Joseph Knecht

 Farmers' Market Each Spring we can't wait for the Misty Valley truck farm to open, and we usually stop there on Sundays after church.  Their Eastern Shore Silver Queen corn is to die for and their cantaloupes are the sweetest! And it looks like today's veteran constructors Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman do their shopping for themers at a local farmer's market, ever on the look out for fresh, tasty local puns. And depending on the venue you might hear  these quips [followed unpunned explanations] ... 17. At the market, farmers often __: SWAP MEATS .  "I'll trade you a pound of this HAM for that T-BONE steak".   [Merriam-Websters ]. 28. At the orchard, farmers are often __: WORKING IN PEARS .  " BOSC me no questions ANJOU 'll get no lies".  [How small farmers can work together to improve their situation] . 48. In the field, farmers often specialize i...

  Silent Movie - The Card Game Rabbit Rabbit.  Care to try your luck at cards? Husband and wife team Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman are veteran constructors for the NYT and Vu has published here as recently as last Thursday .  But today is their first pairing on the Corner. and they have some new tricks up their sleeves.  We'd better start by calling 'em: 62A . With 66-Across , images played in silent films, and what one might use to play the games in the first parts of the answers to the starred clues?: TITLE . 66A . See 62-Across : CARDS . Spreading their themers on the table, we quickly see the names of 4 films or videos that begin with the TITLE of a CARD game: 23A. *Channing Tatum film series featuring strippers: MAGIC MIKE . Bling wise this clue was not a good opening.   No trailer for this one, as I'm sure Merl Reagle would agree that a flick on male strippers wouldn't pass the Margaret Farrar "Sunday Mor...