POW Sun 8/16/2020 NY Times, Sun, Aug 16, 2020 ALTERNATIVE CINEMA
M
A
O
I
S
T
S
S
T
A
M
P
S
M
O
R
A
S
S
U
N
P
L
A
I
T
I
A
M
T
O
O
A
V
E
N
U
E
T
W
E
L
V
E
A
N
G
R
Y
M
E
N
R
A
N
K
E
D
E
A
R
A
R
R
A
N
T
I
C
I
A
L
D
A
D
R
A
W
N
T
H
E
A
F
R
I
C
A
N
Q
U
E
E
N
E
T
T
U
D
R
I
E
D
P
A
U
L
S
F
L
A
N
U
P
I
N
I
L
R
O
T
O
R
S
D
O
C
T
O
R
S
T
R
A
N
G
E
S
A
T
C
A
T
I
G
E
T
I
T
D
E
P
E
N
D
O
N
A
S
K
M
E
C
O
R
O
L
L
A
N
U
Y
S
P
A
C
P
S
S
T
B
Y
E
B
Y
E
B
I
R
D
I
E
A
M
I
E
S
O
O
S
M
E
E
E
D
H
E
L
M
S
S
A
N
D
L
U
N
T
H
A
W
E
D
R
O
D
E
O
S
P
T
A
A
C
T
W
A
T
E
R
S
H
I
P
D
O
W
N
S
A
N
R
I
O
Y
R
S
L
I
V
I
N
N
S
Y
E
L
L
S
L
O
U
I
S
T
E
V
A
T
H
E
L
A
D
Y
V
A
N
I
S
H
E
S
A
L
U
M
S
R
A
V
I
B
M
I
S
A
V
O
I
R
S
A
L
U
N
E
E
D
A
A
M
E
R
I
C
A
N
B
E
A
U
T
Y
C
O
N
F
I
T
N
O
L
U
C
K
G
E
S
T
A
T
E
K
I
T
S
C
H
D
R
I
N
K
S
S
T
E
E
L
E
R
Wed 2/26/2020
G
R
A
M
M
Y
O
N
K
P
K
A
T
R
A
D
I
O
S
R
O
A
R
O
N
O
A
T
O
N
A
L
A
T
T
E
S
T
T
O
B
E
G
U
N
P
L
A
Y
M
O
B
I
L
S
E
G
A
I
D
I
D
H
I
P
S
D
O
N
T
L
I
E
S
K
I
E
S
A
I
P
A
W
D
R
A
P
E
D
L
E
I
G
H
M
O
D
S
U
R
L
Y
P
E
R
N
O
D
P
E
P
T
E
L
L
S
M
S
T
R
O
M
P
E
L
O
E
I
L
A
F
A
R
T
R
O
T
A
S
Y
O
U
W
I
S
H
R
U
S
S
O
G
O
A
N
D
S
E
E
B
E
N
H
U
R
O
A
K
G
I
N
A
O
N
E
A
L
L
G
P
S
E
N
T
S
B
A
D
G
U
Y
Billie Eilish is a bad guy:
Sun 1/24/2016 NY Times, Sun, Jan 24, 2016 INITIAL TURN
P
A
R
A
M
U
S
C
A
R
T
E
A
L
R
I
C
H
O
L
E
M
I
S
S
A
B
A
A
C
L
U
E
S
A
I
S
D
I
A
N
D
N
A
N
C
Y
B
O
O
M
A
L
L
Y
E
E
N
S
Y
N
O
D
E
A
L
T
B
A
C
O
L
A
D
N
A
S
A
V
A
G
E
C
E
N
A
T
T
Y
S
I
N
A
L
L
A
S
T
H
O
U
G
H
A
H
I
S
O
W
N
N
I
E
C
P
U
O
F
N
O
O
D
L
E
S
C
P
A
G
U
N
S
C
H
I
P
P
E
R
L
U
T
E
S
A
T
L
N
A
T
A
L
I
E
S
E
E
P
S
O
T
O
M
E
L
F
I
S
U
E
S
S
H
A
H
P
D
A
O
F
P
A
P
E
R
R
B
I
T
I
C
K
L
E
R
R
Y
A
N
H
E
F
T
H
U
E
V
O
A
N
E
T
H
E
L
M
A
L
F
O
N
S
O
T
I
C
M
O
N
E
Y
M
Y
O
P
I
A
S
G
T
O
M
I
L
K
B
T
U
S
E
R
I
O
U
S
L
Y
S
A
R
E
T
S
Y
I
A
N
L
E
