Prithwiraj
Ahmedabad
65 Across is technically wrong. Zero raised to the zeroth power is undefined and not ONE. This is one of the considerations that leads to the concept of limits, and later on, differential calculus. Similarly, infinity raised to the zeroth power is also undefined.
The theme required very little effort to work out, but the cutting off two letters was just headache-inducing rather than challenging. Also, I did not get the logic for the SETI clue. Is this a short form of a subject? I only know of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, but that's more of an initiative than a subject. Had to look up BEER HAT and still not sure what two letters can be added to MEO to get the curved part of jewelry.
@Sam Lyons try going to a taqueria anywhere within 1000 miles of New York and offer to pay them in pesos. I too am curious what the result would be.
Not sure if ANNAL should be considered a word in its singular form. It is almost exclusively used in plural form, and Webster's dictionary also considers the singular to be archaic.
The "dough at a taqueria" clue was unnecessary. I know it is clever wordplay and all, but sometimes you got to read the room a bit.
@jas my previous reply didnt go through so let me try again. taqueria = mexico is a bit of a stereotype. there are many in the US itself and none have a single peso. the last place you want such stereotyping is in a crossword you are solving for fun.
@sonnel it did not say "Dough in Mexico" - it specifically said "Dough in a taqueria." Big difference.
@JW why do you think the clue went over my head (i didn't). i am genuinely curious how you arrived at this conclusion.
@Peabody I am aware of SETI and the app :) Still wondering how to study SETI as a subject, with telescopes.
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