Jake HalperinвЂ™s Los Angeles Times crossword - StellaвЂ™s write-up Not so keen on weird partials A DIVE and AT YOU.Д¬lues are about as straight as they come, so that helped speed things along. I do like seeing VoltaireвЂ™s CANDIDE, and SLIM JIM makes for a fun entry. Maybe you liked this better than I did, but only one of these worked for me right off the bat.ДЄs for the fill, itвЂ™s mostly workmanlike with no long marquee entries. IвЂ™ve heard of вЂњkicking up a fuss,вЂќ but not this one. вЂњLast ditch effortвЂќ also hides a chef (and itвЂ™s a lovely grid-spanner). There has to be a better option than relying on an awkward phrase like this for a theme answer. вЂњRangerвЂќ doesnвЂ™t feel like a job title like the others. Theme: Familiar phrases that hide a job title within. Mike ShenkвЂ™s Wall Street Journal crossword, вЂњHold That PositionвЂќ-Jim PвЂ™s review But overall, a solid Monday puzzle, and one that I had fun solving. The only TATI I know is Westbrook, and if the clue for an answer includes the words вЂњdated slangвЂќ, IвЂ™m never gonna like it (looking at you, STINKO). I only know ETAPE from filling my own crosswords, and even still I wrote вЂњetageвЂќ first. I struggled right off the bat with вЂњheadвЂќ instead of BEAN for 1d. There were a couple less Monday friendly sections around. I also love whenever the Times needs to be meta and clue itself for NYT. Other highlights for me were references to Eric ANDRE, Guy FIERI, and Bette Davis winning Best Actress TWICE. Long downs SEE YA LATER and TALENT SHOW are nice, although I donвЂ™t love the clue of for the latter вЂ“ I feel like reality singing competitions are different than straight talent shows? LetвЂ™s just say thereвЂ™s no one doing magic acts thereвЂ¦. Between the fun phrases and all these wordplay layers, there was a lot to enjoy during this solve. Oh, and the things that are being CAST are nearly all used in different meanings as well вЂ“ think of a physical net versus the internet. Looking back on the puzzle afterwards with the revealer in place, I appreciate how each form of CAST is different вЂ“ the puzzle would not be as strong if it included both вЂњcast a netвЂќ and вЂњcast a lineвЂќ, say. Then I got to the revealer, which I got entirely on down crosses since anytime a clue is that long I try as hard as possible not to read it. (Also, I thought playing possum was playingвЂ¦ dead?вЂ¦ rather than sleeping? So that took me a while to get). NET NEUTRALITY is my favorite (and an important issue to understand), and I didnвЂ™t know SHADOW CABINET but was interested to learn more once I got it.

While I was solving, I had no idea what the connecting thread of the answers was, but as I found each one I thought вЂњoh, thatвЂ™s a nice phraseвЂќ. This is a pretty standard theme, but the quality of the answers themselves makes it stand out. Four-poster or bunk e.g.New York Times, 05 23 2022, By Simon Marotte.Letters that mean Mayday! crossword clue._ Mellark (Hunger Games character) crossword clue.Alexander and Mischa _ tennis-playing siblings who have won a Mexican Open as a pair crossword clue.

Alumni Memorial Hall's building in Michigan: Abbr.

When doubled a Gabor sister crossword clue.

Mustache Hat artist Jean _ crossword clue.

Antonym's opposite for short crossword clue.

_ Room (2019 horror film) crossword clue.

Wayne and Cara _ tennis-playing siblings who have won Wimbledon as a pair crossword clue.

The Addams Family actress Christina _ crossword clue.

Arya Stark's father in Game of Thrones crossword clue.

Indent key on a keyboard crossword clue.

Sun protector on a court crossword clue.

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