Solve for x[Nerds]
In this ep, Rebecca and Brooke review New York Times crossword puzzles from 11/9/22 - 11/12/22.
Including!
- The first-ever, no-details-necessary, void-where-prohibited Crossnerds challenge: ⭐ Guess Our Zodiac Signs! ⭐️ Tweet us @Crossnerds or message us to play.
Also!:
- "Reduplicative names" puzzles
- "Reduplicative": redundant?
- Repeated clues: ALLOWED!
- Non-semantic themes
- Letterbanks
- Two takes on GOTTI
- Things that don't look like boats
- Reverse reveals
- The grammar of adverbs (disjuncts, e.g. "Hopefully...")
- Evocativeness in clues
- What sound owls make (hint: it is not "PEEP")
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