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I do not comment often, though I enjoy Wordplay and how much it improves my skills as a solver. I do construct, but only as vocabulary tests for my college biology students. :) To my mind, this was a perfect Wednesday. Chewy in places, but sprinkled with “gettables” in critical locations. The one that locked my solve was XEDOUT in the SE, because no way am I getting GSIX. Also loved the post Memorial Day hat tip ARMYVET, and the OCANADA reference with the Kings visit to that lovely country today.
Loved, loved, loved the cross with BIFLAG and GAYDAR. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN(s). Lovingly form the city by the Bay.
Emulates ET? 7up? Cup holders? Up to snuff? That was really enjoyable romp Byron! It’s always fun to see one of your puzzles. I have no idea how you fit it into teaching our grouchy pre-meds Calculus! Peace, Elizabeth (your buddy from Biology)
@Barry Ancona algae are not plants. They are protists. I am a biologist, and have been on tv, a little, but I don’t study algae or plants….
Hi! Regular reader, new commentator. This puzzle was breezy. So fun! Turtle rabbit at 17 across and the 32 across clues made my week. Thanks for a great puzzle! And thanks to all you regulars for helping me with my last sticky entries! I strive to be like you!
@Vaer yes. Echidnas are also monotremes. And adorable. And the source of the idea for the niffler in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!
I really enjoyed this one. I’ve been doing a lot of puzzles lately, so ANSWERS like MEATPIE, AROAR, ETCH, ASDOI and ZEROG were very familiar and helped keep it going at a good clip. Yeah it was on the easy side for a Thursday, but that’s ok. Northeast was the last to fall. I played a lot of scrabble growing up. My now dementia-ridden mom was a hard core player and never gave us a break. Made me a better writer and human. My mom would have loved this puzzle. Sigh.
@Lorel pandas are indeed true bears. Koalas are marsupials, and are thus not family Ursidae Bear down!
@Cherry Omg. I hate it. And you cannot read the comments either. I have to google wordplay each day. It’s impossible to even find it in the Times search bar. Come on folks! If anyone gets a workaround please post it here!
I tried hair f dog,which fir, but was so wrong! @beljason
@Andrzejwhat Sue says! Go brewers!
@Lisa Marshall I agree. ANEGATIVE is rare ish in the USA, at 6%, but not as rare as B-or ABneg. Furthermore, A is the most common ABO type in Africa, meaning 50% of humans on the planet. So yeah A neg is not rare. This one always bugs me.
@rajeevfromca only in the USA. Worldwide, A Ned is not rare.
@Anonymous I have been going back through the archive. I do not agree. This one was just esoteric and harder than most from the early teens, which is where I am now. Crunchy, yes, but i needed lots of hints to finish. Osmic? Srsly? I am a biologist and have never, ever heard of that.
@Eric Hougland there are 3
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