Virgil

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VirgilMinneapolisAug 15, 2024, 4:24 AM2024-08-15negative60%

The least satisfying themes are the ones where you fill in the answers because you know it’s a word but have no idea why until you read the explainer. This falls into that category for me; YMMV. That aside, there was some particularly sloppy clueing here: -CELEB with no clueing on “causally” or “informally” is a bit of a rule-breaker (“perhaps” clues wordplay, not truncation) -EVILEST is a word by the thinnest of margins. CATDOM isn’t a word at all but at least clues with a ?. -The quotes around “green” imply a figure of speech or turn of phrase (as correctly used in “See Ya”), not a prefix or truncation. -

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VirgilMinneapolisJul 29, 2024, 5:57 AM2024-07-28positive88%

The puzzle was a delight. The experience of trying to view and solve it on mobile, even for young, healthy eyes, was chaotic at best. This needed a second look for usability.

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VirgilMinneapolisAug 12, 2024, 3:26 PM2024-08-11positive59%

Fun theme. ELIAS crossing WELBY and SERE was fairly unpleasant.

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VirgilMinneapolisAug 20, 2024, 5:16 AM2024-08-19negative81%

Amid all the complaints about YABBER, I found TEHEE more iffy without a qualifier — TEEHEE is a far more common variant.

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VirgilMinneapolisAug 15, 2024, 9:45 AM2024-08-15neutral74%

@Andrzej It is. I’d argue the usage is wonky enough to warrant a signifier in the clue (irregular, in some speak, etc) — but it’s in there.

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VirgilMinneapolisAug 12, 2024, 3:21 PM2024-08-11neutral83%

@K. H. Correct -- that's why the decorator is telling you they're out.

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