0:09:27
Mini: 1:57 (possibly my longest ever)
Connections: Purple, Green, Blue, Yellow
Wordle: One yellow first guess, finished in six
Strands: Complete, no clues.
This was a fun one. Four grid-spanning Down answers pinning the sides, and a couple of diagonal channels running through the middle. So there was a good mix of open and closed space to work through.
BATTED (Like baseballs and some eyelashes) was a pretty easy start for a Saturday, and off of that quickly came BADJOKES (Groaners), ADROPINTHEOCEAN (The most infinitesimal amount), and THENEXTBIGTHING (Silicon Valley's holy grail). The next three short ones took me longer. I never studied Spanish, so even what should have been a simple form of the verb "to be" (ERES ("You are," in Spain)) took lots of crosses. The shortest answer in that opening section got the best clue: "Key for getting rid of your work, in brief?" (DEL). Nice.
Another great clue was "Eyebrow makeup" (HAIRS). First, I was surprised that there was such a thing, then I kept wondering what, specifically, eyebrow makeup was called. But no. It's what they are made of. Derp.
"Way in" (ENTRANCE) was good. As was "It's most beautiful when broken" (GEODE). "More of this?" (THESE) was cute, and "Verb that appears the same when rotated 180ยบ" (SWIMS) is almost right, but not quite.
Overall, a breezy Saturday for what is looking like a perfect day in the Northeast. Now it's time to get outside!
- Horace
