Thursday, October 13, 2022 - The PROVOLONE answer? We ATEITUP!

A tricky Thursday crossword (for one of us: for the other, a piece of gateau), with numerous til (today I learned) moments. For example, both Jean and Mike were bemused to discover the answer to 46A, Congress-created media giant, NPR (a media giant? Really?). Mike was amazed to discover the spelling of 39A, "... about up to here", YEAHIGH, to say nothing of 16A, Serve as a go-between, LIAISE. Jean had a spot of bother in the bottom-left corner, whereas Mike misconstrued the theme, and spent n...