Sunday, July 25, 2021

A tough Sunday, with a spectacular, dare we say stellar theme, but some really tricky naticks -- 35A, Japanese beer brand, KIRIN, versus 31D, Sharing maternal lines, ENATIC (yikes!), and 109A, Wine that may be Spumante or frizzante, PROSECCO, versus 94D, Clear, as crystal, BUS (double yikes!). The grid was a technical tour de force, with IX-based rebuses  representing stars: if you connected those stars, you got the Big and Little Dipper! That must've taken forever to create, we doff our hats (metaphorically) to the constructor, well done!We're off for a week, but we'll be back next Sunday, so in the meantime ... keep doing those crosswords!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!