A Steve Mossberg puzzle that was advertised as harder than normal and, at least for me, played that way because I found a few of the wordplays somewhat questionable. Specifically, I had issues with:
Resume playing metal covers? Quite the opposite—they’re revolting (9)
That’s that frat character—very loud, small assistant (4,4) —just the last word here
Also, not a huge fan of “Steve almost flips past floor dancers (9)”
Otherwise, nice concept and, despite what I note above, I enjoyed the puzzle. I just think it could have been even better.
SQP153–Alphabetical Jigsaw
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Much enjoyed!
Though was there a mistake in the letter count for the very first clue’s entry? I entered a six-letter word, not seven.
Though was there a mistake in the letter count for the very first clue’s entry? I entered a six-letter word, not seven.
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Really? The clue that starts “Many fly back with …”? I’m looking at my printed off (and written up) copy, and after “Napolitano”, the number I see in parentheses is 7. Weird!
I’m sure there’s a simple explanation. Maybe Steve corrected the PDF just after I downloaded and printed it?
Whatever. Sorry to have made something of this. Fun puzzle!
- oldjudge
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Weird! Here is what mine has:
Maybe fly back with some salami Napolitano (6)
Maybe fly back with some salami Napolitano (6)
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See photo …
Weird indeed!
I’ll remove it soon, so it doesn’t give anything away.
Weird indeed!
I’ll remove it soon, so it doesn’t give anything away.
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