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My 11-year-old son was looking over my shoulder and told me the answer to 3-down was IOUS (duh, mom [*eye-roll*]). I argued with him that a Wednesday puzzle wouldn’t have something that obvious & erased it once he left the room. Oops. re-entered it with the crosses 10 minutes later.
@B I used the index & middle to figure out the other 4, so my experience with the theme was very different than yours! And I thought it was a great puzzle!
@Kristin Although I suppose one could argue it’s not really a mnemonic if I have to look up the mnemonic 😬
@Mike I thought I saw on some forum that they get ~150 submissions per week. So at 7 puzzles published per week, that’s ~4.7%. But defer to those who have more accurate sources!
@B it’s not for a one-off puzzle; I’ve seen it in multiple puzzles over the past year!
@Isabeau I had the same issue
@Andrzej I took 2 months off and found renewed enjoyment upon my return (and the comments section seemed less acerbic as well)!
@Beth in Greenbelt must be regional - sure rhymes with sir for me! (Raised in Wisconsin, now live in California)
@Cat Lady Margaret BEAR THE LION - a hibernating beast with an identity crisis HOSPITAL WAR - doctors and nurses duke it out IMMINENT ANGER - reaching boiling point
@Mean Old Lady origami got me as well, despite a conversation in my head about “Why would a Japanese word have a Greek origin?”
Loved this! ARTSY FARTSY was particularly fun spread over 2 intersecting clues. I’m embarrassed to admit that I have a Roman numerals mnemonic (I Value Xylophones Like Cows Do Milk) saved on the “Crossword Stuff” page in my Notes app for quick reference, because I only use X, V, and I enough in real life and for whatever reason can’t keep the others in order in my brain. Referred to it today to finish the NW quadrant 😄.
@Stephen I went through & checked all my acrosses & downs 3 times before giving up & checking puzzle to reveal the incorrect C for N. CCO was a military acronym when I googled it, so it never occurred to me that SCARF was incorrect!
Spent way too long looking for a mistake, then decided to take out the rebus answers and realized a whole new layer to the puzzle - fantastic!
@Barry Ancona I solved Haiku before I had figured out the die/pip theme, so I also thought “illustrated here” referred to the puzzle as a whole. I feel like I’ve seen that phrasing for themes in the past.
@DIVAS IVLIVS I took [can be “dominant”] to mean “can be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion”
It seems odd to have HI in 23-across that’s not part of the theme, doesn’t it? Found this on the tougher side for a Monday, but figured out the theme from 56-across, which helped!
@Andrzej If a musical was 1/3 ads, would that make it better or worse for you?
Congratulations - fun puzzle! (And I’m all about competitions with one’s spouse! 😂)
Thursday PB for me; fun, breezy puzzle (agree with others that it could have been appropriate earlier in the week as well). Loved the GOAT clue!
Happy birthday! Great present for you and for us!
@Nancy J. I agree! It always makes me sad when I see the constructor’s favorite clues that were edited - often I like the originals better :)
Had trouble with SAPID as I’d a) never heard it, and b) was sure 53A was bINS. Got CRISSCROSS APPLESAUCE immediately, though had them reversed in the across/down positions so ripped them out then got to re-enter them later in a forehead slap moment.
@HeathieJ I did the exact same thing 😄
@Ellen Agree - seems like change for the sake of change, rather than for betterment!
@tricia Thank you - good to know!
@Barry Ancona Might be if the Saybrook Strip at “The Game” every year counts…
@Andrzej And yet you rail against musical theater??
@NYC Traveler The dictionary is under “more” in the lower left-hand corner on the app. As mentioned above, it seems to use the NASPA dictionary.
@Amy I second the Smitten Kitchen gingerbread yule log - a yearly favorite for us! (And meet’s Deb’s easy to roll request.)
@David I was sure it was income, until I put in EGGWHITES. Then I was convinced it was effect. Finally removed it when I couldn’t get any downs from that.
@Francis DeBernardo Right! How else do you have clean clothes to wear to work on Monday?
@Cat Lady Margaret Just did it after reading your comment - what a great puzzle!
@Laura It became outdated as soon as I learned what it meant.
@Ash I had all those as well! 😄
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