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Subscribers to the AV Club puzzles already know that yesterday was my turn in the rotation. Fun fact: The theme for that puzzle was one of the many rejected ideas in the Great ACPT #5 Scramble of 2014. You may recall I proposed seven themes in the space of three days before the one that was deemed ACPT-worthy was finally accepted. Whew. I’d say I’d love another session where I was asked to vomit out theme ideas in the space of 48 hours, but I’d be lying. That was tough. Regardless. Enjoy that one. And enjoy today’s offering.
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Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.
Happy 101th Anniversary, Crossword! You know, this coming Sunday….
Liked the puzzle, but 30A hasn’t been the case since 2011.
Armagh, the phrasing of the clue does not necessarily imply current status and … you appear to be wrong anyway [if Wikipedia is to be trusted]: “Trollhättan Assembly is an automobile factory in Trollhättan, Sweden. The factory opened in 1947 under the ownership of Saab AB, then passing to Saab Automobile…. The plant ended production in 2011 and restarted in 2013, after the National Electric Vehicle Sweden purchase of Saab Automobile. The Trollhättan complex, including the assembly, is now the sole site of all Saab engineering and manufacturing activities.”
In reply to Armagh
26D took me a LOT longer than it should have. Thanks!