Murhatroid

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 11, 2024, 1:08 PM2024-07-11negative62%

@Mean Old Lady As a person who doesn't watch much TV or go to many movies, I saw neither "The Iron Lady" nor "The Crown." But as a person of a certain age, I remember Thatcher vividly. She and Reagan destroyed two great nations, and neither, in my opinion, has ever recovered from the devastation of the 1980s.

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MurhatroidManhattanMar 29, 2025, 12:36 PM2025-03-29neutral87%

"Orbed"?

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 27, 2024, 4:27 PM2024-07-27negative70%

@Grant Yeah, IMO a lot of clues in this puzzle are just plain off. As a person of a certain age who hitchhiked regularly back in the day, I hereby testify that your thumb went out, not up. The clue for FEMININESIDE is borderline sexist. Does a TEAL "dabble" more than any other duck? And I'm 100% with you on "-core." Again, as a person of a certain age ...

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MurhatroidManhattanMay 11, 2025, 1:16 PM2025-05-11neutral82%

Can anyone explain the title, or "theme," of this puzzle?

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MurhatroidManhattanOct 25, 2024, 6:49 PM2024-10-25positive98%

OMG can we please have a thousand more by this guy? My favorite puzzle in MONTHS!

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 9, 2024, 5:50 PM2024-11-09neutral56%

For me, this was one eyeroll after another.

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MurhatroidManhattanDec 27, 2025, 8:36 PM2025-12-27negative93%

Ugh. "Alop" hasn't been a word in several hundred years — if it ever was. Slang for "zip" may be either "jack" or "diddly squat," so "jack diddly squat" is redundant, meaningless, and unguessable. Awful, punny cluing. My least favorite Saturday in a year!

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 8, 2024, 2:36 AM2024-01-07negative91%

Annoying, not witty, a real slog.

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MurhatroidManhattanMar 23, 2024, 6:03 PM2024-03-23negative95%

[expression of disgust] UGH. BLECH. ICK. GAG. YUCK.

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MurhatroidManhattanMay 12, 2025, 2:31 PM2025-05-12negative42%

Thank you, thank you, thank you for 8D. The ubiquitous misuse of "lay," even in hallowed publications — ahem — depresses me.

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 16, 2025, 1:10 PM2025-11-16positive98%

I loved this so much I didn't want to finish :)

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 28, 2024, 3:04 PM2024-01-28positive99%

Grinned all the way through. Wonderful puzzle! Thanks for a great Sunday morning.

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 24, 2026, 11:06 PM2026-01-24negative59%

Ugh.

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MurhatroidManhattanFeb 2, 2024, 6:37 PM2024-02-02positive99%

Just totally fun. You had me at "My Sharona" and it got even better from there. Pure genius. Thanks!!

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 14, 2024, 2:29 PM2024-07-14positive99%

My favorite Sunday of the year so far. Lots of giggles.

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MurhatroidManhattanAug 31, 2024, 12:18 PM2024-08-31negative83%

@Vaer Agree. As soon as I see his name I know I'm going to have a bad time. I hate to say this but when it's over I feel the same way I do after completing a household chore.

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GorgeousManhattanFeb 18, 2025, 12:53 PM2025-02-18positive98%

Brilliant. Restored my good humor on a tough morning. Thank you!!

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 18, 2024, 1:16 PM2024-07-18positive99%

Absolutely awesome. I never wanted this puzzle to end :)

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 17, 2024, 1:13 PM2024-11-17positive97%

Charming & fun!

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GorgeousManhattanFeb 6, 2025, 2:14 PM2025-02-06positive99%

Man, I loved this :)

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MurhatroidManhattanJun 19, 2025, 3:40 PM2025-06-19positive98%

@mlw "Lurkery" is a fantastic word. Ima steal it!

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 2, 2026, 2:14 PM2026-01-02positive96%

I'll miss you, Deb. Happy trails!

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MurhatroidManhattanJun 1, 2026, 12:17 PM2026-06-01positive99%

Best. Puzzle. Ever. Happy pride!!!

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 5, 2024, 2:06 PM2024-01-05positive99%

Another great morning LOL at SLICED BREAD. Thank you Mr. Williams!

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MurhatroidManhattanMar 20, 2024, 1:00 PM2024-03-20positive99%

Fantastic fun fill and really glorious little theme. What a debut!

