![]() ![]() It is said to have been created by clothiers in Rode, Somerset, a consortium of whom won a competition to make a dress for Queen Charlotte, consort of King George III.” Consensus does seem a bit muddled. What’s that all about? (Consults-what else?-Wikipedia …) “Royal blue is both a bright shade and a dark shade of azure blue. Not part of the theme: 4d GIMME 34d FEED ME. Nothing exciting, but it gets the job done, passes the time pleasantly. Little misdirection to begin the procedings. Gary Cee’s Universal crossword, “It’s Not About You” - pannonica’s write-up Other nice fill: BIOME, EASY CHAIR, ARTICLE VI, dropping TROU, and VERMIN While all of these clues feel “ironic” in the Alanis Morissette song kind of a way, each clue’s answer is iron-ic in that Fe (the atomic abbreviation for iron) has entered an otherwise normal phrase – ROCKET SCIENCE, SILVER DOLLARS, DISCOVER CARD, and GOTHIC ROMANCE all got a little more ferric.Įrin loves curling, so we got shout-outs to it airing on CNBC, the US team winning gold ONCE (so far), and that its rounds are called ENDS 58A: Grotesque garden structure made to protect tomatoes… even though squirrels can climb right over the flying buttresses! - GOTHIC ROMA FENCE.43A: Donna Summer–themed birthday greeting … even though the recipient can’t go out dancing during the pandemic! - DISCO FEVER CARD.26A: Phobia of argent figurines … even though it’s the lead ones that will slowly kill you! - SILVER DOLL FEARS.17A: Study of gargoylepodiatry … eventhough gargoyles can’t walk! - ROCK FEET SCIENCE.Erin Rhode’s AVCX, “Isn’t It Ironic?” - Ben’s ReviewĮrin Rhode has today’s AVCX, and as its title suggests, it is ironic, but perhaps not in the way you’d expect: Despite the quaintly hyphenated title, Brewer follows the OED’s development up to the 21st century.įour stars from me. A 2014 book from Yale University Press, it turns out. If you’ve all been fully vaccinated, maybe. How many people got sick and died who otherwise wouldn’t have if the bars hadn’t been open that weekend? See also: 32d. Pissed me off to no end that the bars were packed. Patrick’s Day weekend was the last hurrah for bars before covid lockdown began. I’d have omitted the hyphen, which is AP style and sort of removes that “hyphenated-American” vibe, allowing someone to fully embody both Asianness and Americanness rather than just some of each. The theme feels fresh and unexpected, a neat way to repurpose the phrase SPOILER ALERT.įave fill: IRISH PUBS and a SPORTS BAR, MESHUGA (I was proud of myself for remembering the word schmegegge the other day), BIG “IF,” HOT TAKE. NY Times crossword solution, 3 10 21, no, 0310įun theme! The starts of three familiar old sayings are presented, and the endings that are omitted all kick off with spoil, ergo the SPOILER ALERT revealer, 54a. I found SEXT APES would fit and could lend itself to a humorous clue (no doubt, something with bonobos), but it requires the use of the plural to fit.įill likes: Sarah SILVERMAN, STOPLIGHT, “ GOSH DARN,” BAVARIA, SPUTNIK, ACTIVISM, tickled IVORIES, “ GRACIAS,” and NOOBS. If you’re going to have the same mechanism in three of your theme answers, it really would be better if the fourth did the same thing. And this would make a good title for a Bugs Bunny short.Ĭute theme. “ Even then.” I came across Miss Prissy in a puzzle recently (can’t remember where). Still, could be the basis for a sequel to A Bug’s Life. Too bad a fourth similar entry wasn’t found. I’ve seen this before (not necessarily in a crossword), but it’s still a good one. moving the first letter of the second word to the end of the first word). In three out of four entries, this involves re-parsing (i.e. The other theme answers are words or phrases that end in an ANIMAL (on the right, get it?) while the first part of those words or phrases comprise a different word. Hen’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “B-East”-Jim P’s review If you’ve been hankering for a graphic novel with insider jokes about crosswords, this one’s for you!- AmyĬhase Dittrich & Jeff C. I’ve read a draft and thoroughly enjoyed it. Read all about it right here and pledge your support by March 30 to get a print or digital copy of Hayley’s book. The characters include crossword bloggers (!), there’s a Margaret Farrar angle, there’s wit and romance, and the book includes crosswords that are made expressly for the graphic novel (by Andy Kravis and Mike Selinker) and figure into the storyline. Hayley Gold, whose “Across and Down” puzzle cartoons you might remember, has created a 128-page graphic novel called Letters to Margaret. Announcement! There’s a new crossword-related Kickstarter I wanted to let you know about.
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