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Gotta love it when you manage to get a stack of four anythings in a crossword. The corners look sooo much more wide open than normal. Like Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel might say: “well it’s one bigger innit?” And how. Might be a shade trickier than normal, but stick with it. Hope you enjoy it.
I completely forgot to mention that my pal Eric Maddy recently won the Crosswords LA tournament a few weeks ago. Congrats, there Eric. The Tournament director let me know that the puzzles are finally available for purchase, and get this, every single penny goes to Reading To Kids, a charity that helps with children’s literacy. Constructors include: Andrea Carla Michaels, Joel Elkins, C.C. Burnikel, Jeffrey Harris, Sam Donaldson, Patti Varol, Trip Payne, and Doug Peterson. With bonus puzzles by Erik Agard, Joon Pahk, Alex Boisvert, and some guy named Brendan. They’re only asking for $8 for the whole puzzle pack, round it up to at least a $10 will ya? I knew you would. Go get ’em.
Alan Connor of the Guardian wrote a nice farewell to Henry Hook. Take a moment to read it.
Share the puzzle. New one on Thursday.
38D and 48A – ouch! Entirely new words for me. Some really lovely stacks, though, well worth the groan of e.g. 54A.
Nice tribute (in your writing and construction) to my favorite constructor. Hooked on Puzzles remain the gold standard. Loved his cryptics.
A very nice puzzle indeed.
Yeah, a shade trickier, but that’s what we look forward to here on Mondays. Needed some 48A to get through this one. Agree with Dave S. – well done in both your comments and construction nod toward Henry.
Silky smooth and easier than average until the lower righthand corner. Then bam, like the 9th inning last night for the Mets. Took a few extra innings to finish.
38D was easy for me. And people thought I was stupid for taking Latin for four years!