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22A I’m assuming that the answer JUL is abbreviated “July”? If so, then the clue “7/“ ruffles my clue logic feathers. You can abbreviate a date as 7/4/1776, or Jul 4, 1776, but the slash after the 7 isn’t part of the abbreviation of “July”;‘it’s the space between the Jul and the 4. (If the slash is part of the abbreviation, what would the right clue be for a British puzzle? “/7” or “/7/“ or “7/“?) If this was musical notation, it would be like saying a rest after a note is part of the note. It looks like it was trying to be a tricky or clever clue, but I just don’t think it hangs together.
Just checking: the sexiest man alive in 2021 was NOT Rand Paul, right?
This morning I learned the term SCORIGAMI. This afternoon, we get a SCORIGAMI. Coincidence, or a glitch in the matrix?
Going all in on “atta way”, apparently.
First and foremost, I think this is a beautifully constructed puzzle. Now, I got the gold star when I filled in 69A with THE NORTH WEST, not having a clue about puzzlecraft behind the alternative solutions until reading the article. If the gold star is awarded for any of the four possible 69A answers, then kudos all around. But I f I just got lucky with NW being the answer that triggers the win, while entering NE, SW, or SE would have had me tied in knots, then I can sympathize with potentially frustrated solvers.
@Andrew i had the same issue with ALY, TIP, and LOOSE. I was so sold on “on the house” that i was trying to convince myself that maybe there’s a thing called a “haiku lens” used for camera close-ups that I’d just somehow never encountered.
Am I the only one who thought it was a little clunky to have ACAI intersect with another entry that ends with “acai”?
Straight cis white guy here, so it’s not really my issue to raise, but doesn’t the Q in LGBTQ stand for “questioning” rather than “queer”?
@B I was wondering about this as well, and came up with something like “7 out of 7/?”. The question mark indicates wordplay or some other trick, and the “7” is isolated. Not great, I know. But over time we pick up on the unwritten rules about how crossword clues and answers function, and IMHO it follows the rules better than “7/“.
@Nancy J. I hear you. Mine sat in limbo for around 12 hours. 🤷♂️
@Andrew On the HOOSE! Love it!
@Rich in Atlanta That's cool. Is there something about 15 letters that's important? Or is it symmetry? It feels wrong to drop the "a" at the beginning of each lyric answer. If you need a 4th 16 letter answer, there's OSCARHAMMERSTEIN.
@Grant Don’t be a sitzpinkler. Or be a sitzpinkler, if you prefer. Just don’t take away words like SCORIGAMI or sitzpinkler. The more words, the better!
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