The clue for FAKE NEWS should be “when media is accused of misinforming “. Just because someone calls news “fake” doesn’t mean it IS fake. Hard Pass on seeing this in the puzzle.
@Julia As soon as I read the clue, I knew someone would be offended by it.
@Julia I didn't like it much either. The whole term has simply become synonymous with "stuff I don't want to be true", and it is way, way, way overused. But, no formal objection from me. I'm trying to disassociate puzzles from the rest of the world, because I don't want the puzzles to get dragged down to the level of the rest of the world.
@Julia Keep in mind that the offenders in this scenario are always projecting; there's plenty of news out there that's indeed fake, but it's not from the sources that the lovers of that term want you to think it is.
@Julia Yeah, I would have preferred a clue along the lines of “term coined to discredit legitimate news organizations, thereby leading to the spread of disinformation and the downfall of society”. Or something like that. But I will put on my happy face and accept the clue as given because, you know, puzzle.
@Julia I regularly write letters to the NYT reminding them that every time your ruler 'explains' what his purposes or goals are, the NYT should add a 'claimed' or 'purported'. It was recently reported here with a straight face the Trumpish claim that his attacks against boats in international waters are part of his crackdown on drug trafficking. It is his crackdown against drug traffickers /who won't cut him a share/, as can be seen by his pardons of convicted drug traffickers after appropriate 'donations'.
@Matt The sad part is that my brother-in-law (not my brother; more on that later) is an educated guy. He's a HS math teacher with a computer science background in a backwater part of Florida where that kind of thinking is prevalent. I do have a brother who also drank the Kool-Aid, but we've never been that close, and he lives in Texas these days. I don't see him much, but to be honest, he was never that deep a thinker. We all held our breath that he'd finish high school. I took the time during the 2016 campaign to explain to him why he shouldn't believe all the things he had been hearing, and he thanked me for not talking to him like he was an idiot. (However, he didn't change any because of what I said.) But it's even sadder when educated people fall for the lies. (Did I really type "innacurate" in the previous post? Barry, I need a proofreader...)
Y’all, don’t be surprised if this thread disappears by mid-morning.
This is a reaction to the Midi crossword puzzle : No, DALL-E and other AI tools cannot create art. They can create images, rip-off artists by mimicking their style, but you can't call that art. Now back to my insomnia (first step of a repatriation move tomorrow, and we haven't finished packing everything)
@Marie Are you moving from Switzerland to the US in *2026*?
@Marie Is there a philosophical argument that in fact that is all human artists can do as well? Just Devil's advocating for a sec to see what people think... Of course I'd prefer a piece of art from a talented and well-rewarded human any day.
@Marie Thank you for speaking out! That clue made me mad, too. (And not just because I'm an artist...) I hope your move goes smoothly!
DALL-E doesn't produce art. It produces a stolen amalgam of artist's work.
HOOHA made me laugh. Ruckus is not what I use that word to describe. :-o
@Bethany Hee hee! Yeah, I've heard both meanings. My sister used to be married to a guy named Koetje, and my little cousin would giggle at the pronunciation of that name.
@Bethany seems like this comes up whenever the word appears in the grid.
@Bethany Me either! My immediate thought was "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."
"That person stole my layered dessert!" "Well, doesn't that take the cake?" ("I know, I'm in tiers!")
@Mike Gone like a slice in a golf game.
@Mike Sounds like you have a torte claim.
@Mike I await the next one, in fondant ticipation.
@Mike et alia Y'all make a person ganache her teeth...
Congrats on your well earned debut, Max. This puzzle was fun but ANTIPERSPIRANT (no sweat). My only nit is that the HEADLESSHORSEMAN—though dead, supernatural, and headless—is still a he not an IT. I am disappointed that we are dehumanizing the cranially challenged and I am certain that Nearly Headless Nick from Hogwarts would be equally aghast. After all they are just trying to get ahead in the world.
@SP Well, now wait a second. Has anyone checked the Headless Horseman's more intact regions? Are we sure we haven't just assumed it's a headless horseman...I mean the "man" could just be an assumption because horsepersons of the day were probably generally men, especially if they killed people. Or maybe that's not the only thing the headless horseman is missing. He could have lost more in the same incident. By the way, it was quite mean of you to set up a number of absolutely hilarious puns, but which rely on a meaning of "head" that can't be explored here. I wish I was a headless horseman.
