![]() ![]() The secret to fast solving is uncommitting to wrong answers. I never ever should've put DEN in there at 60D: Leopard spot ( ZOO). I put in SLEZAK (must've rung a bell) but then revoked it when nothing happened. This is after a brief struggle with KONG (?) ( 34D: Diddy _ (peanut-shooting Nintendo character)) and DENT (I had WELT) (41A: Bad impression?). Here's where the wheels came off, or started to wobble, at any rate: Obviously it's a useful prescription medication, a morally neutral term, but the context of the current crisis made it taste pretty bad. I have to say, though, that having OXYCONTIN in the puzzle, in the middle of an opioid epidemic-especially when the NYT's own top-of-the-home-page story today is about how the opioid epidemic has overwhelmed the foster care system-that was depressing. Lots of entertaining and unusual fill, with EVIL GRIN being probably my favorite. Puzzle quality, however, was above average for sure. If only I played Nintendo or watched a lot of daytime television, I might've set a Friday record. Later on, when I was very stuck in the only part of the puzzle that was at all hard, I was able to bail myself out because the TV show I've been devouring for the past couple weeks-the one set primarily at a country club in *New Jersey*-is called " RED OAKs" ( 44D: New Jersey's state tree). Just yesterday I watched the godawful "Babes in Toyland" (1934) starring Laurel & Hardy (I thought they were supposed to be funny) and one of the main figures in Toyland-the female lead, in fact: BO PEEP ( 1D: Children's character associated with a crook). Punishments differed based on social classes of the victim and aggressor.Today was a day I got a lot of help from my winter vacation TV-viewing habits. ![]() The Code of _ was a written set of punishments.This monotheistic religion was created in India as a mix between Islam and Hindu by Guru Nanak.Religion that believes in reincarnation, the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold Path.West Africa had a thriving trade during the 2nd century based on the exchange of gold for _.The concept that wealth and power is based on money and not land.Chinese Scholar who wrote of the Five Key Relationships (Example: Husband protects his wife while the wife is obedient to her husband).Seen with Aztec, Egyptian, Greek, Inca, and Mayan civilizations. The _ system was the economic side of Feudal society in which all goods were produced locally after trade stopped in Europe.After the fall of Rome, the Eastern section became known as the _ empire.The Shift from hunting/gathering to settling in one place and growing crops. ![]() Key figures include Moses who introduced the 10 commandments and King Solomon.
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