Want to Submit Crosswords to The New York Times? This is truly the highlight of my Friday and a moment I won’t soon top.Kids, you can go to bed now. Thank you all for helping me dream bigger than I would dare. Well, look at us now!Ī few more people I need to thank: Will Smith (not that Will Smith, the other one), Jake from State Farm, the E Street Band, that lady on TikTok who makes the salads, my parents and Oprah. What can I say? You stood by me as I received rejection after rejection from The Times, because apparently glumperfinkle is - according to the editors - not a real word nor anything resembling a real word, and the editing team is troubled that you keep putting it into your puzzles. Of course, I have to thank my amazing wife. To my agents at Hollywood Paws, thank you for taking a chance on a human client. Would you like help?” I know you’re looking down on me now, with your steel wire body and huge googly eyes. I still remember the first time I typed “Dear” in a Word document and you popped up to ask: “It looks like you’re writing a letter. I’d also like to recognize my very first editor, who is sadly no longer with us: Clippy. Thank you for seeing something in me that I couldn’t see in myself. This puzzle would not be possible without my editor, Will Shortz. Your grids inspire me, and I’m privileged to be in your company. I must acknowledge my fellow constructors this week. I’ve spent so many hours looking in the bathroom mirror, practicing what I would say if another puzzle of mine were published. It came true! First of all, thank you to The New York Times for this incredible honor. It just means that we should be gentle on ourselves today: maybe staying in, wearing cozy clothing and drinking hot cocoa.Īnd that, Your Honor, is why I would like to see NO BONES clues involving Noodle from now on. If Noodle collapses back into his bed - I think we can all relate to this - it’s a “no bones” day, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It means that we should go out, treat ourselves to something and otherwise have a great day. If Noodle remains in an upright position, we are all having a “bones” day, meaning that the dog has bones that hold him up. To explain this, we turn to Tik Tok, where, every morning, Jonathan Graziano gently lifts his elderly pug Noodle out of bed to a sitting position. “Lack of objections, in a phrase” is a lovely if uninspiring clue when you consider that, on the regular, the internet is waiting with bated breath to see whether we are going to have a “bones” or a “NO BONES” day. Listen, I know that the point of cluing is to make sure there is a chance that a majority of solvers will get the answer, but this was a real missed opportunity to me. Oology is actually a branch of zoology concerned with the study of eggs, especially birds’ eggs.Ģ3D. Oology is a branch of zoology that has lost its Z as a result of budget cuts. The opening (first) letter of the word “letter” is ELL.ĤD. If you are new to solving, the word “opener” in the clue “Letter opener?” means that we should look for the first letter of the word “letter,” especially since the presence of a question mark means that the clue is not literal. I know the television shows “Jersey Shore” and “The Real World” as reality TV, but that didn’t fit.Ģ1A. The entry DOCUSOAP was new to me and to the New York Times Crossword. I think that solvers who are just dipping their toes into late-week puzzle waters will find this one both solvable and entertaining. I know it’s a word, but still.) There’s something for everyone here - film, television, literature, music, geography, lawsuits - with all sorts of ways to enter. This is a fun Friday themeless crossword that is packed with lively entries and little junk. (“Where the hell did they come up with that?! Is that even a word? That’s not a word, Will!”) Having read them, I’m kind of sorry that “glumperfinkle” has not yet made its way into the Crossword, because I always look forward to a thorough and respectful discussion of etymology in the comments. FRIDAY PUZZLE - In addition to his new career as a crossword puzzle constructor, David Distenfeld is a film producer, which largely explains his constructor notes at the bottom.
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