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As someone who sticks to Mondays and Tuesdays mainly, this was a solid puzzle! Right on par and fun to solve. Only difficult point for me is that there are two prominent Stephen’s with 3-letter last names in “V for Vendetta”! I had the wrong one and it left me confused for quite a bit!
@alan as someone who has come to terms with rebus puzzles, your comment here is so disrespectful. I will tolerate rebuses as long as they make sense for both crossings, but bi-directional rebuses simply defeat the main conceit of a CROSS word puzzle. If the letters inside the rebus don’t have to match both words, then the constructor doesn’t even need to try with where the two words/phrases line up. It’s not only lazy to do, it’s also disingenuous to the whole point of crosswords. So, no, it’s not “bruised little egos”, it’s genuine and valid frustration that the constructor and publisher have put out a puzzle that doesn’t even follow its own main mechanic. Also, in the future, be more respectful of those who are still learning or who have different opinions about these games. These comment sections are supposed to be respectful and supportive. Belittling people who are venting and/or inexperienced with this frustrating advanced aspect of the game is both a terrible way to treat people and a showcase of your own inflated ego. Please do better when interacting with fellow players.
@Bill emo is a music genre, goth is not. They have similar aesthetics and some overlap, but emo is more about embracing dark/raw/somber emotions while being goth has to do more with the occult and/or wiccan/pagan ideologies. All of those things can look similar to people who didn’t grow up rebellious to normal societal views! But trust me, as an emo kid from the 90’s, I can tell you I’ve definitely never been goth.
**SPOILERS** proceed with caution: ________________________________ A bit peeved by the identity of some of these clues. 1) VAMP is not, itself, improvisation. It’s supposed to be the consistent piece that allows improvising to happen around it. 2) I had to Google search “glitterati” and literally the top result is the Word Tips page for today’s crossword using it as a clue. This clue word does not seem like a rather common or popular word, so it just feels very out of place to me for a Monday puzzle.
Completing a Saturday puzzle is usually daunting for me, so I was happy that the clues seemed to click more than usual with this one! However, I’ve got two gripes about some clues: 1) Isn’t “Frog Sticks” an offensive term? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but even despite my general dislike of the French language and how often French words and clues appear in the NYT crosswords, derogatory terms never have a place in these puzzles. 2) For the life of me, I do not understand how “Save Me!” solves to LAST DANCE. Can someone please be kind enough to explain that to me?
@Matt thank you! Can’t believe I had forgotten all about this song, it’s been years!
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