Dave Rosenbaum
Plantation, Florida
TAJIK crossing TAIGA on a Tuesday doesn’t seem fair.
Relatively easy Saturday except that PLUOT TOADETTE cross killed me.
Nothing in this puzzle is nearly as funny as the moth joke.
I couldn’t stop staring at 18 across and DNF’d, although I’m sure some preferred 54 across.
Another poor Sunday. I don’t even know why I bother with Sunday puzzles. They’re consistently the worst of any week. Bad puns. Tortured themes, like this one. I wonder if, considering the low quality of these jumbo grids, the Times should just have regular-sized puzzles on Sunday, or at least not make size the primary requirement. They’re such a letdown after the usually enjoyable Fridays and Saturdays.
@Dave S A bad beat is when you lose with a very good hand. For example, you have kings full of aces and someone else has aces full of kings.
@Barry Ancona Easier than Friday’s but still a Saturday puzzle.
Very tough, especially the northwest, but a nice challenge with some very good featured entries. Nice to have Friday fall on Friday and Saturday on Saturday for a change. Surprising. I would have lost a bet if you had told me this would turn out so good after filling in the non-phrase LOSEABET.
It was as easy as a typical Monday as long as you solved on the app, which told you you were done.
A constructing feat that results in a boring puzzle and “Who cares?” Just dreadful.
@Greg Anderson How about DOS side by side? I was sure I had something wrong.
@SP The writer chooses the photo and writes the caption? Is that something new in newspapers?
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