Saturday, October 17, 2020

A relatively straightforward Saturday crossword, with lots of new words thrown in to the mix, including 36D, French dessert of fruit encased in sweet batter, CLAFOUTI, 40D, Language from which "peyote" comes, NAHUATL, and  a reprise of an oldie but goodie, 1A, Pattern of five shapes arranged like this puzzle's central black squares, QUINCUNX.All in all, a nice Saturday frolic by Victor Barocas and Brad Wilber, edited, as always, by Will Shortz.For those of you of a culinary persuasion, here, from the same newspaper that brought you today's crossword, is a recipe for Clafouti.We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected], we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!