Stuart S.
NY
Excellent puzzle, but I have to note that “Vegas hot spot” is an unfortunate clue for the MGM Hotel. In 1980, the former MGM Grand was the site of a terrible fire, the worst disaster in Nevada history and the third worst hotel fire in US history.
Overall, great puzzle. Thank you. But I don’t get why dreadlocks are “protective” and I’ve never heard “bout” and “spree” being used as synonyms. Because Ogallala was for me just “random letters on a page”, I had to scroll through the alphabet.
@SP I have the greatest respect for the constructors and editors. I could never do what they do. My humble suggestion is that they could have replaced “derma” with “DARPA”. It would have been an easy fix to avoid an awkward clue.
@Laura Stratton I loved the grid, enjoyed the clueing (except darner and glop) and like a good Saturday, the upper left corner looked impenetrable when I started. But at the end of the day I finished in one-third of my average Saturday time and (as you predicted) quicker than my average Wednesday.
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