"Surplus Store" was a relatively easy theme for me, especially since "sur" was added always at the start of each answer it would've made for a harder (and more interesting) puzzle had "sur" been added anywhere including in the middle of phrases.
how did this happen? Why? Who needed this? (also BERT is in the puzzle, and even if it's not technically a dupe it *feels* like a dupe, i.e. And at 1-Across! This is the Tom Cotton editorial of 1-Acrosses. It was a gimme (well, I could infer the answer from the clue) but please hear me when I say F*** that guy, he was never funny and now he's a right-wing Trumpist dipshit of the highest order. This puzzle lost me from the jump-literally from 1-Across: Sadistic feline character in a Scott Adams strip ( CATBERT). I guess there are people who just like difficulty for its own sake, but if I don't get that pop of "oh cool" from breaking through on a difficult puzzle, then the whole experience feels very much not worth it. The whole vibe of the puzzle this past few days has been somebody's idea of a good time but not mine. Yes, the National Mood is awful and it's affecting my mood for sure, so we can ascribe some of the downer feelings to that, but honestly there is a dismal quality to the voice of the puzzle (that is, the editorial voice-the editor is the one who shapes the final look of the puzzle, esp. This was a slog and the past few days have been slogs and I just don't understand what is happening. Her women's absolute land speed record still stands.
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O'Neil's career as a stuntwoman and race driver led to her depiction in a television movie and as an action figure. Kitty Linn O'Neil (Ma– November 2, 2018) was an American stuntwoman and racer, known as "the fastest woman in the world." An illness in early childhood left her deaf, and more illnesses in early adulthood cut short a career in diving. Word of the Day: Kitty O'NEIL ( 93A: Stuntwoman Kitty known as "the fastest woman in the world"). SURFEIT OF ANGER (105A: Why someone might practice deep breathing every five minutes?) (fit of anger).SURPASSED PERFECT (86A: Got 101% on an exam, say?) (past perfect).SURFER BALLS (69A: Soirées where everyone is dressed in their finest board shorts?) (furballs).SURLY MAJORS (54A: Officers who woke up on the wrong side of the cot?) (Lee Majors).SURPRISE FIGHTERS (36A: People who start arguments out of nowhere?) (prize fighters).SURGERY VERDICT (23A: "The operation was a success," e.g.?) (jury verdict).THEME: "Surplus Store" - "Sur" sound is added (+) to beginning of familiar phrases, creating wacky phrases clued wackily (i.e.
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