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Guess I’m old and a geek since I know what UHF (and VHF, AM, FM, etc.) stand for. I paused to think about how many people have never even heard of those terms!
@Sam Harry Belafonte is hardly a random singer and Rosie Perez, while perhaps not a A-lister, isn’t exactly random either. That said, if you’re on the younger side, perhaps they aren’t familiar to you.
Interesting day to have SAKS as an answer (and a down one at that)! 😉
The clue for SHAG was a bit of a surprise. SHAG was my initial thought but I thought the clue was a bit crass for NYT and my mind was, as usual, in the gutter. Glad to see I was wrong. 😁 SWIG and SWAG were fun as well. Regarding comments about CAPTAIN PHILLIPS not being a well known movie, I have to disagree. It was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture, and was quite a hit. But then again, maybe I’m just getting old.
“Extends his regards”? “Bit of a stretch”? I see what you did there. I love it! Keep them coming.
While I understand the theme, neither Aldi nor Gap are big box stores, at least in the US where big box stores are the IKEAs, Best Buys, and Home Depots of the world. Aldi is a regular supermarket (and in fact smaller than a traditional US supermarket) and Gap is a standard clothing store. Nothing big box about either of them. I also agree that this was more Tuesday or Wednesday material given that, due to the theme, the rebus boxes were highlighted making it a much easier solve. Enjoyable nonetheless.
Thanks for Split Enz. One of my favorite 80s bands. The Finn brothers would be proud. <a href="https://youtu.be/wiqBlKnb91A?si=2DBNyXiB9wolf1Yk" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/wiqBlKnb91A?si=2DBNyXiB9wolf1Yk</a>
@Will L In my experience, rebuses like this (alternating letters, not complete words) are usually accepted in the app when entered either as X, Y, XY, YX, X/Y, or Y/X, which may explain what you’re seeing.
@Steve L Those shows aired well into the ’70s as I grew up watching them.
Fun puzzle. Was hoping something would happen in the iOS app version when solved. Alas, it did not. Seems like a missed opportunity. Great job nonetheless. I enjoyed it.
@Sophie It started as This Can’t Be Yogurt but was changed to The Country’s Best Yogurt after they got sued.
@Barry Ancona Today’s Theme is missing from the iOS app article and the link to it is broken as well.
Chaka Khan is somewhere feeling sad that she wasn’t involved in this puzzle’s revealer.
@Wendy Could also be THREE PE O making the cross NET.
@Dori A let in tennis is a do-over. It occurs when the server’s ball hits the net but lands in the service box (the ball isn’t allowed to touch the net on a serve). It can also be called by the chair umpire if something outside of the players’ control interferes with the serve.
Yes, I get that and noted that at the top of my comment. I understand that for theme purposes they are stores in a big box. My issue is that ALDI and GAP are not “big box stores “ as they are normally thought of.
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