Janet Maslin has been primarily a literary critic since 1999. The new clue avoids repeating "in" in the answer, which is not easy: You can reach into something without intending to draw from it. We added the year "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was a hit in the U.S. The slanginess of the answer needs to be signaled somehow. The new clue doesn't change much, but is more accurate and a little misleading besides: This could refer to any business-related figure. Besides, you don't even need the clue's last five words. Only the warnings from the Department of Homeland Security come in five colors. It just needed a question mark, because of its stretchiness. Too vague, and maybe not even accurate, as many types of puzzles don't have clues. Also, fwiw, the usual adjectival form of "Ghana" is "Ghanaian." (Incidentally, it's very hard to clue this meaning of WASP without repeating any part of the acronym - "women," "Airforce," "service," or "pilots." Try it yourself!) I had no idea what this meant, and I hate, hate, hate clues like that. Recipients of a 2009 Congressional Gold Medal Joel and I thought this was OK, but Frank objected, saying the clue was too specific for such a general phrase. Generally you want a clue and its answer to be interchangeable in a sentence, be in the same part of speech, and have the same meaning. Since "aplenty" usually follows the noun it modifies, it doesn't substitute well with the given clue. It depends on the breeder and the type of animal. Nice idea, but I couldn't justify the word "cracker" here. (11-Down = MULES) - Slight change, with more accurate wording: Plato portrayer in "Rebel Without a Cause" Many solvers wouldn't know the film reference. Multiple recitals of the same creed are not "creeds." Good, but I've used this clue five times already, most recently in November.ĭidn't like this, because I felt there is only one creed that's recited at Masses. New clue, slightly more helpful, and more understandable:
Since almost no one knows what the "shield" of an iguana is (it's a tiny spot on the side of the head), I didn't feel comfortable throwing this at solvers. Dictionaries define Afrobeat as a fusion of jazz, soul, and funk. While I let this pass, Frank Longo, my chief test solver and backup fact-checker, couldn't verify that Afrobeat is an "offshoot" of jazz. Using a slang term with the same general meaning: But now that marijuana is legal in several states, and some of its stigma has dissipated, I think an occasional pot reference is OK, especially when it's clever.Ĭurrency from which "shelling out" originatedĭidn't care for this, as it felt vague. They felt unseemly for The Times, given that marijuana was universally illegal. Ten years ago I probably wouldn't have allowed this, because I eschewed drug references.
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