Riddance: a variety cryptic by Cox and Rathvon WSJ Saturday June 4

[Richard B.]

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 042022.pdf

Enjoyed! (as always)

I found 15a and 34a the last to parse, even after I got the grid entries.

[Jace54]

Fun one and a satisfying solve! Took a while to start filling the grid but it fell quickly after I figured out the process.

[ChrisKochmanski]

Fun one and a satisfying solve! Took a while to start filling the grid but it fell quickly after I figured out the process.

Same for me.

[oldjudge]

Saw the gimmick on my first fill so it was a relatively quick solve. Great job by C&R; their puzzles are the gold standard for cryptics.

[Barney]

Fun, and got 20A fairly quickly.

Do NOT have 6A, 32A, 8D, 28D.

[Guffman]

Satisfying and clever, as always. Always look forward to C&R's WSJ puzzles.

[Meg]

Had the wrong gimmick for quite awhile until 20a became clear. That was fun!

[KayW]

Enjoyed solving 20a fairly quickly but still have a number of entries in the eastern half to either solve or suss the word play for.

EDIT: finally got them all! but needed an assist on the last three (15a, 34a, 28d)

[Beth Tyrpin]

Fun, and got 20A fairly quickly.

Do NOT have 6A, 32A, 8D, 28D.

I’m still working on the those four. Tricky.

Finished the last four. 8D was my favorite.

[Barney]

Fun, and got 20A fairly quickly.

Do NOT have 6A, 32A, 8D, 28D.

I’m still working on the those four. Tricky.

Finished the last four. 8D was my favorite.

I got it all, also.

Might have liked 6A the best.

[Annabelle]

I enjoyed this one too! Clever word play! It helped to make a note of the number of letters needed in the grid next to the total letter count in the clue list!

[BarbaraK]

28D was my favorite.

15A and 8D were the last ones I figured out.