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Jesse Cohn’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s recap
NY Times crossword solution, 10/18/24 – no. 1018
Lots of fun stuff in this one. Also a few little clunky bits (PATEN, NOT DO, POKE OUT), but the good stuff outweighs it. Fave fill: RAGE ROOM, EYE CANDY, PAINT-BY-NUMBER (liked its clue, [Digital art?]), DOOR DASH, “NO NOTES,” GINGER ALE, “MYSTERY SOLVED,” ICE WATER.
A few notes (very rarely will I have NO NOTES!):
- 2d. [Warren of the Allman Brothers Band], HAYNES. Who? I was a kid when the Allman Brothers Band was putting out albums, and never heard of him. Per Wiki, he joined ABB for their 1989 reunion, not the original permutation. At any rate, my guitarist husband, who watches a whole lotta guitar-related YouTube also hasn’t heard of him. Wonder why the constructor/editor didn’t go with filmmaker Todd Haynes instead.
- 10d. [What a ’50s-style diner or arcade bar might have], RETRO VIBE. Part of me loves the entry and part of me thinks it’s too GREENPAINTish. Thoughts?
Four stars from me.
i don’t know RETRO VIBE felt solidly in the language for me.
no idea re Haynes either. 7:11 which is a fairly fast Friday for me.
fun, nice Friday. In addition to the entries you mentioned, Amy, I loved ROWR. fun one! and crossing TATOOINE too—i heard Chewbacca ROWRing in my head as i solved it.
NYT: Enjoyed the puzzle, but there were a couple of rough spots.
I got HAYNES entirely from crosses. I know the band, don’t know the musician – but I can’t think of an alternative clue that would have helped me out. I just can’t think of any recognizable (to me) HAYNESes.
And TATOOINE x ROWR? I understand that for movie fans TATOOINE may be a “gimme,” but crossing it with a made-up word? Not for me!