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@Patrick J. I laughed when I filled that one in. We seem to have forgotten what “digital” means. 😂
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!
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!
Per the OED and other dictionaries, the proper form is “YAY big,” though the probable etymon is YEA.
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.
Technically a square is a specific type of diamond, a diamond being a shape with four equal sides in geometry.
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!
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.
Every dictionary I’ve consulted this morning says that religious title comes from Aramaic! Fun puzzle.
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.
@Phil C. Nice catch! The i->y also recalls the modification in 28-D.
Nice Friday! I think 42D should have indicated an abbreviation or informal usage, as the preposition properly is spelled “till.”
@Katie I had the same thought! One doesn’t say a word rhymes with another word with the exact same pronunciation.
@Christina You press the Rebus button by your space bar, which allows you to enter more than one letter!
Great crossword! A pet peeve of mine is spelling TILL as 'TIL, but I understand it's common.
I thought this was a great puzzle! Not too hard once the conceit was revealed and good clues. My one complaint is that 116 across/down are both proper names, which is a pet peeve of mine.
Fun puzzle! The pedant in me notes the dusk-dawn connector should really have its terminal letter doubled.
@Laura Whitaker A rhombus is an equilateral quadrilateral, so yes! A diamond is a rhombus geometrically.
The pedant in me wants 25D to be “indifference” or “uninterestedness” to avoid the anrgument about what disinterest is.
@Anthony Napoli Agreed. Paging @Will Short!
Fun puzzle, but 51 DOWN reminds me of clues that are women’s names hidden a given word: Surely a fact could be found about a whole country other than its name sort of sounding like a given random phrase.
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