NYT Crossword Puzzle 8-3-21 Complete (contains spoilers)

I pulled out 28A Land in “Game of Thrones”: WESTEROS because I didn’t know this answer. Rather, Calah contributed it. It would have taken me a lot longer to get the piano to play if I had had to go it alone. In like a week and a half we’ll be married, and then I’ll have unlimited access to a Game of Thrones buff. Or she’ll finally get me to watch it. Either option is fine.

Today’s theme was a little shady.

1A Kit _ bar: KAT.

WARNING: strong language NSFW (as though anyone goes to an office anymore)!

Skip to 1:47 for the Kit Kat portion.

14A Biblical suffix with do or go: ETH.
17A Soldier’s food packet, for short: MRE. Meal ready to eat.

10A Put an edge on: WHET. I had initially gone with HONE.
16A Start of a carol title: HARK.
19A “How _ Your Mother”: IMET.

61A Website designer’s code: HTML.
65A Run _ light: ARED.
68A Low-carb kind of diet: KETO.

64A Milliner’s creation: HAT.
67A Old TV star with the catchphrase “I pity the fool”: MRT.
70A Scrape (out): EKE.

39A What you might do after some financial trading … or in this puzzle?: CORNERTHEMARKET. All anagrams of THE MARKET in the corners.

Finished this one in 16:29.

DayThis WkBestAverage4-Wk AvgStreak
Monday4:523:499:276:1268
Tuesday16:295:2213:3911:0811
Wednesday 7:3817:3617:198
Thursday12:1229:1927:308
Friday16:2334:4630:468
Saturday27:4334:0833:238
Sunday15:1155:5137:568

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