Andy Kravis returns after a two-year absence with a lively puzzle.
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FRIDAY PUZZLE — I’ve missed Andy Kravis: His most recent crossword in The New York Times was published a little more than two years ago.
Maybe he has just been busy as an associate editor of puzzles and games at The New Yorker, but it’s nice to see his byline again. You can always count on Mr. Kravis to pack his puzzles with exciting fill and mind-bending clues.
Let’s dig in.
Tricky Clues
1A. The coverage in the clue [Letters of coverage] is sunblock, and the letters we associate with sunblock are SPF. I also appreciate the pun on the phrase “letters of courage.”
22A. I particularly enjoyed the clue [French buns] for DERRIÈRE, because I, like the puzzle editors, am 12 years old.
36A. The [Jam session?] in this puzzle is not a musical one. It’s a SLAM-DUNK CONTEST, in which basketball players compete to see who can jam the ball into the basket within certain time constraints.
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