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Outstanding. Most fun puzzle in a while. Loved [start to fall?] and the gobsmacking wordplay.
What a wonderful and fun puzzle. My best Thursday yet. Thanks for the therapy tips and sorry for the stressful experience.
@Francis, I liked your comment and then noticed you were a fellow Minnesotan. Crime = sedition. Not a crime = trying to survive on your planet.
While I agree with others that this puzzle had way many US cultural references (which I unashamedly looked up) I really *loved* it. The brunch name lost me but once I understood, I chuckled at each entry I figured out. I was first thinking there had to be a rebus. Great puzzle, Sophia! On the first pass I was sure a professor’s goal had to be something along the lines of teaching, educating, or wellbeing of students.
@Francis, I liked your comment and then noticed you were a fellow Minnesotan. Crime = sedition. Not a crime = trying to survive on your planet. Got a kick out of 58A, which is either an act or rebellion or bravery, or simply predates the order. I’ll choose to believe it was the former.
@Bruce ditto. Beautiful puzzle. But impossible to figure out where I was going to type with all the subtle color differences. Not a glass issue in my humble opinion.
@Andrzej as a climber I didn’t much appreciate this clue either. A boulderer climbs shorter distances without a rope. You don’t want people who only just heard of this to get the wrong definition for the word, as I know a lot of us learn new vocabulary through puzzles.
@The X-Phile I bike or walk to the grocery store. When I drive it’s typically to the food coop and that lot is tiny. When I leave the grocery store I ask “what did I forget?” or “did I miss anything?” But neither fit.
46 and 64 across are pure gold. And they make a palindrome together! I loved that it took me a few passes to figure out what was happening on 46A. Very clever puzzle, all around! Palindrome (and good writing) fans, read this: <a href="https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a31245986/two-strangers-meet-bike-ride-journey" target="_blank">https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a31245986/two-strangers-meet-bike-ride-journey</a>/
@Megan I love Fiddler on the Roof and thought the answer was Topol. I started with the down clues, mind you. No clue who Zero Mostel is.
@Jane Wheelaghan RE EHOW: so used to ETSY, I thought this was a new and interesting clue. 😂
@Herstorygirl I typically master Tuesday puzzles and couldn’t finish this one on my own. When I have the time, I practice with older puzzles. It helps because I can turn on auto check as those don’t count towards streaks. And I can also move faster if I see I’m wrong right away.
Am I the only one who thought wetland fuel source was actually “PEAT mOss?” The BOG is the wetland. I was trying to figure out if this one was going up or down on the lift since I couldn’t make it fit.
@Andy unnecessary! I disliked this puzzle too, but the constructors can learn.
Where did Sam Corbin go? I miss your witty writing.
@Nom De Plume literally, it translates to “tall stick.”
@Francis growing up, we all made ashtrays out of clay. I was lucky there was no smoking in my house, but pity the other children who might have been better off picking up trash. It’s still bizarre to think of a time when kids made art to support their parents bad habits.
@Arcturus that’s how I feel too. I got all the “hard” clues explained here on my own, but man, everything else is kicking my butt. Should have definitely stayed on Wednesday or even Thursday.
@Andrzej, sure, BUT “tamale” continues to be wrong. It not about knowing all the languages grammar, it’s about using the loan words correctly. I wouldn’t even say tamal is a loan word, as it’s used for the food. We pluralize Latin words correctly, though.
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