’d never heard of TANSY. I’d tried PANSY, but that would make 25D Moved up the corporate ladder, say: GOTAHEAD incorrectly be GOPAHEAD, and even that wouldn’t get by Will Shortz.
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Yeah, pansies and tansies don’t look remotely close. But asters and tansies look similar.
This is one of those puzzles with a multi-letter word in a square.
1D Fool: PIN(HEAD).
25D Moved up the corporate ladder, say: GOTA(HEAD).
32D Embark on the Oregon Trail, say: (HEAD)WEST.
59D Piece of equipment for a telemarketer: (HEAD)SET.
19A In-flight call?: (HEAD)SORTAILS. Because you call it in the air.
28A “That’s ridonculous”: SHAKINGMY(HEAD).
45A “Someone’s going to pay for this!”: (HEAD)SWILLROLL.
55A Lucy van Pelt’s frequent outburst to Charlie Brown … or how to fill some squares in this puzzle?: YOUBLOCK(HEAD).
Finished this one in 50:09.
Day | This Wk | Best | Average |
Monday | 6:44 | 3:49 | 9:30 |
Tuesday | 10:17 | 5:52 | 13:43 |
Wednesday | 10:28 | 7:38 | 17:38 |
Thursday | 50:09 | 13:09 | 30:17 |
Friday | 16:23 | 36:24 | |
Saturday | 27:43 | 32:43 | |
Sunday | 15:11 | 1:00:46 |
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