Paul Geoghegan
NYC
The GULF OF MEXICO clue would send the president into a tirade. Good idea hiding it in a Thursday NYT crossword!
Colin Adams created a Friday puzzle during his last semester in college. (I couldn’t even FINISH a Friday puzzle when I was in college!) Congratulations, Colin, on the NYT debut AND the upcoming graduation! Happy Friday, everyone!
Wow. This one was tough. After reading all of the clues once, I think I had filled in only three answers- and one of those was incorrect! I picked the puzzle up and put it down numerous times throughout the day and began to come to grips with the fact that all streaks have to end some where. Then, one by one, the answers fell. And when the piano jingle finally sounded I think I may have actually danced to it. Thank you, Sam.
Bravo, Kevin Curry! If I were grading this crossword puzzle, I think you know what I would give. Have a great day, everyone.
The guys who constructed this puzzle made it fIEndishly difficult. I don’t belIEve we can be frIEnds.
@Anita I came looking for a bicycle pun, Anita. I’m glad we SPOKE.
@Margaret There was a painter named Edouard Manet, and a painter named Claude Monet. We know the answer is “MANET”, because the clue tells us that if we read the answer backwards we get a “morning hour”. MANET backwards is TEN AM.
@Mark I am glad you came ACROSS a good doctor, and I am glad you won’t be DOWN long!
Numismatist? Nematode? Come on! It’s WEDNESDAY! I wish I had an extra thumb so I could give this puzzle THREE thumbs down!
@Andrew That’s outstanding. If I were grading comments about Canada, I would give yours an “Ehh Plus!”
Brutal. I solved the puzzle with no lookups, but it took me a very long time. I don’t know how long my crossword-solve-streak will survive. I suspect that when it dies, I will have Byron Walden to thank/blame. Happy Saturday, everyone.
I had FAKETAN, instead of BASETAN, and since I am not a “gamer” I was unfamiliar with the term BOSSLEVEL. I was stuck for a while with this one. My solve time was more than double my average for a Wednesday. And now I have Thursday to look forward to! Lol
Instead of BECHAMEL, I guessed “BERNAISE”. And, let me tell you, I found myself in the sauce! Happy New Year, everyone!
“… the puzzle editors were GNEISS enough to make the crossings merciful.” That’s outstanding! We do not deserve you, Deb Amlen.
@Mike Mike, please stop monkeying around!
Deb, Caitlin, Joel- Are you guys on strike? I would hate to lose my crossword and Wordle streaks, but I am not one to cross a picket line?
@Jennifer I could not disagree more. I don’t know where you work, but if your boss starts mistreating you I’ll stop shopping there.
What day is today? This puzzle is beating me up!!!
I solved it. Is my nose bleeding?
This one was not my favorite.
@Mikey Parmar I would like to thank you and your friends at SpaceX for all you do. I solved this puzzle using a phone you guys made possible.
The Northwest Corner is killing me. I understand that Fridays and saturdays are supposed to be head-scratchers, but I have a problem with any puzzle that has one segment that is considerably trickier than the rest of the puzzle. (I also can’t stand run-on sentences, but I use them all the time…)
Today is my 60th Birthday, and my 605-day win streak is going to end on a WEDNESDAY PUZZLE! I haven’t seen GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, so I don’t know that character’s last name. And I wish I was more learned in the New Deal tree-planting plan, but I’m not. The center of this puzzle (a Wednesday, no less!) has me stumped! Seven empty boxes are going to ruin my 60th birthday.
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