Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Damon Gulcynski

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A nod to the tabloids of old, today, with four BLURRYPHOTOs of a ghost, a yeti, a UFO, and Elvis, complete with grid art in the online version making those entries appear blurry. The print version filled them with a textured gray. Nice enough, I suppose. Each "blurred" entry spans the words in a two-word answer, and three of those two-word answers are being used for the first time in a NYTX - GOODBYETIME (1988 Conway Twitty country hit ...), PLAYINGHOST (Welcoming people to a party, say), and TRAVELVISAS (Requirements for many vacationers abroad). 

I still smile at C/APs like "Cried sheepishly?" (BAAED) and "Cries cattily?" (MEWS). And speaking of fun, I also enjoyed "Place to end an engagement without breaking up" (ALTAR). Ahh, marriage... is that one paired with MAANDPA (The folks, folksily)? [Ba-dum-tss] (RIMSHOT)! And finally, in the fun department, I also enjoy somewhat wacky C/APs like "Like an oak tree vis-à-vis a fir" (LEAFIER). Who needs EDYS ("A Reason to Smile" ice cream brand)?

It's a Wednesday, and the theme was novel. I spent a little time looking around before I corrected Run to RBI (A solo homer is worth one), but other than that, it moved right along. Onward to the Turn!

- Horace