I wasn't going to post again today but Paula Gamache broke another barrier with her Saturday January 5 puzzle, and in 1 Across, no less! The word BITCH has never appeared in a NYT puzzle before. Click the icon to buy it, if you dare.
I love Marx Bros. clues and this whole puzzle came together because I remembered "It's featured in Night at the Opera" was IL TROVATORE. Thanks for the flashback to a great film.
Henderson: You live here all alone?
Otis B. Driftwood: Yes. Just me and my memories. I'm practically a hermit.
Henderson: Oh. A hermit. I notice the table's set for four.
Otis B. Driftwood: That's nothing - my alarm clock is set for eight. That doesn't prove a thing.
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