I judged this as on the wrong side of familiarity to earn high marks, my guess being that it would fail to pass as acceptable by crossword editors in other papers.
Far too often, they content themselves with banging out the same jokes as prior entries, lazily relying on simple familiarity being enough to elicit a chuckle from audiences rather than actually doing the work of earning those laughs.
No, what Arnie (anyone who suffered the film Junior has earned the right to such familiarity) has done is write a political autobiography, which is a very different beast.
Described as being "egalitarian" and "approachable", his familiarity with ratings earned him the criticism of Devonshires captain; Burrell however believed that a close relationship between officers and men was necessary for the smooth running of a ship.
Familiarity with the hellish subject must be earned, not presupposed".
Hagelin was modest in his postgame assessment — "Sometimes you have it, sometimes you don't," he said — but credited increasing familiarity with his linemates for his 3-point night, which earned him the Broadway Hat from his teammates.
Riley was hauled off for Todd Dunivant at half-time, as Bruce Arena tried to bring some sense of familiarity to a back line much changed since the 2012 MLS Cup-winning team that had earned LA their place in this competition.
As for his 0-4 record and 10.35 earned run average in four games against the Braves, he blamed their powerful lineup -- which lacked Chipper Jones (wrist) today -- more than their familiarity with him.
People respond to familiarity.
