I pulled out 22A Dead even: ALLTIEDUP because right now the Dodgers are up by two after one inning, and all tied up would be the best case outcome of tomorrow’s game. Now I’m back to this post, and Dodgers are down 5-2 at the Seventh Inning Stretch. Ridiculous.
Theme!
19A *Children’s book whose title character says “If I can fool a bug, I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs”: CHARLOTTESWEB.
6D *Chain known for its soft pretzels: AUNTIEANNES.
25D *Prominent left-leaning political action committee: EMILYSLIST.
28D Literary trio found in the answers to this puzzle’s starred clues: THEBRONTES. Charlotte Bronte, Anne Bronte, and Emily Bronte.
Finished this one in 7:10.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average | 4-Wk Avg | Streak |
| Monday | 7:41 | 3:49 | 9:23 | 5:39 | 79 |
| Tuesday | 7:10 | 5:22 | 13:11 | 8:60 | 3 |
| Wednesday | 7:38 | 17:03 | 15:57 | 19 | |
| Thursday | 12:12 | 28:20 | 26:54 | 5 | |
| Friday | 10:29 | 30:58 | 17:30 | 19 | |
| Saturday | 20:11 | 32:48 | 31:59 | 19 | |
| Sunday | 15:11 | 52:41 | 40:33 | 6 |