Today’s Newsday Saturday Stumper, by Matthew Sewell, is a Stumper indeed. Difficult to work through, satisfying to finish, and filled with unusual stuff. And the northwest corner — difficult indeed.
Some clue-and-answer pairs of note:
5-D, nine letters, “Forecaster without favor.” Of course. But my first thought was of impartial election predictions.
12-D, ten letters, “Rolling over for dinner.” A bit of a stretch.
14-A, eleven letters, “Green first course.” So there really is such a thing.
17-A, eleven letters, “Hits the beach, perhaps.” Okay, but from which direction?
23-A, six letters, “Have undone.” My first (and plausible) thought was REPEAL.
26-D, five letters, “40%-silent soldiers.” Defamiliarizing.
28-D, ten letters, “Chain store?” The question mark is deserved.
36-D, nine letters, “Swift, notably.” SATIRIST — nope. IRISHMAN — nope. Needs another letter.
41-D, seven letters, “Corny Disneyland debut of the ’60s.” Another great gift to modern life. Who knew?
58-A, eleven letters, “Handheld virtual reality sensor.” Nicely novel.
62-A, eleven letters, “Much more than pleased.” Delightful. I laughed when I figured it out.
64-A, ten letters, “Crystalline cleaner for cookware.” Another novel clue-and-answer. Those last three clues are great stuff.
My favorite clue in this puzzle, for its sheer weirdness: 49-D, five letters, “Casablanca bilateral lyrical equivalence.” Say what?
No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Today’s Saturday Stumper
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CASSANDRA. FLATTENING. (With a rolling pin.)
AVOCADOSOUP. (I like the “Avocado Seed Soup Symphony.”)
COMESASHORE. EATRAW. CORPS. JEWELRYBOX.
POPSINGER. DORITOS. HAPTIC GLOVE. INHOGHEAVEN.
KOSHERSALT. ASIGH. (Is just a sigh.)
That Doritos answer was my first entry; I remembered that from a past trip. I didn’t like that FLATTENING one at all — feels way too vague.
Too much of a stretch. But I’m avoiding all puns about dough.
Ha! Thanks I kneaded that.
D'oh!
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