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Assertion: the person sitting in the middle seat on an airplane should be granted control of both of their ARMRESTS.
I don't leave a comment on here often but feel the need to give some love to this puzzle that many hated. While I didn't love every singleclue/answer, I think the overall theme was brilliant, although I didn't understand it until finally solving one of the words with two -OMs. As for the pronunciation brouhaha, unless you pronounce the A sound in a different way (like Brits, for example), I don't understand how CHANTS and CHANCE don't sound the same. I wonder if people feel like they're saying them differently but if they actually recorded themselves and listened back would think otherwise.
@Barry Ancona - "He's a man of few words". Never heard the phrase using "woman" or "person", probably because men are stereotypically more likely to be the strong, silent type.
The aha moment in this puzzle was a delight!
@Joseph C - I agree about it being easy for a Saturday. If I'm awake after the new Saturday puzzle drops, I'll often try to solve and go until it gives a bit of resistance (which is practically always) and then approach it with fresh eyes in the morning. Today, however, the resistance never materially materialized, and I ended up only 2 seconds slower than my PB. Curious to see how others fared.
@Jane Wheelaghan - reminds me of the -boro/-borough situation in North Carolina, with Hillsborough being the sole town to officially regain its -ugh in 1965 after having dropped it.
very tough for a Wednesday, especially the top half
@Barry Ancona - Man/woman is clunky. Conciseness is preferred (imo) when it comes to crosswords, especially the mini.
@Barry Ancona - I get it. Person also sounds off to me, but maybe that’s just something that takes time.
@Jared - I figured because they used Jake's surname in the clue that the answer would likewise be a surname.
@Steve L - You can find Connections archived here -- <a href="https://connections.swellgarfo.com/nyt/371" target="_blank">https://connections.swellgarfo.com/nyt/371</a>
@Patrick J. - I did the same thing you did, realized it didn't work, then instead of squaring 4, I squared the answer in the 4 square (X), which gave me 100, or C.
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