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3 puzzles by Jennifer Lee
with Constructor comments
See the 16 answer words debuted by Jennifer Lee.
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Thrilled to be back with our third NYT puzzle! We tried hard to make a surfing-themed puzzle work, but decided to pivot to other water puns, and were surprised to find a full set relating to a potential news story. The grid and fill came together nicely after we tried putting a black square in the center of the puzzle. It took a little time to figure out the best clueing angle — but this puzzle by Brian Thomas has always been a favorite, and we took some inspiration from that.
And here is a bit of bonus theme we couldn't fit: "This news report brought to you by ___ " THEATLANTIC. Hope you enjoyed!
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JENNY: We are very excited to be back in the NYT for our second puzzle! Here are some lines that didn't make the cut:
- Farewell, farewell, you old rhinoceros/ I'll stare at something less ... PREPOCEROS
- If called by a panther/ … DONT ANTHER
- I don't mind eels/ ... EXCEPT AS MEALS
- Swans have cygnets/ Seals have puppies/ But guppies just have … LITTLE GUPPIES
VICTOR: The inspiration for this puzzle came from a book of Ogden Nash poems, which I borrowed years ago from my grandfather, Edgar, and is still sitting on our bookshelf. It was published in 1959, and a few pages are falling out, but it contains all of the poems from today's puzzle. Along those lines, I would like to dedicate this puzzle to my late grandmother Eva — as my first and fondest memories of crosswords are from tackling the Sunday NYT puzzle together on summer vacations. Hope this puzzle leaves a good memory for some of you!
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JENNY: We are thrilled to be making our NYT debut! Victor and I are both Emergency Medicine physicians living and working together in Hawai'i. We just re-visited Hawai'i VOLCANOES National Park a few weeks ago, so we're happy that clue made the cut. We've been solving crosswords for a long time but started getting into constructing a few years ago and really started focusing on it more during quarantine. Quick shoutout to Doug Peterson for his encouragement and feedback in our early constructing phases.
VICTOR: The idea for this puzzle started with a line from the song Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex (take a listen!), and originally had BODY LANGUAGE as a revealer, with something like SYMPATHIZE, CANTONESE, and CHICAGO O'HARE. We decided that limiting it to the face made for a tighter set, and switched to ABOUT FACE as a revealer, before watching a John Oliver episode about Clearview AI and settling on FACE RECOGNITION, which felt more topical and interesting. We submitted the puzzle with high hopes and [Technology used controversially by law enforcement … ] as the original clue for the revealer. We were overjoyed when our puzzle was accepted, and we hope you enjoy it as well!