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@Vince it may not be something you’re familiar with, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It’s ok for things you don’t relate to or understand to exist (thankfully, as my grasp of physics is poor but without it we’d be in trouble) but it would be lovely if you’d stop denying other people’s realities.
A fun solve for my birthday! Enjoyed the aha moment.
My best Saturday time yet! Quite fun as a person who is newer to being able to do every day’s puzzle without search engine help. It’s also hard to top my weekend times because they were originally WITH lookup help, so besting my Saturday time is deeply satisfying.
@James Nichols-Worley solidarity.
I struggled with this one. Didn’t crack the theme on my own and the “-“ clues left me with a lot of gaps. Made it eventually with the article help today. Whew better luck tomorrow!
I found this one extra difficult. Partly because I had Newcastle-upon-TYNE for ages, making the northwest quadrant an impossible bear. Oi.
Ouch, the SANAA/NADU cross was painful for this geography-weak puzzler. But overall fun solve.
Oh that was fun! Proud to have made it through without knowing what PHI looks like, and putting it together after realizing 107D was a revealer. Smart and challenging!
@Ms. Billie M. Spaightfot what it’s worth, the “top” in question refers to clothing, the TSHIRT which is worn as a top. Tshirt cannons are quite common at sporting events.
This puzzle was a delight! Every theme gave me a giggle when I got it. Perfect challenge and pay off for a Sunday puzzle. Well done!
That took more thinking than usual for a Tuesday! Now I need a nap.
I had ConCerTS at 1A for so long - so close yet so far away. Other than that stuck spot this was a smooth Friday for me and an enjoyable puzzle!
I was royally stuck in the northeast corner. OTOH, DURANTE were unknowns, and not understanding how NIAGARA FALLS fit in to the SOUTHWEST had me truly perplexed. I’ve newly joined the “able to finish a Sunday with no lookups” club, but today I needed a little blog help. Now learning what a quantum puzzle is I feel slightly better about that, and truly impressed with the construction!
Harder than the average Wednesday for me but I enjoyed it!
@ES Jack I believe second-in-command refers to VPs, so the first name of the third vice president (Burr, sir for the Hamilton fans among us)
@Vaer glad to see I’m not the only one who can no longer mention Burr without adding the sir.
Whew this was not easy and took me a good 30 minutes over average, but made it with minimal looking up. Figuring out the logical fallacies helped, but having PROcTER instead of PROPTER (thanks west wing for even getting me close) stuck me for quite a while.
Personally I enjoyed this one! Fun clues, a few I was entirely stumped by and had to play around with some crosses to nail down. Very satisfying aha moment. I hadn’t read any puzzle info and figured out the need for numerical answers about halfway through. Different and doable. I like when I have to think outside the standard crossword-solving “box”. Maybe not every day, but sometimes anyway :)
@jmooser I believe it’s referencing wine descriptions - “sec” and “brut” are levels of dryness.
The 3D/22A intersection really had me for a good 5 minutes looking for whatever error was in the puzzle. 95% of this was a breeze with just a few (17A?) that are entirely unknown to me.
What a satisfying solve! Challenging but managed with no look ups. Always happy to finish a weekend puzzle without needing extra clues. Particularly enjoyed the clueing for 51A
This was a really fun rebus! Thought trying to cram all area access in to 6D tripped me up for a while.
@Asher the catchphrase “welcome to my crib” is from the show Cribs, where celebrities gave tours of their homes. The starts of the theme entries all have something you would find in a baby’s crib. Hope this helps!
This was a slog for me. Just didn’t click and too many spots where crosses weren’t helping me. Ah well onward and upward.
All said and done the theme was interesting in the end, but I didn’t get the trick for a long while, and trying to fill the long answers without clues just by crosses wasn’t my favorite.
@John H. That NE was basically blank for me until the end. I got 10D first also, and had to trial and error my way through the rest piece by piece. Snuck in only 2 mins below my average overall even though the rest of the puzzle was much quicker!
Found both Tuesday and Wednesday this week very enjoyable and more challenging than typical for their days. I hope newer solvers stretched themselves! If you handled yesterday and today, give Thursdays a try.
I always enjoy a rebus, and this was no exception! What fun finding all the sneaky ANTs. I was about 40% done and quite stuck. Had an “aha!” moment with TENANTS, realized I only had 5 so far, and it was all a delightful downhill from there. Well done!
Southwest for me was trickiest. REALTY and ESTATE were nowhere to be found in my brain today. Getting CANYOUNOT early helped but not enough! Needed a hint from the column today to finish. Just over 20 minutes which is a pretty solid time for me, being newer to being able to complete the whole week. Fun puzzle!
@Dan this is my first run-in with a quantum puzzle, and I changed my answers to PAT/PET and NAE/NAW so many times! Truly an impressive grid.
@Bill in Yokohama I hear both in Michigan!
@JR I am a scientist and I thought about it! But it didn’t fit my other crossings so I didn’t do it.
@Linda Jo same! I had no chance on that one. Geography answers almost always need helpful crosses for me.
I always need my spouse for help with MLB and some other sports names, and he pulled through big time today with 9 down. I would’ve been stuck a loooooong time otherwise!
@Susan E I suppose the mention of WISHBONE hints at turkey? 🦃
Whew the SHROVE RAGNAROK cross was a doozy for me. The rest of the puzzle was a satisfying and enjoyable time!
@Lis I agree! Hello fellow Lis.
@Asher I found the top two really challenging as well. Third I managed ok, but the top two were last to fall.
@Diane Schaefer that sounds like my solving journey! I’m about one day past that - I can typically do Fridays, and sometimes Saturdays but do need to do a look up or two. Sundays are often not that hard, just long. I had been doing every puzzle every day but had a baby a few months ago so I’m a little slower these days. I often start Sundays and chip away at it over the following week.
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