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1:56 I think C.E.O. is adequate indication that the answer is an abbr.
Ptolemy has 3 syllables; toe-leh-mee (The "p" is pronounced in Greek, but not usually by English speakers because… Oh heck, who knows why.)
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha also sit or sat on the thrones of Belgium, Bulgaria, and Portugal (in Belgium, they also changed their name, but Von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha still is used)
I would just like to say that I loved it when you said "sheeb"
Terrence Mann is known for his work on Broadway in Barnum, Cats, Les Mis, Beauty and the Beast, RPHS, Tuck Everlasting, and more…. And films Critters, A Chorus Line, Big Top Pee-wee…. TV appearances on many shows, and the Netflix show Sense8. He's also a professor of Musical Theater and Western Carolina Univ.
"Big name in magic" could work two ways. Exactly as clued as Penn and Teller are two of the biggest names in magic. But it could also be read as "Big, name in magic" as Penn is a very large person, involved in magic.
I quite enjoyed this clue.
a lot of e-yelling to read the highlighted theme clues. 😔
A fun clue that you filled with crosses was 50D, "Something that's hand-cut?", the answer being DECK.
Why are you always in such a hurry?
This is the third week in a row that I solved the Sunday and did not really understand the theme until after completion. This time, not even then.
I figured out the Dead Sea Scrolls, saw things that might be “ broken links”, but did not grasp it.
Ted Allen was one of the fab five in the Early 2000s version of Queer Eye, and Jonathan van Ness is one of the current fab five. A nice relation in the puzzle.