Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - FRUITBAT, one of Abner Doubleday's biggest mistakes 😀

A noble Tuesday crossword, one that reminds us (multiple times) of the virtues of having a BFF. The grid was teeming with good clues, including 11D, End piece?, CODA (heh, heh); 40D, Ficus that produces sweets favored by a 44-across, FIGTREE (we just like the word ficus!); and 32D, "Ooh, tell us everything!", DOSAY (we can hear the poshness in the voice from 20 paces 😀). In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday -- Jean's up to (FRUIT)BAT -- and we have listener mail, recommending a fine Ok Go vid...