I pulled out 60A Bricks sold in sets: LEGOS because I learned recently from an interview of Will Arnett that the plural of LEGO is LEGO. I know I’m incorrect when I use LEGOS as the plural for LEGO because it’s too weird to think that the plural of LEGO is LEGO, but I’m not a professional in things related to journalism.
Lame theme today. Super random and nonsensical.
62A Hairy problem? … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme: SPLITENDS.
17A Only Monopoly railroad whose name doesn’t contain “Railroad” / Laughing gleefully: SHORTLINE.
1D Tank top?: GASCAP.
8D Home to the Willamette Valley: OREGON.
Together they make (SC)HORTLIN(EG), GA(SC)CAP, and OR(EG)ON.
9A Attacks from all sides: BESETS.
44A Coastline feature: INLET.
11D Web master? / Of the outer skin layer: SPIDERMAN.
Together they make BE(SE)TS, I(NL)ET, and (SE)PIDERMA(NL).
32A Some daily temps: HIGHS.
67A Malicious group of computers: BOTNET.
34D Expensive bar / Not letting go: HOLDINGON.
Together they make HI(GH)S, BO(TN)ET, and (GH)OLINGO(TN).
31D Bound: LEAP.
40D Scandinavian pop group: ABBA.
40A Setting for “The Sound of Music” / Greyhound journey: BUSTRIP.
Together they make LE(AP), (AB)BA, and (AB)USTRI(AP).
Finished this one in 20:28.
| Day | This Wk | Best | Average | 4-Wk Avg | Streak |
| Monday | 5:25 | 3:49 | 9:21 | 5:34 | 81 |
| Tuesday | 13:13 | 5:22 | 13:11 | 10:31 | 5 |
| Wednesday | 13:59 | 7:38 | 16:56 | 13:28 | 22 |
| Thursday | 20:28 | 12:12 | 27:58 | 19:18 | 8 |
| Friday | 10:29 | 30:08 | 14:49 | 21 | |
| Saturday | 20:11 | 31:55 | 23:17 | 21 | |
| Sunday | 15:11 | 51:57 | 36:41 | 8 |