Diana

Italian apology should be scusa or scusi not scuse. The clue for scuse should have been apologies (plural) since in the current context it means ‘excuses’ rather than sorry or excuse me. With all due respect, a simple Google Translate search would have corrected the matter. I’m not trying to get this comment published, rather, as someone who loves language and has always regarded the NYT crossword puzzle as among the best, I just would like to see it uphold those high language standards. Thank you