I pulled out 23A Tattoos, informally: INK not because I’ve gotten any tattoos or because of TatYou but because I recently learned a game called Railroad Ink. It’s a game that takes all the drawing fun of Telestrations and mixes it with the mechanical excitement of 1-4-24. If Nick Pedersen ever reads this blog post, he will learn that 1-4-24 is still my favorite dice game. Overall, I give Railroad Ink a solid B.
The theme of this puzzle is NOT what you’re thinking it was.
17A Gets past, as an obstacle: OVERCOMES.
56A Opposite of 17-Across?: UNDERGOES.
25A Where pirates roam: HIGHSEAS.
45A Opposite of 25-Across?: LOWLANDS.
35A Omitted: LEFTOFF.
37A Opposite of 35-Across?: RIGHTON.
Oof! With the wedding on Sunday, I’ll soon have more time to write deeper thoughts.
Finished this one in 11:44.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average | 4-Wk Avg | Streak |
| Monday | 11:44 | 3:49 | 9:28 | 7:27 | 69 |
| Tuesday | 5:22 | 13:39 | 11:08 | 11 | |
| Wednesday | 7:38 | 17:30 | 15:41 | 9 | |
| Thursday | 12:12 | 29:19 | 30:21 | 9 | |
| Friday | 16:23 | 34:44 | 31:34 | 9 | |
| Saturday | 27:43 | 35:28 | 36:50 | 9 | |
| Sunday | 15:11 | 55:51 | 38:55 | 9 |
A poor showing today.