I pulled out 24A Good place to get vegan food?: PLANT because that’s a terrible clue for that answer. The plant? Maybe! A plant? Sure! Just plant? Get outta here. Really garbage.
The title of this puzzle is Obviously.
17A Like fish refusing to bite?: NOTUPFORTHEBAIT. It’s like not up for debate but more of a pun. And it’s a real pun! Something the NYTXW should be able to do but somehow can’t.
26A Podiatrist’s concern: AGONYOFTHEFEET. It’s like agony of defeat. On that topic, there’s a book I once got as a birthday present. The Ecstasy of Defeat is a book from The Onion. Hilarious.
42A What many an African crocodile does?: LIVESINTHENILE. I don’t know how crocs live in denial generally, so this is just half-assed.
54A What a good book publisher must have?: ANEYEFORTHETALE. I don’t know what this is. An eye for the tail? An eye for retail? Oh, dammit. It’s an eye for detail. My bad there. That one was pretty good once I got it.
Finished this one in 19:48.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average | 4-Wk Avg | Streak |
| Monday | 7:09 | 7:09 | 7:09 | 7:09 | 1 |
| Tuesday | 9:12 | 9:12 | 9:12 | 9:12 | 1 |
| Wednesday | 19:48 | 19:48 | 19:48 | 19:48 | 1 |
| Thursday | 0 | ||||
| Friday | 0 | ||||
| Saturday | 0 |