Wishing you all a very happy Robyn Weintraub Friday!
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FRIDAY PUZZLE — It would be easy to assume that today’s column is about physics based on the headline alone, but it isn’t. I just admired the clue for 24D. I think you will, too.
A great clue-answer pairing isn’t totally unexpected, of course. This is a Robyn Weintraub puzzle, and while I try not to play favorites with the constructors, I think we can all agree that she makes some of the zingiest crosswords in the community. Look at the lively phrases with which Ms. Weintraub has salted her grid — I liked 14A, 17A, 25A, 40A, 51A, 55A, 6D, 24D, 11D and 27D.
Try not to race through this one. Savor the entries by saying them out loud. Stop to admire the wordplay-packed cluing. I promise that you will enjoy the experience that much more if you really look at the grid you’re solving.
Tricky Clues
14A. The answer to the clue [Gatsby or Hamlet] is TRAGIC HERO. I’m unsure whether Jay Gatsby and Hamlet are really heroes, given their moral ambiguity, but they certainly are tragic.
17A. For [Sides of circles?], I employed my well-known “stare at the grid until the penny drops” method of solving. I mulled over the meanings of the word “sides” until I realized that Ms. Weintraub was referring to side dishes, and that the circles were ONION RINGS.
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