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30 | 12/25/2013 | 1/2/2019 | 0 |
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3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Scrabble | Rebus | Circle | Pangram |
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1.59 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
The Northern California mini-theme in today's puzzle is sheer coincidence. I couldn't pass up the chance to name-drop my adopted hometown via CANNERY ROW, and GOLDEN GATE just happened to have a matching length.
Another coincidence: today's puzzle may be the first to contain the first names of both its constructor and its editor. (Neither was in the version I submitted: 34-Across was originally STILL, and 2-Down was clued as "Rebecca's daughter-in-law.")
Beautifully tidy, orderly puzzle. What do you look for when you're at the AIRPORT? Which TERMINAL you're leaving from, the GATE number, ROW number, and SEAT assignment — this sequence contains everything you need, laid out in perfect order. Ready for takeoff, captain!
BATTERY TERMINAL isn't going to win any awards for snazziness – it's often the clue for the common crossword entry ANODE – but it's decent. Thankfully, the other themers were strong, at least for this Bay Area native. The GOLDEN GATE logo on the Warriors' jerseys, woop woop!
I appreciate that Jacob didn't try to do too much with the grid. Since he needed five themers, it's a solid decision to work in two pieces of long fill – the excellent WINE COOLER (anyone else think of Bruce Willis singing that Seagram's song?) and the amusingly-named LIMP BIZKIT (rock group). After that, he kept his focus solely on making the grid super-smooth.
Uncomplicated Monday themes ought to have uncomplicated Monday grids, and this does the trick nicely. My my my my!
A couple of great clues, too. You have to be careful for a Monday puzzle, making sure that clues aren't so clever as to go over too many newbs' heads. But an ELBOW being something up one's sleeve? Yes! A great piece of trivia in TYLER referred to as "His Accidency"? That's the way to do it.
Tidy. Ordered. And a little interesting. Can't ask much more from a Monday puzzle. Well executed; up for POW! consideration.
1 E | 2 L | 3 B | 4 O | 5 W | 6 F | 7 R | 8 O | 9 M | 10 T | 11 W | 12 I | 13 T |
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14 B | E | E | N | E | 15 R | A | V | E | 16 R | I | T | A |
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17 B | A | T | T | E | 18 R | Y | T | E | R | 19 M | I | N | A | L |
20 S | H | A | H | 21 E | I | S | N | E | R | 22 E | L | K |
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23 E | 24 R | I | N | 25 T | 26 A | C | I | T |
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27 G | 28 O | 29 L | D | E | N | G | 30 A | 31 T | 32 E | 33 C | O | C | O |
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34 I | W | I | L | L | 35 S | O | A | 36 S | T | O | ||||
37 G | E | M | 38 A | 39 I | 40 R | P | O | R | T | 41 L | 42 P | 43 S |
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44 P | 45 R | Y | N | N | E | 46 A | 47 D | E | L | E |
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48 T | 49 C | B | Y | 50 C | A | N | 51 N | 52 E | R | Y | R | O | W |
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53 I | L | I | E | 54 D | 55 O | P | E | N | ||||||
56 P | E | Z | 57 I | 58 L | 59 L | 60 I | N | I | 61 A | 62 M | 63 P | 64 S |
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65 T | A | K | 66 I | N | G | A | B | A | C | 67 K | S | E | A | T |
68 O | V | I | D | 69 B | R | I | M | 70 A | T | A | R | I |
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71 P | E | T | S | 72 T | A | S | E | 73 T | Y | L | E | R |
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Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.
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