Happy Independence Day! And see? I told you yesterday that the streak was alive. Now it’s up to 28 days.
I pulled out 120A Result of a snow day: NOCLASS for more than one reason. As a SoCal native and resident, I have never experienced a snow day. I went to college in Santa Barbara, and the rainy day footwear choice was easy because flip-flops take the least time to dry.
Also I heard that Covid killed the snow day. Now that classes have been conducted remotely for so long, they don’t have to stop everything just because it’s snowing outside.
A pun-themed puzzle is a good way to celebrate America’s independence.
22A Upbeat sentry’s emotion?: GAURDEDOPTIMISM. I’d thought cautious over guarded, but it didn’t fit.
37A Bacteriologist’s emotion upon a new discovery?: CULTURESHOCK.
55A Novice window-washer’s emotion?: HIGHANXIETY.
76A Jester’s emotion after the king’s laughter?: COMICRELIEF.
90A Wild horse’s emotion?: UNBRIDLEDJOY.
110A Cat’s emotion while sitting in its human’s lap?: CREATURECOMFORT.
Finished this one in 32:16 and brought my Sunday average down below an hour.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average |
| Monday | 13:26 | 3:49 | 9:30 |
| Tuesday | 22:30 | 5:52 | 13:46 |
| Wednesday | 14:45 | 7:38 | 17:36 |
| Thursday | 16:29 | 13:09 | 29:54 |
| Friday | 30:39 | 16:23 | 35:42 |
| Saturday | 32:21 | 27:43 | 36:06 |
| Sunday | 32:16 | 15:11 | 58:57 |