Got the SW corner, but agree with Rex that LEOVII crossing with IVANI and GIING with a little NOTUS So the theme fell quickly and was super helpful in getting the NE and SW. This would have taken forever if not for thinking Liz Gorski's last Sunday was going to be a W under BAR. 55D: Sound heard at the end of "Bohemian Rhapsody" ( GONG) - I do not remember this, and yet I got it off the first "G".43A: Lötschberg Tunnel locale ( ALP) - just.1A: Zapper's casualty ( GNAT) - me, immediately: "TVAD".Also, did not like that the "WEAR" in " WEARIN'" is from the same semantic universe as the "WEAR" in UNDERWEAR (whereas the other "WEAR" strings have nothing to do with clothing or the lack thereof). Specifically, I didn't like "rule." It's a state of being, not a "rule." Do people really make the non-wearing of underwear a "rule?" What a weird issue to be a hardliner about. Side note: didn't like the clue on the revealer, NO UNDERWEAR. ROSSSEA ( 46A: Body of water named for an English explorer) is like ARIANA to me - all I see is "exotic crutch." It's hard not to love a puzzle with a GOLD PIANO ( 55A: Elvis instrument now in the Country Music Hall of Fame) and NO UNDERWEAR, but I didn't love this one. Peter's Basilica + 58A: Muscovite prince known as "Moneybag") to the apostrophized WEARIN' ( 50A: "The _ o' the Green" (old Irish ballad)) to the bizarreness of an alleged god named NOTUS ( 54A: God of the south wind). That is one ugly mixture, from the insanely improbable-looking GIING (dear lord) to the random pope+Roman numeral *crossing a prince+Roman numeral* (!!!) ( 44D: 10th-century pope interred at St. My dislike for the SW corner is going to be harder to write off. PHENOL crossing wasn't lovely either ( 24A: Embalming chemical).īut let's write my reaction in that NE corner off to personal prejudice. The NE felt a little icky - ARIANA ( 11D: Afghanistan's national airline) is one of those answers constructors know and (speaking for myself) try hard not to have to use because it's a relatively obscure proper noun and a massive grid crutch, giving you lots of handy letters in a handy arrangement. one of that length) being a suitable stand-alone answer in the grid. I want to love WE ARE DEVO ( 20A: End of a 1978 new-wave album title), but the constructor in me balks at the idea of the "end of a. I just didn't think the fill was, in general, up to the quality of the theme.
I didn't care for the construction of the grid overall, though, which is disappointing, because I really want to like this puzzle. Cable news host Melber Unnecessarily spell out, in a way Sporty Chevy Accepts, as a lesser charge Noted speaker of more than 20 languages Swell Cry heard by Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" Released in segments Trick, in slang Scrap of food "No _!" Musical acuity Speckled, say Letup Arms repositories? Drifter It's usually around 9/10 of a pound Adds, as a disk to a disk drive Mollycoddles Accessory that might hang out of a waistcoat Bowlers Dreaded fate for a samurai Adult and then some Sharp increase Coating produced by oxidation Lost Heap love (on) One of 3,365 in U.S.People will probably like this one for its sassy theme - which is undeniably clever.
" Sister channel of HGTV Carrier for many a 15-Across Influenced Follower of boo or woo Company whose most famous product once claimed it "does what Nintendon't" Fail miserably Melon seeds? One of the few gemstones that naturally occur in a single color (olive green) Goes past Russian prince nicknamed "Moneybag" It may be added to the mix Trick Sum of the first three prime numbers Beast vanquished by Oedipus Bath occupant, say Record finish? Cope, with "it" Semisynthetic fabrics "You can figure it out" Dangerous compound to mix with bleach Postdelivery announcement, maybe Italian dessert topped with crumbled macaroons It flows with the wind One who's out of action? Player of Warren Buffett in "Too Big to Fail" Chilly quality Eagles' org. More answers for FebruStar Bucks, say? Trap Gal Gadot, by birth Major retail outlets A famous one is often connected with a school True celeb It's always up to something Let someone know if you can go "_ be in England.
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