@SP And don’t forget Jack Skellington who, because he is dead, can take off his head and recite Shakespearean quotations. This all makes me wonder: Would it be better to be a body without a head or a head without a body? Heads can think and talk, but bodies can move around. And maybe find new heads. If they could only see them. It’s a real head-scratcher.
@SP "My only nit is that the HEADLESSHORSEMAN . . ." That clue bothered me as well. If we are considering the character in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"--which most of us will--he technically isn't brainless, he just carries it in his hand. (And thus not technically "headless" either, Mr. Irving.) It has always appeared to me imprudent that he pitched it at Ichabod Crane, as he then was truly *headless*, as well as *brainless* (unless he returned to the scene afterwards to recover it.)
@SP or we can go all cowboy western and note that the horseman was headed off at the pass
Sorry NYT, AI cannot create art. It can steal it, copy it, and destroy it, but it does not create. Do better
I’m so glad to see other people pushing back on the Midi. AI is absolutely not capable of creating art!
OH HEY there, Max's best friend, hello and....surprise! Yes, it's Max's debut puzzle in the NYT! And isn't it superb? (Some would say it's fire, or it's lit, but that belongs to yesterday's puzzle and comments. Old NEWS. Plus, it's not befitting of me because I'm in the "cool" age group.) Yes, this was a very cool puzzle, what with the theme being in the clues. It jolted my brain a bit, messing with expectations, and that's a great thing. Another something that messed with my HEAD was the clue [How much 1990s music was issued.] I just couldn't make sense of it, thinking *what amount* of 1990s music was issued. What do you mean? –How many songs? –How many albums? And how am I supposed to know? ON CD. Ohhh, _that_ kind of "how much." Head slap. And speaking of music, my last entry was the G of GO TO. Without the G, tOTO was where my mind went. So here's a blast from the past: <a href="https://youtu.be/qmOLtTGvsbM?si=XMcPfid0lQ7w7uwJ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/qmOLtTGvsbM?si=XMcPfid0lQ7w7uwJ</a> (Toto with "Rosanna") Mr. Schlenker, congratulations on your NYT debut, respect for your persistence and resilience, and many thanks for a terrific Tuesday puzzle!
The NE corner was impossible for me, even though my wife and I drove through Boise so I knew IDAHO, and I came up with ODESSA with a few crosses. Going for fArmANIMALS, being completely stumped by the biker clue, not knowing SKEE-ball or that TECHS could mean computer geeks, and never having heard of NOSES being used to take attendance all combined to be my undoing. I needed reveals to get out of that bind. As for the theme... Was there one even? I mean... On Friday these would just be considered somewhat misdirecting clues. Now for some cultural differences. Our schools often have sport teams, but they almost never have mascots - actually, team mascots are generally not a thing over here, in any league of any sport, that I know of. Our schools also don't do pep rallies - they sure did not 20-40 years ago when I was at school/university. "Olimpiada" is what we call Olympic games. In a school context, "olimpiada" is a regional or national competition for the best students in a given subject. Winning one lets you skip some final exams in elementary/high school and get into high school or university more easily. [Nerdy flex] As a nerd son of professors of history, I was a laureate of the national history Olimpiada, which got me into Warsaw University's law school without exams [/nerdy flex] And now for something completely different - here is Lucyfer the Poodle blending in with my in-laws' carpet: <a href="https://imgur.com/a/J1grAUf" target="_blank">https://imgur.com/a/J1grAUf</a>
@Andrzej Sure. But what is a theme, after all, if not a series of four misdirecting clues formulated in the same way and with the same upshot? This may not have been the cleverest or trickiest of themes, but it does qualify as one. A pity you have no mascots on your high-school or uni teams. It would be fun to see the Gdansk Golabki or the Poznan Pierogi running along the sidelines of your soccer matches.
@Andrzej Interesting you've been to one of the few American states I have not been to. I was slow with NOSES--seems maybe an idiom from a long time ago? I wouldn't know the last time I heard it. I probably would have hated you at the time you are referring to (the "olimpiada"). I would have been too envious of you.
@Andrzej An Olympiad is also the period of time marked by one set of Olympic Games, used for dating in antiquity. so the first Olympiad is the four year period beginning in 776 BC, and so on.
@Andrzej is that a dog or a furry platypus???
