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Wednesday Puzzle – Ghost 43 – Over and Over Similar urges From the characters of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I’ll keep my opening comments to today’s crossword puzzles to a minimum. Suffice it to say that if you follow the guidelines provided by 28-Across, your problem will be solved in no time.
The puzzle was brought to us by designer Billy Bratton. Some may remember Mr. Bratton His impressive appearance in the New York Times in September 2021, where all subjective answers had to be converted to metric units to make sense. I wasn’t working here at the time, but the Canadian in me asked for permission to write a column that day.
Today’s topic
Perhaps a wordplay columnist should love all kinds of crossword clues equally, but I have a secret favorite. And this is exactly the kind of guide that Mr. Bratton used in constructing his theme.
These are clues that appear like simple expressions with the word “she”, but they secretly require you to identify what exactly “she” is. These seem like a play on words, but they are not. You are really, really smart.
Look at two common phrases we use on the Internet today: “Handle it!” (17a) for example, and “keep it going” (43a). In each clue, “it” allows us to do the action: we can deal a deck of cards and board a plane with a boarding pass.
Hard evidence
16 a. “Oh!” Not too different from similar exclamations of discovery – “Aha!” – But there’s more to it funny quality. That’s why here’s “I’m with you now!”
21 a. Even apparently dry places like “desert or tundra” count one day.
54 a. “Kitchen roll?” What you’re looking for here is not tortillas or plastic wrap. Rather, it’s about the body: the apron.
10 days Mr Bratton revealed in his designer notes that he was a sports fan. So I’m sure by “spread builder” he meant a person who places bets also known as a bookmaker. However, I want to show that you can solve this proof with the same entry interpreted as a reference to “spread”. Lease material. meet? There is something for everyone here.
52d. Of course, both the keyword “humdinger” and the corresponding entry DILLY sound like an invention of the nonsense poet Edward Lear. But it’s real – since it’s not a word – and describes a superlative example of a person or thing (ie bad for crossword clues).
Notes about the creator
Hey, here’s your favorite crossword puzzle guy again. It’s me don’t you remember me I’m glad I finally gave the Packers an idea – cheese, it works. Also, 41-down is one of my favorite no-pan clues I’ve ever written, so I felt editors tickled pink. Side note: I don’t know, maybe 60-minus.
Now it’s time to connect ENO, which is a wealth of puzzles and certainly not in crosswords. Another Green World is one of my favorite albums so check it out if you like it.
Quick update: This may be my last for a while, but I’ll be back. …
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