Really seemed like it should be HAS A COW. The less significant standstill was in the SE, where AHOY THERE was a promising gateway to the far corner, but then.
But the bottom was a complete disaster, and the worst kind of disaster, which is to say that the cluing on short fill made it impossible (for me) to see, and I came to total standstills, twice (this normally doesn't happen even once on a Friday). I hacked away at it, made progress, plowed through. But the real truth is I don't remember much of the top 2/3 of this puzzle. Very much enjoyed seeing WHITNEY HOUSTON, but that may very well be because I got that answer so much easier than most other things in this puzzle. I kept waiting for something to really kickstart the party, but I kept getting just OK stuff like LEMON SAUCE and WORK OF ART and CARAWAY and BRAIN GAME-you can't fault any of those things, but there's no standout there. Also, I spelled WHOOPIE like that, so that's no good. WHOOPEE CUSHION is kinda funny, but even there, the awkward syntax of the "?" clue made it feel a bit forced. Felt like I was working for everything, and without much "aha" payoff. Occasionally this felt like a good Friday, but that whooshing of wonderful answers, that flow, that pop pop of good surprises-that never came today. Something about the cluing wavelength-mainly that I was nowhere near it, at any time. Trying to get back to the puzzle page? Right here.Never really found my grip with this one. Subscribers can take a peek at the answer key. Kind, intelligent, funny - and totally hot. Q: If you must know, I had been dating this Marxist professor. But it did fit quite nicely there.Ī: What about you - how’s your love life going? It’s a palindrome - the same spelled forward AND backward. Shakespeare quotes that contain anagrams of breakfast cereals a connect-the-dots picture of Gandhi - anything? Come on, man.Ī: Well, I did have “PEP” in this one. Q: Honestly, I really wish you’d do something more creative with your puzzles, like The Times usually does. I really liked her.Ī: Art imitates life, I guess. I did date a ski racer briefly, but she went downhill fast. I’m assuming, just based on your personality, you’ve been in a lot of failed relationships.Ī: I wouldn’t say a lot. Q: So Brad, tell me, is this puzzle autobiographical in any way?Ī: Do you mean, like, did I ever do Jell-O shots on Marine One with Katie Couric and Orson Bean? No, but it sounds like fun. To everyone’s relief, it looks as if the gentleman with the rabbit in a hat has finally DONE THE TRICK. Cue the swirling cape and the white doves: A “ charming magician” has entered the chat. The first is a “ fun couch potato” - no judgment, things just DIDNT WORK OUT the second is a “ recluse” - as you can imagine, that romance CAME TO NOTHING.įortunately for all of us, our picky friend finally meets a match at 110-Across. The next two theme clues, at 28-Across and 48-Across, highlight characteristics in two guys that can coexist in one person (speaking from experience). On the one hand, I’m all for freedom of religion on the other hand, poor fella! My first boyfriend was a perfectly nice atheist, but he …” HAD NO PRAYER. To set the scene, our looker for love meets a nonbeliever at 22-Across: “ It’s tough finding the right person. Fortunately there are no true disasters, just funny foibles, the kind you laugh about with your friends over a few cases of wine.Įach theme clue is in italic and identifies a trait in a mate - one is a longhaired hippie, one a bit of a hermit there’s a hockey player and a mountaineer, and each fellow sets up a particular idiom as a punchline. Up for a rom-com? Today’s theme set consists of scenes from six failed relationships and, just when you think your main character is destined for solitude, a successful love match. Last sports reference, I think! NOTRE DAME is both a famous French cathedral ( due to reopen in 2024 after a horrible fire) and an Indiana university represented by the “Fighting Irish.” Today’s Theme The SPINEL is far lesser known than the ruby, but its popularity is growing.ħ6D. This is a neat bit of gem trivia for people who love shiny things it’s appeared here and there in the puzzle since 1955.
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