Media misinformation? C’mon. How about “Trump’s misdirection”? I’d use a a more vulgar word, but I have my doubts you’ll even approve the way I phrased this comment.
That's the clue you picked for NOSES
@MFSTEVE You can pick your clues, you can pick your friends...
@MFSTEVE The clue reminded me of an old song I am quite sure I'm not imagining from my childhood. It probably predated my childhood by a bit, since it was in my grandmother's record collection. This song apparently has no presence on the internet at all (or at least my searching skills are not up to it), so maybe some of the real old-timers here can help me out. Some snippets I remember are: When you dream of confetti and roses And plan a big family, In your sleep you count little NOSES, And hope that it's 23. (two missing lines) You're in love, you're in love, eh goomba, Tick a tee, tick a toe, tick a tah. Might have been Dean Martin or any one of a dozen popular Italian-American crooners of the 40s and 50s.
I saw the MIDI answer early on, but refused to believe that actual journalists would consider AI slop to be art. It’s stolen intelectual property. It’s an amalgamation of countless real pieces of art. But it in itself is NOT art.
@Maria "Art" is so subjective that even a banana peel taped to a wall qualifies for some people.
Anyone else annoyed with the new app on iOS? I like that the comments are now in the games app, but to get from the comments back to the puzzle, I have to tap top left of my screen, followed by bottom left, followed by top right. Can’t the back button be in the same corner on each page?
The fact this article continues to open in the NYT games app and not the main app continued to be a pain in my rear
@Aaron Yes, they really need to have it open in a browser, so it's possible to switch back and forth to see what people are talking about in the puzzle. I could try memorizing the entire puzzle before I come here, but that's a little too much work.
Also, at least in Android, the subpar implementation of the column and comments in the Games app means that: 1. The column does not come in dark mode, blinding me in dark rooms 2. The comments lack nesting and the search feature. The former wouldn't be a problem, as I don't like the nested comment system, *but* the nesting is there, it's just invisible in the Android Games app, making for some confusing situations. The latter is a huge bummer, as the search feature has been the only change to this board that has actually come as a positive surprise in recent years. Up until recently, the column and comments in the Android Games app actually opened using the browser's interface, and everything worked perfectly.
@Aaron I still don’t have this issue. Comments still open in the NYT app. Dreading the day they decide to “upgrade” me.
@Aaron My work around has been to go find this in the main NYT app. It’s a PITA but it works.
@Aaron I usually solve & read comments on a chromebook, but on a recent trip I had to use my Android. I followed @Steve L's advice and opened Chrome and accessed wordplay there. That allows you to toggle between Chrome and the Games app. Good luck.
Fun fact: The name "Arby's" does not derive from "Roast Beef", but rather "Raffel Brothers" (Forrest and Leroy) who founded it in 1964. Fun fact #2: A word like "emcee" is called a lexicalized initialism—an abbreviation that’s been turned back into a normal-looking word based on how it sounds. Other examples: okay, deejay, kayo.
SARAH Palin, ABORT, FAKENEWS, RAMBO, HARAM, RASH decisions.... I feel like the puzzle is calling me to make a joke that Barry won't find funny.
@Francis the phrase FAKE NEWS feels like vulgarity, almost profanity, from the way certain politicians use it.
Bravo, Max! A fun puzzle with clever clues was just what I needed today. Loved the clues for HEADLESSHORSEMAN and LADYFINGER. Looking forward to your next one!
Fun puzzle! However, would have preferred TECHIES or TECHBROS instead of just TECHS for computer geeks.
I find it odd how some folks seem to think the NYT Crossword Puzzle needs to reflect their personal opinions. FAKENEWS is an all-too-common contemporary phrase for, yes, media misinformation. It doesn't matter if most accusations of such are accurate or not, nor from where on the political spectrum such accusations originate. The term's fair game and the clue is fine. ART, like many words, is polysemous. It means Da Vinci and Warhol and my daughter's preschool crayon scrawlings and advertising layouts (and even The Deal). What do these A.I. programs produce, then, 'graphics'? (Yes, I know 'slop'.) OK, it's not 'Fine Art', but it's a kind of art, in a way. Clue is fine. Lighten up, is my personal opinion.
@Charles Peterson - FAKE NEWS *used* to mean false information. For the past ten years, it has primarily come to mean "information that Trump and his sycophantic cult do not like, no matter how completely verified and indisputably true it is."
