1-A, four letters, “Field of operations”: AREA? ZONE? It doesn’t take long to figure out that today’s Newsday Saturday Stumper, by Matthew Sewell, will be something of a doozy.
Some clue-and-answer pairs of note:
2-D, six letters, “Puzzled over.” Misdirection.
4-D, ten letters, “Produces with silk, perhaps.” I thought it must have to do with worms.
11-D, eight letters, “Nintendo persona battling Baron Brrr.” I guessed, correctly.
16-A, ten letters, “Genre for Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson.” I thought it was usually called something else.
18-A, four letters, “Not deep or high.” A book that we were just talking about made the answer pop into my head.
29-D, ten letters, “LED-covered dancer with wedding guests.” I must lead a sheltered life.
34-A, fifteen letters, “Subtly shady compliment.” So much novelty in this puzzle.
53-D, three letters, “Q & A in DC.” I always like seeing such effort put into making a Stumper-y clue for a mere three-letter answer. Value added!
My favorite in this puzzle: 12-D, eight letters, “It could have wings.” I thought my answer must have been wrong, and then I saw a way in which it could make sense, and then I didn’t, and then I did. An insanely great clue-and-answer pairing.
No spoilers; the answers are in the comments.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Today’s Saturday Stumper
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MATH. ARCANE. HANDWEAVES. ICEMARIO.
SCANDINOIR. (I thought “Nordic noir.”)
ONED. (The book was Flatland.)
PARTYROBOT. ILOVETHATFORYOU. STS.
SIDEMENU. (I thought first of a triptych-like menu). But then I thought of the sides offered at a restaurant — chicken wings.)
2-D, six letters, “Puzzled over.” Misdirection
Yup. An adjective answer instead of an implied verb. :-)
You’ve reminded me that I've seen ARCANE clued in this way before. Must be on guard.
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