I pulled out 1D Stumbling syllables: UHS because I had UMS there the whole game. I couldn’t figure out what I’d done wrong. Then I tried the H, and that was that. Now I know that the 13A Native Rwandan: HUTU. Clearly I have much to learn.

If I didn’t write this blog, I wouldn’t have understood the theme.

19A Land___: DISPOSALAREA.
22A ___more and more: PRESIDENTS.
40A I___, for one: NEWSCASTER.

48A Test format … or a hint to understanding three of this puzzle’s clues: FILLINTHEBLANK. Now, I’d filled this in with MULTIPLECHOICE. It was wrong. It never was multiple choice.

So why fill in the blank?

19A LandFILL: DISPOSAL AREA.
22A FILLmore and more: PRESIDENTS. Millard Fillmore. Not on the list of baby names when that time comes.
40A IFILL, for one: NEWSCASTER because Gwen Ifill.

Finished this one in 31:10.

Day	This Wk	Best	Average	4-Wk Avg	Streak
Monday	7:01	3:49	9:28	8:20	67
Tuesday	7:51	5:22	13:40	12:38	10
Wednesday	29:35	7:38	17:36	17:19	8
Thursday	31:10	12:12	29:22	27:30	8
Friday		16:23	34:56	29:22	7
Saturday		27:43	34:06	33:36	7
Sunday		15:11	56:47	42:24	7