Jason K
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I don't understand the clue "Gukesh Dommaraju, upon becoming world chess champion in 2024" at 61A. If the clue had been written "Like Gukesh Dommaraju, world chess champion in 2024", the answer "teen" would make sense. However, the clue as it is written, to me, seems to suggest Gukesh Dommaraju became a teen after (during?) the 2024 world chess championship. Was this individual age 12 at the beginning of the tournament/match and became age 13 after winning, or only became a teen because they won the championship?
I've never played D&D so maybe I don't fully understand the clue, and I get some players may meet at a bar or TAVERN, but I have no idea how one is relevant to the other, or how one is to know that players might "pick up new leads" by playing in a bar setting? I had a really tough time with many clues/answers in this one; kinda rough for a Tuesday. Some pretty esoteric stuff (HOKUM, SITSKI, UNCANNY VALLEY) . And any "soda fountain" clues seem about 70 years too late, IMO. I frequently wonder how the editor lets some of these clues make it into the puzzle.
@Katie Gotcha. Thank you for the explanation!
@David I am not familiar with LOTR and as someone who has never played D&D I was clearly out to lunch on this one. Thank you for replying and explaining!
STP is not a motor oil.
@Steve L Thank you for replying. I honestly did not even think of it in terms of being something related to in-game.
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