Today’s Newsday Saturday crossword, by Matthew Sewell, is not a Stumper. But it’s not that easy either. I started with an answer that I knew had to be right: 15-D, ten letters, “Bound to happen.” I was almost right, right enough to get a few (correct) answers and catch my mistake. I still think my mistaken answer fits the clue better.
Some clue and answer pairs I especially liked:
7-D, four letters, “Close watch.” The answer should have been obvious, and yet it wasn’t.
14-D, ten letters, “Sit-downs.” A nice clash of diction between clue and answer. “Sit-downs” makes me think of Tony Soprano and company. The answer, not so much.
16-A, four letters, “It may be nursed in a nursery.” Aww.
19-A, three letters, “Gull or rook.” Good birdplay.
A clue whose answer I find unconvincing: 65-A, ten letters, “‘Dinner is served’ sight.” Does anyone really say those ten letters? I may need to travel in better circles. Or these days, any circles. Or any shapes.
My favorite clue in this puzzle: 63-A, ten letters, “What those who have had it have.”
No spoilers: the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Today’s Newsday Saturday
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INEXORABLE. But I think of inexorable as describing a force that moves events. If something is bound to happen? That’s inevitable.
TABS. TETEATETES. OWIE. CON.
ENTREEDISH. Okay, a dish that holds an entrée. But still.
NOPATIENCE. That’s me, with the previous clue.
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