Scott
Denver, CO
I am well familiar with the particularly pedantic or snobbish bent of many of the commenters here, but I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, and reading so many complaints was mystifying to me. I couldn't help but enjoy the irony, given 67A. I could just use that as my reply to all of them.
@Chris I would suggest that you look at the main theme answer to this puzzle (67A), and take it to heart.
@Grizzly Hearts and Spades are also games. Catan is, at this point, I'd argue, a more well-known game than either of those.
It always irks me when sake is referred to as rice wine. It is a fermented grain beverage, which makes it beer. Wine is made with fruit. I am aware of how the archaic liquor laws in the US designate it. I disagree. Great puzzle. Maybe I shouldn't be so surprised that MENOPAUSE has never been in one of these. I also love portmanteaus, so ANECDATA was a welcome inclusion.
@Asky At one time, the word "hip" likely consternated some adults. Words and phrases are invented all the time. Language changes.
@Ned S I wish I had the time to write several pedantic paragraphs disagreeing with a crossword puzzle setter.
@Bruce The EVOO abbreviation doesn't irk me. What irks me (or did, I haven't watched her in some time) is when Rachael Ray would say it, then say the full term anyway, completely obviating the abbreviation. One or the other, Rachael.
@KK Came here to make this comment. One of the best trick-taking games I've ever played.
@BR Self-referential comment?
@Scott There I go not rereading the clue. But my point stands; not all ALES are less sweet than porters, most of which are, again, ales themselves.
@Nancy I don't mean to be disrespectful, but isn't almost every answer in a crossword puzzle some form of trivia? I could perhaps agree that an excess of pop culture knowledge could become frustrating (though the Star Wars reference is almost 30 years old now!), but even that is not categorically different from having to remember information about US Presidents or colonies, or dog breeds, or violin notation. Personally, I enjoyed this crossword, as I do almost all of them. I do wish there was as easy a way to access the cryptic electronically, since I also love those.
@Mean Old Lady Just because you don't use "stale" as a verb, doesn't mean it's incorrect. I got that answer immediately, because I use that word that way. I also describe the process as "staling", which probably also makes you mad, for some reason. Consternation about language seems silly to me.
Not sure about the implication that all ALES are sweeter than porters, specifically considering that almost all porters are ales. Other than that, good puzzle.
@Anthony 7:34 today, 14:11 yesterday. So, about half as hard.
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