Katie
Seattle
Seattle
I love how the crossword in recent months is committed to the only significant meaning of ELON being a North Carolina college. That's true Southern shade.
Delighted to see DARKACADEMIA and GOSSIPGIRL in this one. Finally something for me! It can't always be golf and retirement accounts. More puzzles by women, please!
@Larry "What's Opera, Doc?" is a classic Bugs Bunny cartoon gently making fun of opera, in the spirit of the puns in this puzzle -- so it's an example of "aria kidding."
This was much brainier than I expected for a Wednesday, with clues and answers that felt fresh-- what a joy! The fellowship is giving us many of the paper's best puzzles. And grousing is the natural response to symphony puns, of course.
Loved the theme, completely original! This was a joy to do. Hope the creators contribute many more, either together or separately.
"The Thin Man terrier" should be a World Heritage crossword clue by now. I remember my grandma (who loved complaining about the crossword) pointing out what an old standby it was many decades ago.
Beautifully constructed, and made me hungry. Got to be one of the finest Sundays. (Though now I want to see a themed puzzle where LARCH appears as no. 1.)
I absolutely loved this one. And the little minesweeper bombs at the end! What a delight. My favorite this year.
@Katie I looked it up after writing my comment and as it turns out Kama is an alternate name for Kamadeva, so the clue is fine. I learned something!
FURSONA in the NYT crossword. Truly, an historic day.
@Rachel Community radio DJs probably play more vinyl now than they did a few decades ago.
I had to resort to looking up the P in ADP/RIPSAW, but at least that's finally i. I'm bea.
@Mean Old Lady That sounds fantastic! If you ever have another I won't miss it!
Loved seeing all the OOs and SNORLAX. I can't be the only one who got stuck on "Hindu counterpart of Eros" because the capital-E suggested the god rather than the concept, right?
I'm always surprised that proper nouns seem to be unpopular-- if not for answers I knew like JEANRENOIR and LEHANE, I would've given up early on this one.
@Cindy When I saw that clue, I immediately wished I was lucky enough to ever spot one. What a gift!
Absolutely loved this one, and was quite pleased with myself for filling in all the notable women right away. Seeing such a fine tribute to International Women's Day really brightened up my day. May the USA someday never need reminding to celebrate it.
I want to see LONELYISLAND more than I see DIGITALSHORTS. Make it happen, NYT.
@Cindy If I didn't have SIFF tickets, I'd join you! Next time.
@Mean Old Lady I hope the meetup was fun! I'd love to join y'all next time!
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