There's a nice combo of old skool / nu skool sports clues in the northern regions, with the very contemporary 1A: Vikings quarterback Brett (FAVRE) balanced against the much older and not nearly as well known 10A: 1960s-'70s NBA center Thurmond (NATE) in the opposite corner. 57A: Talk to the answering machine ( LEAVE A MESSAGE).38A: Divide earnings equally ( SPLIT THE PROFITS).20A: Shed some pounds ( TAKE OFF WEIGHT)."Fella" implies any guy, where KIDDO is specifically used for a young person, and seems more affectionate than "fella." I'm sure they're on some synonym list somewhere, but they feel quite different to me. I would never use those two words (fella/KIDDO) interchangeably. A couple of little hiccups - I went with LISTS over TILTS at 26D: Leans to one side at first, and I couldn't make heads or tails of 43A: Fella (KIDDO). As is typical for a Monday puzzle, I had almost no trouble filling this one in quickly. Another way to liven up this type of puzzle is to have some type of theme-revealing answer (a cute or at least in-the-language phrase that gives purpose / shape to the theme). Nice touch today (and something that adds a little elegance to this "phrases that start/end with.") is the fact of the "depart" words/phrases are not used that way in the answers in which they appear. three long theme answers begin with phrases that (in different contexts) mean departĪfter Dan Naddor, I feel like I've reviewed Pancho Harrison's puzzles more than I have anyone else's.
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