Zachary
At Sea
This puzzle was LAME, the constructor should have DITCHEd the idea when they realized they were "desperate to make" it work. I am EAGER to forget I spent time on solving it. Also the answer key is a GREATLIE, what a SHAM.
This was a really good Thursday puzzle. Ran a little quick at 14:16, but still felt it was the perfect mix of challenge without frustration or gimmick. The 'theme' was apparent once enough of the crosses were there and I had a good idea what the clue 'should' be. Some really good cluing that brought freshness to standard fill like EERIE, ODE, and APE. Also, ERSATZ is a cool word. Only natick I could see would be TORME and GEER, but I made a lucky guess first try.
@Elias Mechanically driven forced induction turbines were invented first, and called superchargers. The first exhaust gas driven turbines were originally called turbosuperchargers for the first few decades after their invention, and considered a type of supercharger rather than a separate type of device.
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