A
N
N
E
S
S
T
I
E
R
I
S
C
A
L
P
S
T
U
B
Y
O
W
O
N
D
E
R
T
M
I
C
O
O
K
E
D
I
T
O
R
A
H
O
R
A
M
A
A
M
S
L
O
T
B
Y
U
O
N
C
R
E
D
I
T
A
N
T
E
T
E
R
N
A
N
N
C
L
A
R
I
C
E
N
Y
E
S
S
E
G
A
R
E
D
R
E
T
R
E
A
D
Thu 8/25/2011
S
E
N
S
E
F
O
O
D
B
S
M
T
A
M
O
U
R
E
L
M
O
A
W
A
R
S
C
R
E
A
M
E
D
A
T
S
I
S
I
S
E
A
T
O
L
I
N
C
I
S
C
O
Y
E
S
L
O
S
E
A
R
C
S
N
E
T
C
L
O
B
B
E
R
E
A
S
E
S
S
H
E
S
A
L
A
D
Y
K
N
O
W
S
H
U
R
T
A
N
I
A
C
O
N
E
S
T
O
G
A
I
C
K
E
S
O
N
A
D
A
R
E
D
A
K
T
I
L
E
S
P
I
N
E
S
C
R
A
I
T
T
W
E
E
P
E
X
P
O
O
M
N
I
T
R
O
L
L
E
Y
C
A
R
C
I
A
O
S
A
U
L
D
R
E
C
K
A
S
S
N
K
Y
L
E
S
E
L
E
S
Sun 6/13/2010 NY Times, Sun, Jun 13, 2010 FLAG DAY
M
E
T
A
L
S
E
R
E
N
O
W
L
A
L
A
W
R
B
I
M
A
N
R
O
M
A
N
I
A
M
O
B
I
L
E
S
B
E
A
N
C
O
B
A
I
N
A
G
A
M
A
S
S
E
L
E
S
G
Y
M
S
C
E
N
T
M
E
S
T
I
Z
O
S
H
E
P
A
C
Q
U
I
N
C
I
T
E
S
C
A
L
A
M
I
T
O
U
S
S
T
A
L
E
S
T
A
T
A
R
U
N
T
I
E
S
T
O
S
A
R
I
R
E
L
A
N
D
P
S
H
A
W
M
I
N
I
S
T
S
S
C
O
W
L
E
L
I
E
L
E
C
T
R
U
M
D
O
H
H
E
W
A
B
L
E
E
E
O
C
I
T
A
L
Y
I
S
A
T
M
A
L
T
A
S
E
N
H
L
A
R
S
L
O
N
G
A
A
V
E
E
R
A
S
E
S
A
N
B
O
U
T
L
O
E
B
S
R
E
B
U
I
L
T
K
I
T
I
N
K
I
N
D
F
R
A
N
C
E
S
I
S
T
I
N
E
G
O
O
N
S
T
R
I
K
E
E
N
C
O
D
E
S
P
Y
C
S
D
S
O
S
N
A
R
L
S
A
T
E
A
S
T
K
A
P
P
D
E
N
T
I
O
H
M
A
G
E
D
I
G
E
A
R
B
O
O
K
S
N
O
E
X
I
T
F
E
R
E
N
G
I
A
E
R
I
A
L
S
O
N
I
A
D
O
R
S
E
T
P
R
E
S
T
O
In this ingenious puzzle, we need to read the names of the colors for the Down answers as in a normal rebus, but the Across answers work differently. Consecutive color bars combine to form flags of six different countries. Substitute the associated country names for the blocks of colors, and it all makes sense. See Wordplay for the full story including an interview with the constructor.
In my year-end wrap up Notable Puzzles of 2010 on Wordplay, I named this crossword my Puzzle of the Year.
