Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik make their collaboration debut.
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MONDAY PUZZLE — Before we begin our weeks and dig into the day’s puzzle, I’d like us all to pause for a moment of communal self-care. Please join me in gazing at this column’s header image of wild piglets sleeping in a stripy little pile and feel its curative effects wash over you.
If that seems like too saccharine a sentiment, consider it compensation for the biting wit in today’s crossword theme, which Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik have woven into an otherwise guileless and beginner-friendly puzzle. Don’t feel guilty for enjoying the acerbic tone therein — we can have a little snark, as a treat.
Today’s Theme
A sarcastic phrase akin to [“Uh-huh, I bet”] is YEAH, RIGHT. The circled letters in 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across reveal what this phrase describes, in a literal sense: words synonymous with “yeah” hidden in the right side of their entries.
The [Memento-filled craft project] at 17-Across is a SCRAPBOOK, with OK at the end. At 24-Across, the [Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chicken] is POPEYES, which ends with YES. And so on and so forth.
I appreciate a cute and uncomplicated theme like this one to start my week. It elicited a chuckle, which is all we can hope for sometimes.
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