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At least I remembered how to spell LORELEI correctly this time ( 35D: Legendary siren of the Rhine). Anyway, I had no idea MINGO had any legitimate Native American validity. MINGO was played by ED AMES (of crossword grid fame). My reaction to MINGO was "that sounds like the name of some wacky sidekick-type character, like BALKY on "Perfect Strangers" or something." Turns out, I was right-he's the "half-Cherokee" character on the "Daniel Boone" TV series of the 1960s. The fact that MINGO and BREDA are symmetrical makes me think I'm being taunted. That "R" was a complete and utter and out-and-out guess ( BURL seeming like a vaguely familiar word, albeit one I'd never use) ( 51D: Small knot). but I'm guessing this BREDA is in The Netherlands. Just a lot of really odd stuff that wouldn't come even with crosses (well, I mean, obviously it came, but I had to drag it). Also SIG ( 43A: Certain fraternity man, informally). Also WEEB (though I've definitely seen WEEB before in puzzles) ( 1A: Coach Ewbank who led the Jets to a Super Bowl championship). On the other hand, BREDA ( 60A: "The Surrender of _" (Diego Velázquez painting)). On the one hand, a straight-over-the-plate "first words can precede X"-type puzzle, with an interesting reveal. She has been incredibly supportive of me and I really just love her to pieces. Got to meet Liz Gorski in person this past weekend for the first time.