, SWIFT, and those song titles are all clued without reference to Taylor’s oeuvre: MINE, FEARLESS, BABE, RED, BLANK SPACE, SHAKE IT OFF, and DEAR JOHN. I knew the two 10s, and Red and Fearless double as Swift album titles. I was slowed down a bit pre-revealer by wanting to WALK IT OFF with that minor injury. Just me? Also: Not convinced that the puzzle needed to have the three short titles in asymmetrical spots along with the four long titles. If you are ignorant of pop culture, you could complete this puzzle without a hitch. So no fair complaining that you shouldn’t be expected to know the work of a massively successful singer/songwriter who’s been thriving for the past 16 years, as well as making headlines for having a jackass purchase the masters to her albums (inspiring her to re-record her albums, note for note, so that she owns the masters-savvy!).įave fill: YOINK, STORYBOOK romance, FREAKED, and BANFF. Please let this clue be from the med students and not the puzzle editors! Would you believe I learned the phrase salad days from crossworder Ross Trudeau’s dad’s comic strip, Doonesbury, back around 1979? Going to echo Sophia’s comment yesterday about phrases like GRAB AT not being great fill.ĭidn’t really know: 36d. It’s a high-end brand that’ll cost you a pretty penny. This was a gimme, not that I’ve ever bought it. Hello there, everyone! Here is hoping that you all had a good time celebrating the holiday, and also hope that no one hurt themselves setting off any sparklers or fireworks! Gorski’s C r ♥ s s w ♥ r d Nation puzzle (Week 579), “Bond…James Bond”-Ade’s takeĬrossword Nation puzzle solution, Week 570: “Bond…James Bond” If you think this is obscure but don’t complain about the names of 1940s baseball players being included in puzzles, I don’t want to hear it.Įlizabeth C. Today’s crossword has a pretty cute theme, especially when taking a gander at the title when first looking at the puzzle. The circled letters span at least two words in those entries, creating that “bond.” Each of the five theme entries have circles in it, and when filled in, spell the last name of a celebrity whose first name is James. HIGH-BROW NOVEL (24A: ) – (James) Brown.PRELUDE AND FUGUE (39A: ) – (James) Dean.Took a little while to catch on to the theme since I was not getting the circled letters filled fast enough, but was worth the wait in knowing what was happening. Also got slowed down when I put in “unbuckles” instead of UNFASTENS (35D: ).
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