Today’s Newsday Saturday Stumper is by Matthew Sewell. It’s quite a crossword. I started with 29-D, five letters, “Tutta la ____ (till dawn),” which yielded 40-A, four letters, “Something solemnized.” And then a fingerhold here, a toehold there. I didn't think I’d ever get it all, until I did.
Some clue-and-answer pairs of note:
1-A, four letters, “No pro bono battler.” One would think law, or at least I would.
2-D, four letters, “Mythical fire starter.” Clever.
5-A, four letters, “Lee alternative.” One would think LEVI, or at least I would.
14-D, six letters, “Pop icon who lived across the street from Neil Diamond.” I will have to take your word for it.
16-A, four letters, “Pop icon with an Our Way podcast.” Really out of the way. Sorry, 16-A.
20-A, fourteen letters, “Defiant non-apology.” Great answer, at least for a crossword, though perhaps not in real life.
23-A, six letters, “Part of a peak performance.” One would think ASCENT, or at least I would, complete with fingerholds and toeholds.
24-A, seven letters, “At-work gamer’s quick-change shortcut.” I remember reading about it, many years ago.
24-D, five letters, “Set off.” Ambiguity alert.
26-D, ten letters, “Fusion favorite with salmon-topped slices.” See 14-D.
30-D, five letters, “Whom Tiger tied for PGA Tour wins in 2019.” I think the conventions of crosswords require Woods in this clue.
47-D, six letters, “Ladylike?” Really clever. I was thinking something to do with ladybugs.
53-A, three letters, “Sound made by shakers.” One would think TSK, or at least I would, shaking my head.
54-A, fourteen letters, “Online source request.” A novel answer.
56-D, four letters, “Small torch bearer.” Stumpers gonna stump.
My favorite in this puzzle: 60-A, ten letters, “Desirable character trait.”
No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Today’s Saturday Stumper
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NOTTE. RITE. MERC. EROS. BRAD.
SEDAKA. ANKA. ISAIDWHATISAID.
YODELS. BOSSKEY. (Its history.)
BEGUN. SUSHIPIZZA. (Better: SUSHI“PIZZA.”)
SNEAD. TITLED. BRR. CITATIONNEEDED.
DIME. LEGIBILITY.
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