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SergeMinneapolisOct 3, 2024, 11:33 AM2024-10-03positive97%

I thought this one was well-constructed and a lot of fun! I think an opportunity was missed to have an animation revealing the rebus following a solution in the app. Come back soon, Rena!

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SMSPJul 6, 2025, 3:45 PM2025-07-06positive99%

I really enjoyed this one! It was a nice change to have a relatively easy Sunday plus a really difficult (to me) puzzle at the end. And all very satisfying. Well done!

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SergeMinneapolisApr 25, 2025, 11:12 AM2025-04-25neutral79%

Per the OED and other dictionaries, the proper form is “YAY big,” though the probable etymon is YEA.

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SMSPAug 24, 2025, 6:00 PM2025-08-24neutral58%

A nice Sunday puzzle, but, once again, I challenge editors and contributors to reflect upon if they’d use EUROPE in lieu of ASIA for an analogous clue.

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SergeMSPFeb 1, 2025, 2:12 PM2025-02-01neutral89%

Technically a square is a specific type of diamond, a diamond being a shape with four equal sides in geometry.

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SergeMSPMay 11, 2025, 11:52 PM2025-05-12positive50%

I got distracted by the “Andy” in the first two theme answers when trying to parse the clue and had to consult this column, but now I see it and think it’s cute!

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SergeMinneapolisNov 20, 2024, 12:31 PM2024-11-20neutral87%

A little thought exercise for the creators and editors: Every time you use the clue “Asian [something],” think if you’d use “European [something]” analogously or be more specific. Almost sixty percent of the world population lives in Asia.

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SergeMinneapolisOct 12, 2025, 2:33 PM2025-10-12positive65%

Every dictionary I’ve consulted this morning says that religious title comes from Aramaic! Fun puzzle.

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SergeMinneapolisFeb 1, 2025, 4:48 PM2025-02-01neutral55%

My use of “technically” was in response to the clue’s “actually.” Thanks for the discussion, everyone. Words mean different things in different contexts, and I was just clarifying that in one context a diamond is a square. I guess the “despite” is what got me.

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SMSPAug 17, 2025, 2:05 AM2025-08-17positive91%

@Phil C. Nice catch! The i->y also recalls the modification in 28-D.

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SergeMinneapolisFeb 28, 2025, 12:34 PM2025-02-28positive87%

Nice Friday! I think 42D should have indicated an abbreviation or informal usage, as the preposition properly is spelled “till.”

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SMSPAug 17, 2025, 2:03 AM2025-08-17neutral56%

@Katie I had the same thought! One doesn’t say a word rhymes with another word with the exact same pronunciation.

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SergeMinneapolisMar 28, 2024, 3:51 AM2024-03-28positive89%

Fun puzzle! The pedant in me notes the dusk-dawn connector should really have its terminal letter doubled.

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SergeMSPFeb 1, 2025, 2:25 PM2025-02-01positive58%

@Laura Whitaker A rhombus is an equilateral quadrilateral, so yes! A diamond is a rhombus geometrically.

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SergeMinneapolisSep 6, 2024, 11:57 AM2024-09-06negative51%

The pedant in me wants 25D to be “indifference” or “uninterestedness” to avoid the anrgument about what disinterest is.

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SergeMinneapolisNov 12, 2025, 5:14 PM2025-11-12neutral67%

@Anthony Napoli Agreed. Paging @Will Short!

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