Elaine
London
@KC This is surprising to me. There was almost no trivia/proper names. What did you find to be exclusionary about it? The theme?
So many mini themes! Raisa crossing with samovar and ice palace, mind melds and psilocybin, dada and deco, Wilde, ode, and I Too, and more! What a treat.
PRAT was one of the last to fall for me. I had something else there—a better fit with the clue I think, but less printable 🫢
@James I had literally four fills after two runs. I’ve been doing the NYT crossword for almost a decade. You said what I didn’t know I was thinking.
@rajeevfromca I believe the nod in each clue is the “I thought I saw…” type ending. Did you really see Big Foot? Or was it actually BICFOOT, which is nothing really?
LIRE!!!! Oof the way I had to hunt for that one.
@SP For what it’s worth, I agree with your first sentence. Some of the great fill that the constructor said was cut should have remained! This was technically brilliant, but didn’t have the wit I suspect it started with.
@Striker THANK YOUUU I was stuck looking for my mistake for ages. Something felt off with pOSEE but I had no idea RAp was wrong.
@Jonathan Baldwin Have to agree with Arthurs … the clue feels off either way. Chicken and egg, I think.
@Mos My natick thank you for helping!!
@Gregg Gregg I was looking for my mistake for ages! Thank you!!!!?
@Astro prof This I did not know, and I would have lost my gold star streak had it not been noted. I learn something everyday.
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