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@Thomas It’s not a standard rebus, as “hole” has no place at all in the across clues. It’s a visual joke, and typing the word “hole” misses the point of it.
This is the second time in the past short while that I’ve seen “snot” used instead of the much more direct “snob” as the answer for a clue about arrogance. I associate “snot” with someone, particularly a child, who is ill-mannered and badly behaved, not someone who is arrogant. Does this seem odd to anyone else, or is it just me?
I spent several minutes poring over a completed puzzle wondering where I’d gone wrong only to discover that FLIER, the less-common spelling of “flyer”, was to blame. The cross-clue was not helpful for me to distinguish between the two, as sports trivia is far from my forte—and “Mya” and “Mia” are both valid names. Not commenting to protest the puzzle or anything; just here to gripe a bit!
“Alpha” is not part of the NATO alphabet; “alfa” is the code for A. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) does use “alpha”, which made 38D pretty confusing for me.
I’ve seen this clue-and-answer combo a couple of times here recently, and so, as a Canadian, I must ask… Do Americans buy soda by the “liter”? I didn’t think the metric system was used much at all down there. Furthermore, in most of the rest of the English-speaking world, we call them “litres”.
@Mike 78A only reads that it’s a hint for 54A—it’s not also a hint for 36D. Therefore the “back(wards)” part of 78A only applies to 54A, and has nothing to do with 36D, even though they share the nickel square.
@Bee Winberg This puzzle didn’t have a title. For 26A, a recording studio is a place where musicians and singers are recorded when making an album or for other purposes.
I wasn’t a fan of the cluing for NUEVA York. Non-English clues usually have some sort of indication, and I would still expect that to be the case printed in reverse order. Seeing the clue for 5D made me think there was a gimmick to the down answers as well, but I didn’t solve that clue right away, so I proceeded to focus on only the across clues with the fairly obvious reverse-direction gimmick. When I finally solved “FORWARDTHINKING” I assumed it was a hint about down clues signifying answers for higher numbered down entries… but soon realized it was only in reference to the across gimmick. Seeing that clue early on really shaped my interpretation of this puzzle.
@Erin Especially since each of the clues discusses how they HAVEN’T seen the cryptids in question. The puzzle tells us directly that there is no yeti to be seen, so nobody should be especially surprised to only find a yedi. Some people get so caught up in assuming someone else made a mistake that they completely overlook their own mistakes.
@Barry Ancona “Alfa male” would have been a great pun for 51A, in my opinion anyway.
@Grant Not only Chrono Trigger is an incredibly popular, successful title, but how many four-letter video game titles are there? Between SNES and XBOX, which do you think is more likely to fit with crossing clues?
@Barry Ancona I would consider the names of most athletes “trivia”. Wasn’t trying to be controversial; just pointing out that I’m not especially knowledgeable about sports. I’m also not from the USA, as is made clear by the location listed when I post, so the names of foreign athletes are more obscure for me than what you might experience south of the border.
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