EV 980 Balancing Acts by Nudd

[dr b]

Greetings from across the briny. This was a fine puzzle with plenty of thematic material to keep you busy. I must say I had a hard time tracking down a few of the components of the 4 down clues, lacking a comprehensive list of all the possibilities.

Some of you have seen these, but for those who cannot resist being bored to tears by someone else's vacation pictures, here are a few from this year's Sierras trek. it rained the first 3 days; coupled with double the normal snow in the Sierras this winter, it was a wet hike.

http://tinyurl.com/44ofwhd

I will also be gone for next week's EV, as we'll be dropping off my youngest at school at then heading out for our first empty-nester vacation.

[Christiana]

Thanks Turner TJW, was blinded into panic, I think, by the thought the cryptic workings of the answer might be golf course related.

You're welcome, Shoni