@Charles Peterson "Hunter Biden's laptop bears all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation." - 51 former intelligence officials
KETTLES was my fav. This was a fun theme! It’s not rocket science PAPER AIRPLANES It’s not brain surgery OPERATION It’s not that deep KIDDIE POOL As ever, Go Gunners! 🏆🏆 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
Becky, Everton gave them everything they needed yesterday!
@Barry Indeed, almost a perfect result...until the 98th minute. C;mon ref, blow the whistle! COYG
Righteous debut. Mad persistence.
One particular entry today made me think of one of my all-time favorite NYT XW puzzles, from Thursday, 2007/III/01, by Steven Atwood (a debut). Which I solved in my first round of regular solving, roughly 2000-2010, in print. Here is the link: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily/2007/03/01" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily/2007/03/01</a> (Finding this required some creative use of the search functions of xwordinfo.com.) For whatever reason, I did not find today's puzzle to be a piece of cake, a walk in the park, etc. (for a Tuesday). But now I want lady-fingers. Tiramisù is all well and good, but when was the last time you had a good serving of Charlotte Russe?
@BillI I used to get Charlotte Russes all the time when I was growing up in Brooklyn. But then the bakeries that sold them closed, one by one. As an adult, when I moved to NJ, a new bakery opened that sold them, but only in fall and winter, but the bakery didn't last too long. I miss those cardboard containers they came in. They were so fun to eat! I wonder if they exist anywhere anymore.
@Bill When I was a kid, the Charlotte Russe was a popular dessert item, but it was just sponge cake with whipped cream on top, and a cherrry on top of that. It was served in a sleeve reminiscent of a toilet paper roll, though shorter and wider. I'm guessing that an authentic bakery makes a somewhat different product, but I'm not sure I can picture "a good serving of Charlotte Russe."
All of the above, and more. <a href="https://www.southernliving.com/food/desserts/what-is-a-charlotte-russe" target="_blank">https://www.southernliving.com/food/desserts/what-is-a-charlotte-russe</a>
@BA &al.-- Thank you, Barry--that about sums it up. A friend recently gifted me with a bunch of french baking equipment, to add to the hoard of French baking equipment I've collected over the years--enough to open a small patisserie, which I might, were I younger, and had more energy, capital, and state-provided health care. One piece was a beautiful stainless steel charlotte mold; I have yet to use it. A variation is the Charlotte Royale, for which the lady-fingers are replace by slices of (jelly- or Swiss) cake roll. It's usually molded in dome. Editorial question--is it proper, in English, to capitalize recipe names? In the case of Charlotte Russe, both "Charlotte" and "Russe" are proper nouns (sort of), but what about "Tiramisù," or "Pappardelle with Pork, Fennel, and Lemon Ragù Bianco"?
@Bill I went back and solved that puzzle. Thanks.
@Bill I regret to say that I've never had Charlotte Russe. In fact, I've never even seen one, except in crossword puzzles. OTOH, my sister makes a very nice tiramisu, so LADY FINGERs were not unknown. (They're also small firecrackers.)
Well, data isn't the same thing as information, maces don't necessarily have spikes...and if we really want to get into it, we can discuss what constitutes "art" (I'll sit that one out, though). But those are close enough for crossword clues. If they were more rigorous they would often be too easy. I haven't checked yet, but this one may be a PB for me.
Very tidy and enjoyable Tuesday puzzle. I never realised how many metaphors there are for an easy task/decision. I personally don’t see a problem with the clue for FAKE NEWS. “Misinformation” is a synonym for fake, and “media” is a form of news circulation. Whilst I get that people are saying the term has taken on a new meaning due to its misuse by right wingers, it’s literal definition has not changed. We can’t start changing language simply because some of us are too stupid to use it correctly. I hold more umbrage for how much NEATO is appearing lately, however. Makes me feel like I’m living in a 50s sitcom. Can we please give this one a breather for a bit? Would be much appreciated.
@Billy I suppose I could be categorized as right-wing, but most of us Republicans don’t immediately align with that term. Categorize the US president however you like, but that’s his term, not “ours.” It certainly serves as a trigger phrase to anger the left-leaning population. The predictable reactions to this term, and a few other terms, are actually comical.
