THEME: centennial anniversary of the crossword puzzle: two 15-letter entries
crossing each other at midpoint
GOOD ONES: Raises ones spirits? TOASTS
Reasons for seeing double? BIFOCALS [without them you would not see the word
double] Whistler, at times? KETTLE
Didn't recover from a trip? FELL
Routine fare? ONE LINERS [in comedy routines]
Crops of the pick? ORES [pick axe]
BTW: TES is not used in our language.
"For here ___ go?" OR TO [would've liked a reference to Hamlet's "To Be…" soliloquy]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun