![]() I don’t know that I’ll do this every month, but I think the stats are pretty telling this time around.īack around the 22nd of December I had a little bit of a meltdown and ranted about the prevalence of editor-created puzzles in the WSJ that seemed below par. Since we’ve started a new month, I wanted to look back at January especially as compared to December. Lovely clue, right there.Īnd now for something completely different. New clue for that name as far as I can tell. It is utterly, utterly shameful.īut I don’t want to end this on a down note. And yet here we are, the richest, most powerful nation, slamming the door in their faces. Per Merriam-Webster, it means “a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation.” It made me think of all those fleeing danger and seeking HARBOR in friendlier countries. But once I read up on it, I found it so timely. What are your feelings on 20a HEGIRA ? At first, I was irked at this completely unknown (to me) word. I love the word WINSOME, and SWINDLED and HARBOR make for good fill as well. ![]() In other words, getting the rest of the themers didn’t involve much brain power, for better or worse.Īs for the rest, we have a morbid mini-theme in 53a PERISHES and 5d EMBALMS. I cottoned on to the theme with the first one, so that made the rest pretty simple, at least the first half of each anyway. I should think STEP OVER would really look like this: ᴤ⊥Eb STEP BACK would make more sense, but BACK is already taken. This one comes with a *wink wink* since it will only work in the Down direction. WSJ – Wed, 2.1.17 – “Turn Signals” by Paul Coulter Got that? That’s a nice “turn of phrase” (heh heh) to use as a gimmick. The answers are actual phrases that consist of the clue in reverse followed by a word that could roughly mean “reversed.” In essence, the second word is a “turn signal” indicating that the first word is the reverse of the clue. Our theme clues are cryptic single words in all caps. Paul Coulter’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Turn Signals” - Jim’s review I didn’t know there was an Eagle constellation at all, to be honest. What I didn’t know before I did this puzzle: that ALTAIR is a star in the Eagle constellation. ![]() If you have congestive heart failure or kidney disease, we will not recommend lots of fluids. That’s true if you have an acute viral illness. ![]()
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