@Billy I suspect that NEATO's appeal is the frequency of its component letters and the fact that it ends in a vowel -- both of which qualities make it a constructor's darling.
@Billy Totally agree. It's a good commentary on American politics that so many people in these comments are offended by even seeing a phrase that is associated with Trump. Those of us in the middle will say, "You know both sides lie a lot, right?" and get, "Our side lies less, so we're better people!" Then again, there is a certain seductiveness in people not having to do anything and still have their echo chamber tell them they are on "the right side of history."
"NOSES" for attendance? Odd choice of clue there...
@Nate When you are charged with making sure everyone is there ( like a camp counselor) it’s easier to count noses than remember all the names.
@Nate came here to see if anyone else was stumped as I was with this one. I’ve never heard this 🤷🏻♀️
Today's poem made from words found in today's puzzle <br><br> a/ love is no breeze <br> of a sudden blowing<br> love is a decision<br> true as tried<br> d/ and writing by you here<br> this undeniable morning<br> seeing you <br> this is my home<br> a/ i do<br> i do<br>
FOIL has appeared 76 times as an answer, defined not only as the fencing weapon, but as metal sheeting, a sidekick, to thwart, etc. EPEE has appeared almost ten times as often (756, to be exact), always clued as the sword (because how else?) According to Occam's razor, EPEE is the horse, FOIL the zebra. I would have thrown EPEE in without a second thought, and dealt with it later if it had been wrong. The shape of the Greek letter Φ (PHI) is one I know well, mostly because my buddy Andrzej likes to use it to substitute for a foul word that begins with the sound of PHI. As for the "Friday Night Lights" answer goes, the given year should make it clear that it's about the movie; the TV show ran multiple years.
@Steve L Please note, the above commentary is about the column, not the puzzle per se.
@Steve L I remember a delightful and very complex NYT crossword in which the symbol PHI was read as I + O in one direction and as "PHI" in the crossing. Absolutely stunning! Wish I could remember the composer. (Someone who creates a puzzle this marvelous is no mere "setter"!)
@Steve L *for a very expressive word billions know and use daily
@Steve L I didn't know that Occam had traveled to Africa.
Well done Max – there are some real sparklers in there!
“Fake news” to put it mildly is a loaded term and doesn’t belong in a Times puzzle.
@John Dietsch Are you new here? ~ Francis
So, if we find something TOTES ADORBS, is that the same as NEATO? Asking for a friend... I've heard of a HOO-RAH (not the same as a HURRAH) and a TO-DO and a SET-TO--all as terms for a ruckus-- but not HOO-HA ...which is one of Jeff Foxworthy's euphemisms. "IF ONLY" Department: if only I'd used a better Sorter, I wouldn't have broken my Wordle streak of 212 puzzles. Oh, well....I can catch up in about 7 months.
More ruminations on the FAKENEWS. We recently had a flare up in this forum about a vulgar word being used as an answer in the puzzle. It didn't upset me at all, but it upset some people here who I like and respect very much. I argued that they are words, just words, merely words. SBK (I think) wrote a humdinger of a response about the power of words, which was really compelling, and a masterful demonstration of the power of words. I couldn't disagree with even a single sentence of it, so I had to do what I could to make the two ideas fit. I think the key thing here is context. It is absolutely certain that words gain meaning and power from their context, "...of the people, by the people, and for the people"..., or "...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"..., or "blessed are the peacemakers"... I find these enormously powerful words, but it's because they are held up by the words around it, riding on their shoulders. But the context of a crossword is as insanely precise as it is limited. Each word or phrase exists there *only because every letter is perfectly placed* relative to letters of other, unconnected words around it. So, FAKENEWS, and other words like them, doesn't (or shouldn't) raise my dander as an answer in a puzzle, as it might have when used in a sentence. And that is my two cents.
@Francis Gonna have to round up to a nickel!!
"Fake news" originally meant actual fake news stories, often from sites that purported to be satire in the fine print but were mainly just priors-affirming rage bait designed to go viral (this is the sense it's used in the clue). Only in 2016 did it become slang for legitimate journalism that one particular person didn't like, and like many other things, this new meaning took over to an extent that many people don't even remember the original meaning.
@Ian Yeah, I noticed how it changed, too. I think one of George Orwell's thoughts was that controlling the language meant controlling thought. I think we're seeing an Orwellian effort going into phrases like "fake news" and "woke agenda".
