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@Andrzej yep, this was just pointless for anyone outside of the US. I really dislike heavy use of brand names and so on - it's almost always stuff I won't know. But there was also a lot of slangy nonsense here too. Not a pleasure at all. Turned on autocheck and started revealing words quite early, often to the sounds of groaning
Bleurgh. Theme still doesn't make sense to me after reading the explanation ππ€¦ Tonnes of stuff I just would have no way of knowing in this one. Autocheck and revealing after too long swimming against the tide. Not for me today.
@BT I've never heard BIALY with regard to bagels, but I'm guessing it comes from a Polish word, BiaΕy, meaning white. I wonder how the Americans pronounce it, as Ε in the Polish alphabet is very different to L in the English alphabet π
Groan, groan, groan. Not for me.
I look forward to Monday crosswords as the one day of the week where I can get a trivia light simple fill that I can get through nice and quickly. This was anything but, especially for a non American. Not a great way to start the week π
@Rob me too. I knew after the first pass that I didn't stand a chance and turned on autocheck and started revealing squares (and with some of those names just revealed whole words)
@pmom I've lived in Germany for 8 years and never once heard anyone say "Prosit"
@Andrzej I also struggled with this one. Too many things I just don't know π
@George S I have literally never heard the term moonroof. I was completely baffled by that one.
@Steven M. Yep, as an Irishman, this completely baffles me. Never ever heard this before..
@Larry I've never heard BEAR used in this way either. Never would have got it without crossing words.
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