Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Three cheers for Father KNICKERBOCKER 😀

This was a fine Tuesday crossword by the brother and sister team of Avery Gee Katz and Aaron Gee. The theme was droll, and, apart from a minor spot of bother with 66A, Burrowing rodent, MOLE (not VOLE), it was a smooth solve. We approve, and by the power vested in us by whoever's in charge in NE Wisconsin, do bestow upon this crossword the ranking of 5 squares, as measured on the JAMCR scale. Show note imagery: Father KNICKERBOCKER, who was, in some sense, the grandfather of the New York Kni...