Thursday, April 15, 2021 Mike Peluso
Today we have a return engagement by Mike Peluso . Old timers will remember that Mike has published here many times over the years. He has visited at least 5 times in the past year, the most recent being December 27, 2020. This is a WORKING PERSON 's puzzle, but even the retirees on the corner have to solve it. The reveal best describes the TASK at hand: 36. Comment about routine work ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues : IT'S A JOB . That is the last word is a "type" of JOB . And here are the themers: 17. *Closest to the rail, at Churchill Downs: ON THE INSIDE . e.g. INSIDE JOB is a documentary on the 2008 financial crisis, still available for streaming from Amazon Prime. Haven't seen it, but I think they name names. 53. *It may be used with a grunt or two: ELBOW GREASE . e.g. I did a GREASE JOB on my tiller the other day using WD40 . Did a spritz or two, but not much grunting (othe...