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MurhatroidManhattanDec 1, 2024, 1:46 PM2024-12-01positive97%

The most adorable puzzle ever.

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 27, 2025, 2:39 PM2025-07-27positive84%

Any puzzle with Biggie and anagrams is a hit with me, even though I feel that two Star Wars references are two too many.

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MurhatroidManhattanOct 18, 2025, 8:31 PM2025-10-18negative42%

@Rebecca Root Yup. A joyless slog.

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 12, 2025, 2:12 PM2025-11-12negative85%

Single rebus + silly drawing = meh, for me.

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 17, 2026, 2:32 PM2026-01-17positive98%

I adored this puzzle. Don't really know why. The unguessable number down the center just made it really zen for me.

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MurhatroidManhattanJun 7, 2026, 1:27 PM2026-06-07negative92%

Kind of annoying. Got the revealer early on, but the clues were so blah that it didn't yield a lot of joy.

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MurgatroidManhattanMar 2, 2024, 1:17 PM2024-03-02positive91%

Loved the puzzle, but wish the cluing had been a little less strained.

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MurhatroidManhattanAug 12, 2024, 12:44 AM2024-08-11positive97%

First time I've ever roared with laughter and applauded when not in a theater. Awesome!!!

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MurhatroidManhattanAug 24, 2024, 11:09 AM2024-08-24positive97%

Time Inc! Gay men! Color me happy.

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 6, 2024, 12:24 PM2024-11-06positive69%

Enjoyable puzzle on a dark day. Can someone please explain 56D though?

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MurhatroidManhattanNov 16, 2024, 9:19 PM2024-11-16neutral44%

@Dan W Agree. Between the strained puns and the trivia, it's more of a punishment than a game to finish. The New Yorker and Atlantic still have fun/hard puzzles that make you laugh instead of cringe.

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MurhatroidManhattanDec 15, 2024, 1:17 PM2024-12-15negative58%

Had potential for greatness. When I first figured it out, I smiled. But my fun was ruined when I found DIETICIAN misspelled, and you can't pretend that half of FLIM-FLAM means "deception." Also wish the coder had given us the option of hearing happy music by leaving in the bonus phrase letters, not just by typing in the rebuses. Finally, not highlighting cross-clues was just plain mean.

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MurhatroidManhattanMar 26, 2025, 2:43 PM2025-03-26positive99%

Happy baseball season to all! Love this puzzle to pieces.

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 11, 2026, 5:33 PM2026-01-11positive99%

Dylan Schiff, you made this classic major's day. Brilliant, fun puzzle. Thanks!

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MurhatroidManhattanFeb 4, 2024, 4:56 PM2024-02-04positive98%

LOVED it! Didn't want it to end.

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MurhatroidManhattanApr 5, 2024, 1:31 PM2024-04-05positive99%

Loved this puzzle! Only one celebrity lookup and the long fills gave me the warm fuzzies. Thanks!

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 22, 2024, 12:33 AM2024-07-21positive92%

ADORED this even though I had to cheat a little. Love a theme that assumes solvers are smart.

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MurhatroidManhattanAug 29, 2024, 3:15 PM2024-08-29positive99%

SO. MUCH. FUN!!!!

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MurhatroidManhattanDec 3, 2024, 3:14 PM2024-12-03positive98%

The sound effect at 44D made my day.

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GorgeousManhattanJan 13, 2025, 1:30 PM2025-01-13positive99%

Sweet debut! Congratulations Adam.

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Five CornersManhattanMay 16, 2025, 1:22 PM2025-05-16positive99%

Loved every minute of this. Thanks!

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Five CornersManhattanJun 6, 2025, 3:05 PM2025-06-06positive67%

Tough but fair!

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 3, 2025, 11:52 AM2025-07-03positive99%

Enjoyed the post-solve visual! Like happy music for the eyes.

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MurhatroidManhattanJul 31, 2025, 3:49 PM2025-07-31positive98%

I adored every minute of this. Thanks!!

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MurhatroidManhattanJan 11, 2026, 5:38 PM2026-01-11neutral76%

@JohnWM I studied ancient Greek from 10th grade through grad school. We said "fee." Frat boys says "fie." The end.

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