![]() Orlando was the most visited city in the US in 2009. Orlando in Central Florida is the largest inland city in the state. The city was built on the site of the old Fort Myers, a fort built by the US Army as a base of operations against the Seminole Native Americans. : NNEįort Myers is a city on the Gulf Coast of Florida. It often contains the latest information about the application, including bugs that were found at the last minute just before release. 12 File accompanying many a download : READMEĪ readme (or “read me”) file is usually a simple text file that is issued with software when it is distributed. All these words are derived from “sapwood”, which is the softwood found in tree trunks between the bark and the heartwood at the center. The term arose in the early 1800s in Britain when it was used in “saphead” and “sapskull”. ![]() ![]() “Sap” is slang for “fool, someone easily scammed”. The team moved to Philadelphia in 1963, and the name 76er was chosen in a fan contest, a name that honors the men who fought for the country’s independence in 1776. The “Sixers” were formed in 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals. The Philadelphia 76ers basketball team is one of the oldest franchises in the NBA. These didn't quite measure up, but there was enough elsewhere to keep my attention.Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across Triple-stacks have been so ubiquitous through the years that all three entries of each set have to shine. Admit it, Long John Hawksley, that was on purpose! Completely worth the high price of HOT TO. I amused myself imagining IT HAPPENS started at 1-Across. I did find "ethnic relations" in a Wikipedia article, but as part of race and ethnic relations.Ī lot of strong material connecting the triple-stacks to the rest of the puzzle. I also had difficulty uncovering ETHNIC RELATIONS because I couldn't wrap my brain around that as a solid phrase. Turns out, I was equally flummoxed the first time this entry showed up. There had to be some kind of wordplay with both "digs" and "bed." GARDEN … APATHETIC? As in, someone who digs lazing in bed all day? I hope you enjoyed the puzzle!Įven better is HATERS GONNA HATE - both as a marquee entry, and as a Zen life philosophy. Apropos of the MOTHERS DAY / DAD JOKE crossing in the puzzle, I'm doing some "long-distance calling" today.The list of AKA sisters is a real who's who that includes Kamala Harris, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison. The editors wrote the clue for AKA, my biggest surprise in the final proof.This is also why I was happy to keep the long partial in the grid. I had recently watched the reality show in question. My wife Hanh and I ate CHILI VERDE for the first time in Santa Fe while road-tripping across the country this year.GTA is an interesting debut, in that GTE, GTI, and GTO have all been used before, despite being far less familiar to me.The term comes from tiny chocolate bars, but I've heard it used cutely for any diminutive thing, including people. It came down to JQA // AQUAS, SAX // XES at the very end, which I thought was the best fill, regardless of style points. The puzzle is a pangram, mostly an accident. ![]() Luckily, I saw that the grid could be opened up to GHANA and LITER while creating the four longer down entries. Here, I found the HATERS GONNA HATE stack, but with ugly downs like HANA and ITER. This puzzle started with another grid, with a third (!) central 3x15 stack. ![]()
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