Welp, I was wrong about the hemiquincentennial and themed puzzles. Aside from PRESIDENTIALRUN (Race to the top), there's nothing particularly patriotic about this one. And I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, because, duh, Friday and Saturday are themeless. Ever find yourself in a situation where you forget everything that you've been talking about for ten years and SPEW out some CANARD, only to realize it the next morning? Well, IKNOWTHEFEELING.
So, Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the puzzle? Well, some of clues seemed straightforward ("Accepts accolades onstage, say" (
TAKESABOW), "Opposite side" (
FOE)), and some are that type which can be contorted to make sense, but which are less satisfying (N.A.A.C.P. member?: Abbr. (
ASSN) (the abbreviation ASSN being a "member" of the shorter abbreviation), and "Play pieces?" (
SETDESIGNS) (Sure, they're part of the construction of a play, but are they often considered "pieces?"). I know, I know, it's a game and part of the game is that the constructors and the clue writers try to trick the solvers, but sometimes it works better than other times. I have gone back and forth a bit on "Makes a return that hits the net?" (
EFILES), because it's a fun tennis decoy, but agreeing that "hits the net" is normal to mean "travels via the internet" is ... well, is it a
SRSLY? situation or is it a
YES?
On the other hand, I did enjoy "Item that's not on the list, say" (IMPULSEBUY), "Shelling" (MORTARFIRE), and "Claims not to have known" (PLEADSIGNORANCE) (although I first wanted "feigns" here), and the puzzle as a whole was satisfying. What did you think?
- Horace
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