So…felt like this was Monday-level and was bummed to realize it’s Monday. HowE’ER- woke up to pictures on my iPad son (29) walking along the seaside shops in Xaviá, and second son (28) laughing with the Dragon Bridge lit up behind him. So, I can handle the Monday thing. Empty NEST and all.
CCNY, Understandable thinking it was a Monday: easy theme.
Enjoyed this one. Didn't notice until after finishing that it was the thematic clues and not their answers that were related. ROCKY before RAMBO---betting I'm not alone in that. SHEA crossing RHEA at the H was cute, especially given how differently the words are pronounced. Nice Tuesday puzzle.
@Xword Junkie Interestingly, the actress Caroline RHEA pronounces her surname to rhyme with SHEA. But of course, she's only a flightless bird in British slang, and she's not from South America.
"ROCKY before RAMBO---betting I'm not alone in that." Xword Junkie, RASH thought.
ARAL/ORAL, SHEA/RHEA were nice touches in this fun one. Many thanks.
For "It's a no-brainer", I at that point only had HEAD and I wanted either HEAD FULL OF STRAW ("Wizard of Oz" reference) or HEAD FULL OF MUSH ("The Paper Chase" reference.) When HEADLESS HORSEMAN rode -- most unwelcome -- into my grid, I cried "Foul!" HH is a "He"; he's not an "It". If you see what I mean. Otherwise a cute theme with cute clues for the theme answers. And a second puzzle in a row with no junk -- though I do sometimes wonder what puzzle creators would do if the IKEA store had never been invented.
Much as I might like to agree with those who say AI can't produce art, we should note that Christie's sold an AI-generated portrait for $400K almost 10 years ago. To settle the question definitively, I asked AI, and it said we're all engaged in a "category panic, not analysis." The market has settled the issue, it declares. So there we have it, from the horse's mouth.
@Ken Not the part of the horse that produces AI.
@Ken Well, just because Hunter Biden made $1.5 million selling his paintings doesn't make it art. Just because it was basically high level bribery doesn't make it not art.
I don’t think pets get lice, do they? They get fleas, they gets ticks, but lice? AI doesn’t make art. 🤷♂️
@BDJ Ugh, maybe I'm wrong. Pets can get pet specific lice but not human lice.
@BDJ - Yes, dogs (at least) can get LICE. I am sure cats and other pets can, too. Certainly birds can. LICE ain't gonna let a succulent niche go unfilled!
Congratulations on a fine debut, Max -- I hope your best friend enjoys her NEATO surprise TREAT! Hope to see you back here soon!😊
P.S. Oh, only NOW do I find out that some clues were in italics! That would certainly have helped! Given that there are 142 clues, sorting through them to find the theme was too much to expect of this old solver! A note/notice would have been nice. [pouty face]
Not related to the main puzzle… On today’s Midi puzzle in the clue about DALL-E, you misspelled “steal”.
Fun fast Tuesday. Congrats Max on your debut. If your friend spots your byline today I hope you'll stop by to let us know. Off to read comments now, but in case you didn't know, four of the "greatest American songwriters" have constructed special minis running (I think) Mon-Thurs this week. Yesterday was Carole King, today was Stephin Merritt. link below. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/crosswords/songwriter-bonus-mini-crosswords.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/crosswords/songwriter-bonus-mini-crosswords.html</a>
@Bob T. How fun! Thank you for bringing it to my attention!
Big BOOOOOOOOO to FAKENEWS Come on, NYT.
@Jacqueline In fairness, if you go back, Trump coopted the term "Fake News," which people had been using against him for all the nonsense he was spewing. He's a master of taking control of the narrative, which I think is helpful to remember.
Loved the clue "It's a no-brainer." I know I'm a millennial because TOTES unwillingly made me flash back to that commercial with Malcolm McDowell and James Earl Jones, like a character with PTSD in a police procedural.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who chafed at 20A. Interesting theme reversal; a bit mind-bending for a Tuesday morning. Thanks!
Nice debut! The theme was cute, and there was plenty of lively fill: OLYMPIAD, RAMBO, DATUM, HOOHA. Whenever I think of the HEADLESS HORSEMAN I think of that old Disney movie. I just looked it up, and apparently it was some sort of mash-up of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Wind in the Willows? I only remember the Ichabod part.