![]() ![]() It covers such diverse topics as Star Wars, family, and tree blood.": Wade writes: "Sorry, I’ve already solved it. Wade's son has constructed his first puzzle. He's won two Super Bowls and just this past weekend kept his team in the playoff hunt with a ridiculous last-second win over the Packers. BEN is one of the three or four most highly regarded quarterbacks in the NFL right now. 37D: Gridder Roethlisberger (Ben) - "Gridder" makes me laugh.25D: Pinochle lay-down (meld) - clue sounds dirty.12D: Athenian lawgiver (Solon) - the very word "lawgiver" screams SOLON to me, but only because I had a course called "Athenian Democracy" in college.8D: Needle-nosed fish (gar) - he's been on holiday, I think, because he used to swim all over the grid in times of yore.54A: Pakistan's chief river (Indus) - haven't thought about this river since my 7th grade geography test, but there it was, waiting for me, in my mind.20A: Animals farmed for their fur (minks) - doesn't pass my breakfast test.15A: Like slander, as opposed to libel (oral) - I see the ORAL Roberts memorial crossword tour has stopped at.I've printed this cover here before, but it's worth seeing again. 14A: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" writer Loos (Anita) - a gimme.no tiresome words, you're doing your job. Any time you can get a section with all short answers to come out with a. Have to say that the SW is especially nice, if likely unremarkable to most. ANENT is ugly, but it's a real word, and the rest of the fill is at worst tolerable, occasionally lovely. SEGNO is the only thing that feels un-Tuesday. 40 black squares help give answers room to breathe and keep the fill from becoming terrible. Creates a thematically dense and yet playful (and reasonably open) grid. Shortish theme answers allow for the close placement of two Acrosses in the NW and SE corners, respectively, which then opens up room in the NE and SW for two Downs. The grid shape is really interesting to me. ![]() 32D: Money for liquor? (lush funds) - also good.10D: Ads aimed at hikers and picnickers? (park plugs).57A: Addicted to shopping? (mall-minded). ![]()
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