I actually wanted both PSY and USA, but the first seemed dumb (though I guess as an abbr. I just couldn't get any of the short Acrosses to go at first, and so couldn't see the Downs very well. My biggest struggles (which were few) all came in and around the long Downs in the east. (My friend Angela literally just emailed me, unsolicited, complaining about this very answer, and calling the clue "hyphen abuse") " GENDER-BINARY thinking" = "Male-or-female thinking"?. yeah, the clue and answer don't swap out that well, to my ear. is this a compound adjective? The clue looks adjectival. I also got a little confused on the GENDER BINARY clue ( 20A: Male-or-female). That answer took me a while because it's impossible to imagine a non-fictional human saying it. Also no one says I DARE NOT (except maybe the guy who says MOT). well, "word." Only the hyper-pretentious are going to call a "zinger" a MOT. I'd rather see this clued as a partial (e.g. No one says MOT for "zinger." Maybe ironically, but not actually. The only parts that were truly irksome were those that were anomalously old and dumb like MOT (14A: Zinger). Lots of zingy longer fill, very modern, very colloquial. Then I was left to deal with the stupid VE/VJ DAY problem.
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Plus I grew up in CA so I just know the place. Cal Poly San Luis OBISPO was on my daughter's potential college application list for a while. But I got ARTE quickly ( 47A: Musica o danza) and guessed UBER (though LYFT also seemed possible) ( 52D: 9-Down alternative), and then things really broke open with the obvious 55A: San Luis _ ( OBISPO). I had to dive into that corner with zero help from crosses (always daunting). Hardest part for me was that SE corner (that museum!). But the "S" was undeniable and I quickly realized "ah, PH SCALE." Nice, tricky consonant pile-up. I'd had the PH- and thought it was going to have something to do with a PHONE (the keypad, maybe(s)?). Thought I really gunked things up at first in the NE when I had PHS- at the beginning of 6A: 7 is in the middle of it. Residual chemistry knowledge somewhere in my brain, I guess. I have no idea how I remembered the term IDEAL GAS. I always think it's KIMONO Dragon ( 41D: Island after which a lizard is named), so between that and the odd MAYBES, I had a small amount of trouble getting down into the SW corner. Singh say her name so many times over the years, that I figured it was worth a shot and it was. I didn't know that was a goddess's name, but I had the LAK-, and I've heard Ms. God bless NPR's LAKSHMI Singh, the only LAKSHMI I know ( 32A: Hindu goddess of prosperity). Failure to give such attention here meant that my solving experience went from mostly delighted (it's a very nice grid) to eye-rollingly disappointed yet again. not-universally-famous ones) require special editorial attention in the crosses. Again, the museum's name isn't the problem. And then I rest my case, my case being "man you people really don't take design as seriously as the self-styled Best Puzzle in the World should." I mean, yes, the "J" is Dutchier-looking, I guess, but. I then call your attention to the fact that that definition has both "1945" and "surrender" in it. Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, was the public holiday celebrated on to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. And I now call your attention to the definition of V*E* DAY (per wikipedia): I now call your attention to 46D: Time of surrender in '45. But the crosses on the *&$^% Dutch part better be very fair, very clear. Now the crosses on the MUSEUM part, maybe you can be less careful about, because if you get just part of MUSEUM, the rest is inferrable. With a proper noun like that, especially one that is not LOUVRE / PRADO / MOMA-famous, you have to watch the crosses. er September Meaning :- The ninth month of the year- containing thurty days.RIJKSMUSEUM is a perfectly good answer. reb 2 letter Words made out of septemberġ). reps 3 letter Words made out of septemberġ). beers 4 letter Words made out of septemberġ). beeper 5 letter Words made out of septemberġ).
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