Why Next? Why Previous? What is even happening? I just don't get the reasoning behind the concept at all.īOSOM is weirdly clued ( 76D: Place of security) (although, honestly, good luck cluing BOSOM in any non-weird way beyond ). why does this theme exist? What is it expressing, exactly? The and bits in the themer clues are so inelegant, so ugly, so distracting, and so useless that. lots of people won't know him at all, let alone know that C. CLARKE is an important-ish writer, but still. COHAN *was* famous, but isn't so much any more, and ARTHUR C. I know him *solely* from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and even then, the "A."? You gotta be a household name for your middle initial to be common knowledge. long dead) that it seems a stretch that anyone under 40 will know all these names *complete* with their middle initials. The middle letter is pretty iconic with about half of these folks, but some just aren't as famous others, and honestly every single one of the answers is so old (i.e. any more (ask anyone who has ever watched ESPN). DOUGLAS isn't even the most famous STEPHEN A. For, like, anyone with a middle initial who is famous? Why these people? Especially when their particular three-letter initials are (often) *so bad* as fill ( ABT? HST? SBA!?). Went back to figure it out and, wow, it is all kinds of awkward and disappointing. No idea what was happening here while I was solving. The agency's activities are summarized as the "3 Cs" of capital, contracts and counseling. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses and by assisting in the economic recovery of communities after disasters". Small Business Administration ( SBA ) is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. COHAN (106A: American composer and lyricist) / GMC (109A: Canyon maker) DOUGLAS (89A: Noted politician and orator) / SAD (88A: The so-called "winter blues," for short) that supports entrepreneurs) (note: it stands for "Small Business Administration") ANTHONY (73A: Famed rights advocate) / SBA (75A: Agcy. CLARKE (55A: Sci-fi author) / ACC (54A: Org. guess they couldn't use him here, for obvious reasons: awkward) The only HST I know is the initials of Harry S. THOMPSON (39A: Journalist and author) / HST (42A: Maui setting: Abbr.) (I honestly had no idea there was an " HST" (Hawaiian Standard Time?). TOKLAS is the "previous" Across answer: ABT) TOKLAS (25A: Memoirist) / ABT (24A: N.Y.C.-based dance troupe) (the "PREVIOUS" is because the answer that provides the initials of ALICE B. Latest Clues # Clues Answer 1 They're the opposite of consummate professionals 12 Letters Netflix stand-up special for Hannah Gadsby 7 Letters 3 Wonderfully high number of years to have lived crossword clue 10 Letters 4 Soaking meat 10 Letters 5 Old-fashioned underskirt 9 Letters 6 Glorifying 10 Letters 7 Deli meat preservative 7 Letters 8 Hard-nosed 10 Letters 9 Responding chemically 8 Letters 10 Secret service accessory 8 Letters Latest Bonus Answers # Clues Answer 1 Entitled to great renown 8 Letters 2 Gathering together 9 Letters 3 Conversations 11 Letters 4 Canadian actor ryan 8 Letters 5 Add a belt or scarf e.g.THEME: Initial Public Offerings - three-letter answer that either precedes or follows long themer is just that themer in monogram form (i.e.
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