I finished the grid and was wondering what others thought or knew about some of the answers. See spoiler, which has spoilers for the puzzle.
"Roadblocks" - WSJ Saturday, May 16, 2020
- Flamel616
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"Roadblocks" - WSJ Saturday, May 16, 2020
As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all — the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.
- BarbaraK
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I think there’s a black square that stops the answers and you have to look beyond that for the rest. So ROSEBUS + HES -> ROSEBUSHES which actually works with the clue. Likewise HOUSEMI +STRESS -> HOUSEMISTRESS which is what McGonagall was in Harry Potter (according to google). And etc with the others.
I didn’t notice it while solving, but the first halves of the divided answers all end with types of vehicles that might be stuck in traffic - bus, semi, car, etc. I only found this when I read about the puzzle on crosswordfiend.com which is a good place to see what’s going on when I’m lost.
- Flamel616
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Wow, thanks for the reply. That is a perfect explanation. That's actually really fun, and I wish I had seen it when I was solving it.
As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all — the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.