Leon
NYC
I was convinced I was going to fail at this one right up until I didn’t. A great puzzle!
Loved this puzzle! Can’t imagine the additional mental gymnastics it must have taken to create it, but bravo! And I see the tired debate about whether pineapple is ok on pizza has been thoroughly eclipsed by an equally passionate disagreement on whether rebus belong there either. I say yes to both! And if not everything is to your specific taste? Welcome to life as an adult, where not everything is designed specifically for you.
@Mike not true! I do a ton of technical writing for my job and have relied on the em dash for years! It’s upsetting that AI now means I have to use it less so I don’t get accused of using ChatGPT. It’s a super helpful punctuation mark that I sorely miss, and my colleagues say the same :(
TIL that “cast parties” has the same number of letters as “victory laps” — and this knowledge was hard earned. Great puzzle!! One of those satisfying ones where I got close to nothing on my first pass and struggled for quite a while until suddenly it started to click. Bravo!
Enjoyed this one a lot! Labored for a while under a frustration of knowing *something* was up, but not *what*. Then got that aha moment that keeps me coming back, and it all clicked together satisfyingly. Thank you Kareem!
Congrats on a fantastic debut, Evan! Lots of sparkle and joy in this one - looking forward to your next one already!
Congratulations, Ricky and Adam, on a thrilling, aggravating, laugh-out-loud, fresh puzzle! A real achievement!! It nearly defeated me several times, and elicited a couple of groans when some answers finally revealed themselves, but exactly the challenge and fun I want from a Saturday puzzle. Thank you!
Loved loved loved this one. For me, a perfect balance of “I’ll never get this” and “omg now I get it”. Thank you for a real work out!
@Darian i think they might both be jean/clothing brands. The capital G in Guess is hidden at the start of the sentence.
LOVED the chewy challenge of this puzzle. Took me a long while to get the theme, and several clues stumped me until they didn’t. Unexpected and refreshing cluing. And such a satisfying feeling when the final letter clicked into place. Thank you!
Loved this one! Got very few on my first pass and ground to a halt half way through. Then I managed to piece together the central cross and suddenly things started clicking. Often with a d’oh! or aha! from me, thanks to the spiky clueing. Great job!
@Dan as a Brit it sounds pretty natural as a synonym for “unfortunately” to me. Similarly “I’m afraid that…” is still largely used as an apologetic lead in, like “sorry to say…”
Wow what a nostalgia rush! And a lovely puzzle to boot! Thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thank you!
Loved this one. It put up plenty of resistance but offered some wonderful “aha” moments as pay off. A proper work out, but achievable with my tired Friday brain. Thank you!
This was a joy from start to finish for me. Thank you!
@Westchester, NY I *think* it means that, at the “heart” of the word “black” - ie its center - is a short a. As in, the letter a with a short pronunciation. But I gave up on this crossword halfway through so don’t trust my interpretation.
Had so much fun with this one! A classic Thursday where I feared I’d never crack it and felt totally at a loss until all of a sudden I just got it, and the rest flew by. Loved the double head scratchers, v appropriate. Thanks Dan!
What an excellent workout for my tired brain! Gave me so much to fret over until finally the pieces fell into place. The best kind of satisfying. Thanks!
@Francis I think psychoanalysts would call it displacement rather than transference.
@Mos thank you!! The endless gripping over whether each crossword meets an arbitrary standard of difficulty is wild to me. Enjoy the crossword! It’s like some angry manifestation of consumer entitlement that is preventing people from just relaxing and thrilling in the lovely unpredictability and discovery of an unsolved crossword puzzle. It’s also—to me—the least interesting form of engagement and critique, which has eroded some of the joy of this forum.
@Heidi “I’m not sure who to blame for this”. Maybe nobody needs to be blamed for anything? You completed a crossword that wasn’t your favorite. That’s all.
Does anyone know how to access the monthly bonus puzzle through the app? I can’t find it!
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