![]() You can check it out here.Įvan Birnholz’s Washington Post crossword, “Oscar Snubs”- Jim Q’s write-up But the word means “money” and refers to the chocolate coins given to children during the holiday. Why do I think it’s some kind of fish? Maybe because I’m conflating gefilte and smelt. Nothing really triggered the scowl-o-meter except maybe the dupe between “ HI, ALL!” and WAVES HI and the odd bit of crosswordese ( IDED, SRIS, OSSO).įorgive me for not knowing GELT. Looking elsewhere I spy MOTHER HEN, ICE HUTS, HEAD TRIPS, DELI MEATS, and KIDDO as strong ASSETS to the grid. I didn’t bother trying to find the secret message (“COUNT ME OUT!”) until I finished, but it was a nice cherry on top and perfectly apt given the title. I didn’t quite get a chuckle out of any of these, but they all work well enough, and the variety kept my interest throughout. I’m currently mad at the word “debut” because it popped into my head before the correct Wordle word the other day. I always mistakenly thought “chez” translated roughly to “house.” But it more closely resembles “at the home of.” But is “chez moi” a real phrase? Ah, yes apparently it is, and it simply means “home” or “at home”. Collectively, the new letters spell an apt phrase. Theme: Familiar phrases have one letter changed from an I to something else for wacky effect. Matthew Stock and Emet Ozar’s Universal Sunday crossword, “Not I”-Jim P’s review I hope you’re doing well! To those of you traveling to Stamford next weekend for ACPT, have a great, safe time! I’ll be sad to miss y’all, but I can’t wait to hear all about it. – 40D and 41D: LYRA and LIRAS – Do these come from the same etymology, I wonder? – 3D: TORTILLAS – One of my favorite ways to eat leftovers (especially any kind of chicken, stew, or curry) is to make a burrito with it and some rice the next day. – 13A: AD ASTRA – My husband is from Kansas, where the state motto is “Ad astra per aspera,” which I’m told translates to “To the stars through difficulties/adversity” – I’ve always liked the poetic growth mindset of that aspiration. Even still, a puzzle that revealed itself across multiple layers, which is always fun. While the structure of the puzzle was neat, I’ll admit to being lukewarm on seemingly random / shoehorned “theme” entries like THREE (when there’s only one shown in the grid), LIMESTONE, and TRACT. That certainly wasn’t on my bingo card for puzzle themes, but I enjoyed the art of the construction and appreciated learning about KHUFU, whom I hadn’t heard about before. Wow, a tribute puzzle to the Pharaoh buried in THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA. – Enclosed area, using the first letter from each numbered square: KHUFU – Circled letters (in the shape of a pyramid): THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA – 5D / 51A / 15D: SEVEN WONDERS / OF THE / ANCIENT WORLD is the only one still largely intact]
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