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Hooray for rebuses! Hooray for emus!
I loves me a Weintraub Friday! Thank you Robyn (and Rafa).
Just slightly under my Monday average. Nice puzzle, but way too easy.
45D and 65A crossing at the X is a nice "touch".
Journalistic standards? Not in the New York Times! hi
Nice puzzle. Rachel, you're the best!
@Barry Ancona Not all. Most men's tournaments are best of three (except for the majors and a few others).
Best wishes, Deb! You say you love writing; well I love your writing (and you). Your columns always had the right mix of humor, encouragement, and entertainment. (note the Oxford comma—take that NYT).
Robyn W. never disappoints (me anyway). Beautiful themeless.
Meh puzzle for a Thursday. Pretty much ruined by 40A.
And now for a word from your friendly neighborhood pedant. Just an FYI. Honey bee drones are not a caste. Per "The Beekeepers Handbook, fifth edition", by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile on page 26: "Caste in social insects is applied to individuals of the same sex that differ both in behavior and morphology ... Drones, the male bees, are not members of a caste, since all drones exhibit the same morphology and behavior." It's still a fine clue because caste is commonly (mis)used that way.
Thank you Robyn, again. You certainly do have a great mind and I always enjoy solving your puzzles.
@Ganesh Interesting paper. Not only do they misuse the term "caste", but they also mistakenly call the honey bees "honeybees". Told you I was a pedant. YMMV.
Using a MacBook Air and opening the puzzle in Firefox, I have no issues. It looks the same as it has always looked.
Easiest Saturday in a while for me. Missed my PB by 1 second.
Great puzzle. As always, you are wonderful, Robyn.
@Mark So easy a cave man could do it.
@Andrzej Apparently, I'm well past beekeeping age.
@Lewis Beautiful puzzle. Thanks Lewis!
Fun puzzle, but a little easy for a Thursday.
For 6 across I immediately filled in KLYSTRON. It worked with 6 down, but I quickly saw that it was not going to work with any other crosses.
@Steve L I'm not really a fast solver, but I got this one much faster than my Friday average (27% faster). It did not seem that hard to me--it WAS very enjoyable.
@Charlie I guess I am dense. A woman who is a doctor is just a doctor (not a woman doctor). A doctor who only sees female patients may be a gynecologist or some other specialty (not a woman doctor). I admit I have never heard the term woman doctor--although I am rather young (in my 70s). YMMV.
@Steve L Booga! Booga!! .
@Ed H. 40 rods per furlong.
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