Thursday, June 15, 2023 - LLANOS, aka The Birdwatcher's Paradise 😀

A superb Thursday crossword by David Harris: the theme was fabulous, the clues sparkling, and the pop culture references (Mike's bane) almost non-existent. Some of the stellar clues that didn't make it into the podcast included 10D, Pashmina fabric, CASHMERE (huh!); 11D, T-Bonz brand, ALPO (which makes more sense once you realize the word is brand, not band 😀); 31D, OverDO it as an ACtor, EMOTE (that ought to win an award, that being the clue, not necessarily the ACtor 😉). A well crafted cro...