Solution: Mayberry sot - NYT Crossword

Hi, kids! In the 1960s, there was a network television show starring the comedian Andy Griffith called — wait for it — “The Andy Griffith Show.” The show took place in a fictional town called Mayberry, where everyone was happy all the time and, for the most part, the only drama that ensued was when Andy’s Aunt Bee lost her sewing thimble and the whole town got into an uproar over it. Then the thimble would be found and everyone would have learned an important lesson. The townspeople would gather over a stiff glass of Aunt Bee’s homemade punch and Andy’s television son, Opie, would say something adorable that made everyone laugh, which led to his growing up to be Ron Howard, the film director.My point is, there was also a comic character named OTIS, who played the town drunk, or SOT.