badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
The NYT has to stop this gratuitous use of the near-future President's family, and the ALT-right in general, in its puzzles. OBAMA (and MALIA) appeared a lot because his letter pattern is so grid-friendly. 60% vowels, terminal A—both useful features. And you can clue OBAMA only one way. Nowhere else to go. ERIC, however, has a near-infinity of other clues ... and yet you go to this smug fascist halfwit ... twice in one week!? I'm in no way saying the puzzle has a rightward tilt (that's absurd, just as absurd as the opposite claim). I'm saying the incoming administration is repugnant on every level and casual references to them (and their Nazi, sorry, ALT-right supporters) in crossword puzzles normalizes them. It's the most normalizing thing ever, actually. The banal neutrality of a crossword clue. Fuck all that. All of it. Also, I happen to know that in this case, the ERIC clue was an editorial decision, and one that did Not sit well with at least one of the constructors. I'd be furious too if someone rubbed that shit on my puzzle. Even if you're trying to draw some vague connection to Mussolini's right-hand man there at 45D: ___ Balbo, right-hand man to Mussolini (ITALO) ... no.
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badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
delgriffith wrote:I'm not a fan of today's one.
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
Feech La Manna wrote:I didn't have that bad of a time on it outside of MG MIDGET/DRAWMENToggle Spoiler which probably added a solid minute on my time. Pretty ridiculous cross.
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
badhat wrote:bike solve all problems
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