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)!
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.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average | 4-Wk Avg | Streak |
| Monday | 4:52 | 3:49 | 9:27 | 6:12 | 68 |
| Tuesday | 16:29 | 5:22 | 13:39 | 11:08 | 11 |
| Wednesday | 7:38 | 17:36 | 17:19 | 8 | |
| Thursday | 12:12 | 29:19 | 27:30 | 8 | |
| Friday | 16:23 | 34:46 | 30:46 | 8 | |
| Saturday | 27:43 | 34:08 | 33:23 | 8 | |
| Sunday | 15:11 | 55:51 | 37:56 | 8 |