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I appreciate the callback to the recent-ish Ebert puzzle. Sneaky little clue that I never would have gotten otherwise, but quite funny! Kudos to the constructors - as a high schooler I tried and failed to compose Times crosswords, and I’m always impressed by those with the gift.
Loved this one! My solving partner and I were delighted by LAUGH LINES, and it made the solutions we’d come up with click immediately. A simple trick that undermines the solver expectation of a rebus. And it has generally good fill and interesting cluing!
New PB despite some struggles with proper nouns. Good solid Monday. I appreciated 28D/60D. Congrats to the constructors on their debut!
What a delightful puzzle! I am mildly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of theme material, but also deeply impressed. Hats off to the constructor. I can't imagine how long this took, even with the crossword gods aiding you. I've never seen anything Star Trek but a combination of cultural osmosis and luck got me through all the theme clues, and I had a lovely time doing it.
@Tommy G I assumed it meant force of habit in the sense that it forces you to do things repeatedly, though it did seem a stretch to me as well.
Figured out the theme quickly once I got the revealer and it led me to a new Thursday best! Excellent puzzle, fun to solve. I am impressed by the youth of the constructor and wish him luck in his future endeavors.
New PB on this one! Lovely Monday, gentle start to the week.
Truly crushed by the paywalling of the crossword right as my winter break begins. I was really looking forward to trying to keep a streak while I was home and had free time. I suppose I’ll find another crossword to do :( Thanks to the crossword community here for being so helpful to a novice constructor! I wrote crosswords for my school paper in high school and learned quite a bit about what my classmates would like and dislike from the comments here. Good luck to Deb Amlen as well. I wish her all the best in retirement!
A solid quarter faster than usual and yet it felt so much longer. I enjoyed the trivia in the clues (and got tripped up thinking STEle, whoops) but many of them felt clunky or strangely obscure, and therefore less enjoyable. I’m not sure why everyone is rejoicing at the difficulty.
@Clutch Cargo I don’t do the mini very often. I was referring to the 15x15 crossword. I have a student subscription, but it’s shouldn’t be due to expire for a good bit longer. I did Wednesday’s on Tuesday night and opened the app this morning to find the crossword unavailable and telling me to buy a games subscription. Opening it on my computer gave the same message. Unfortunately I have not been able to figure out what changed between Tuesday and today.
Got stuck on the idea of "someone else" for 30A... I was wondering what a jURSE was. Whoops. 9D is new to me as well. Fun theme -- I had the jumbled letters idea before I got the revealer.
@Sam it's worth noting that many people do the crossword because they enjoy learning about new things. I don't know a bit about Star Trek (besides what I've picked up from popular culture, anyway) but I had a lovely time today admiring the incredible effort it must have taken to make this theme work so thoroughly.
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