If you’re the first player to do so, you win. 25d – This immediately made me think of the game Santorini, in which you’re working to build a temple to a Greek god and then stand on it.Plus, we got a double “Telephone” reference with mention of both BEY’s and LADY GAGA’s songs. I also really LOVED the use of 33a DEAD because I say it all of the time. I especially related to 2d since I have my ORALS in two weeks. It’s such a well-crafted combo of answers and using the phrase “with a cherry on top” as the impetus to have Down theme answers. I thought that all three of these themers were really fun, and I love the connection to cherries. I figured out the theme as soon as I filled in TOMATO SAUCE, and it certainly helped me correct the SPEEDING UP I initially put in the first half of 7d (as did ROCKY). Rafael Musa’s USA Today crossword, “With a Cherry on Top” solution for But a good place to end!Įmily Carroll’s New Yorker crossword–Matthew’s recap More contemporary than a reference to an ’80s sitcom. Baking ken: those holes are called dockers and let steam escape during heating. Always nice when you can get the first entry right away. I just checked to see if they had a common etymology, if an ovation is literally a loose ’round’ of applause, but no-they have distinct roots. Kind of fitting that this is a non-theme double-O. I contend that certain parts can alter your heartrate.) All the crossings are easy, so this potentially tough entry is mollified. Makes for a less constrained grid that’s easier to construct. I’ll just note that there are Os elsewhere in the grid that are unaffected by the multiplicative process. Oh, I guess that one wasn’t two words originally. The second word is monosyllabic and has an O for the vowel, and that O is doubled to wacky effect. Robin Stears’ Los Angeles Times crossword - pannonica’s write-up “Quirky” is more subtly eccentric to me where I equate ZANY with “madcap.” Konbini are Japanese convenience stores which Japan has more of than any other country. Nope, we’re talking stationary bikes here. I was confused because I assumed this was a musical group. No sparkly long fill today, but there are numerous likable 7s: BAD DEAL, RUB DOWN, 10,000 MANIACS, SEE NOTE. It would have been neat if the grid could’ve resembled a PAC-MAN maze, but that’s probably too much to ask. The choices for long theme entries are fun as well. Pac-Man.įun theme, especially for one who knows (most of) the ghosts’ names. I initially thought the fourth ghost was Sue, but that’s the fourth ghost from Ms. I’ll have you know that I filled in KYRGYZSTAN (spelled correctly) without a single crossing letter, thanks to my knowledge of PAC-MAN ghosts and some wild-ass guessing with the spelling. Bonus points for finding a crossword-suitable entry that ends in _BLIN. BLINKY is found in RAM BLIN‘ / KYLO REN.The circled letters (assuming you have circled letters in your grid) spell out the names of the ghosts from PAC-MAN (67a, ). I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts! Mainly because we busted them up in this puzzle. Hanh Huynh’s Universal crossword, “Ghostbusters”-Jim P’s review Did not know that, but it’s nice to get an old car clued via pop culture instead of with gearhead references entirely unfamiliar to many. That’s how I pronounce “mac & cheese,” yes, but I don’t spell it with ‘n.Ģ7d. (Note: I don’t like EILISH because it’s a pop culture name I know–it’s because she’s a talented songwriter and rocker who’s carving out a career in the sexist music industry on her own terms.) Nice!įave fill: ZEBRA (with a comedian’s joke in the clue: ), HANGER-ON, a LATE GAME, Billie EILISH, tasty STREUSEL, the KONA COAST (had to work for the COAST part of this), ARMADILLO (great language clue: ), GOES ALL IN. There’s a 19-letter theme entry split in three across the center: Supreme Court Justice KETANJI / BROWN / JACKSON, newly on the job. NY Times crossword solution, 10 7 22, no.
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