Anne Grae Martin - raabidfun does crosswords

I pulled out 36A One of 12 on a die: EDGE because I have been dealing with this while making cutting boards. I put a chamfer on the edges of the cutting boards to make them easier to handle. If you’re unfamiliar with the term chamfer, think bevel. There are a lot of edges, and it’s important to get all of them to kick out a product of good quality.

Theme!

Since the answers are long and span many clues, I’ll start with the clue theme and then spell out the answers.

58A What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent: YOGAPOSES.

DOWNWARDDOG

COBRA

CHAIR

CAT

BOAT

Now I know what those look like.

Finished this one in 11:42.

Day	This Wk	Best	Average	4-Wk Avg	Streak
Monday	6:12	3:49	9:18	5:05	83
Tuesday	10:51	5:22	13:06	11:45	7
Wednesday	11:42	7:38	16:51	11:55	24
Thursday		12:12	27:50	24:44	9
Friday		10:29	29:23	19:16	23
Saturday		20:11	30:33	23:23	23
Sunday		15:11	50:57	42:39	10

I pulled out 68A _-Ida, maker of Tater Tots: ORE because I had been under the impression that they were only in Idaho and that potatoes were what they considered to be their ore. Turns out that’s not it at all.

Discover Ore-Ida
Since our humble beginnings over 60 years ago. Ore-Ida has brought you the very best potato dishes in America-from crispy, golden fries to the world famous Tater Tot Potatoes, a 100% Ore-Ida invention. That’s because the best food always starts with best ingredients. And we’re lucky enough to be surrounded by the finest potato farms in the Pacific Northwest: the heart of potato growing country.

In fact, the name Ore-Ida comes from combining “Oregon” and “Idaho.” That’s how proud we are of this land we call home and the passionate people are called “neighbor”.
Welcome to the state of Ore-Ida.
From the Ore-Ida site

So there you have it. It’s just Oregon and Idaho.

Theme time!

17A Educated, but not streetwise: BOOKSMART.
25A Eggs, in diner slang: HENBERRIES. What is this term? Never in my life.
40A Kids’ educational TV series of the 1970s-’90s: SCHOOLHOUSEROCK.
50A What turns on a farm vehicle: WAGONWHEEL. The best-tasting pasta shape.

63A Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across: LITTLERED.

17A LITTLE RED BOOK.
25A LITTLE RED HEN.
40A LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE.
50A LITTLE RED WAGON.

Finished this one in 12:29.

Day	This Wk	Best	Average	4-Wk Avg	Streak
Monday	11:44	3:49	9:28	7:27	69
Tuesday	12:29	5:22	13:39	11:41	12
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

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