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A lovely puzzle but deeply inconsistent in difficulty. Sections were spot on for Monday, others for Wednesday? Needed some editing on the fill IMO.
This was a fun little puzzle! Reading Wordplay after finishing it... I'm a tad surprised at the buildup? It's a jazzy fill, don't get me wrong. It lacks the incandescence suggested by the writeup though. Maybe it was more fun to build than solve?
For the longest time I denied myself TOTE because it was used in another clue - I would’ve assumed that was a style guide no-no.
I need to know if the creator recently watched Inventing Anna… produced by SHONDA Rines, and featuring Cindy SHERMAN in a key scene!! Did I miss a third reference?
@Mike Nah, it was a horrible fill. The worst this year I think. Naticks crossing Naticks, no cohesion, and even some awkward clues. This feels like lazy work from a constructor who built a few long-fills and then had InGrid do the rest for them.
@MikeI If "BOCCI" I would've expected the clue to have at least one word of Italian. It doesn't full-on violate the style guide, but it's a slant rhyme to a slant rhyme for sure!
@Heidi There have been a few HARDER puzzles this year. This puzzle was just awful. ZAFTS, EPT, ANDYKIM? Uninteresting solve, nothing fun to be found really. If I didn't have a fat streak I would've signed out an hour ago.
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