I sailed through one half of today’s themeless grid, only to slow down considerably in the other half. How did you fare with today’s crossword? Join me for a Friday solve! – If you’d like to directly support this channel, consider signing up to my Patreon to receive exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/dailysolve
To toss me a one-off donation of your choosing, use my Ko-Fi page: https://www.ko-fi.com/chrisremo
This is the New York Times crossword puzzle for Friday, 8 March 2024:
https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/
Support the channel via Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/dailysolve
And chat with other solvers on Discord:
https://discord.gg/nfsrS7gwkM
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thedailysolve
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySolve
Twitter (personal): https://www.twitter.com/chrisremo
Thumbnail headshots by London-based Siorna Photography:
#crossword #DailySolve #nytxw
source
I take a slight bit of umbrage with 53 across. Thanks to curiosity involved with liking a decent metal band named "Flotsam and Jetsam" a decade or so ago, I looked up the definition.
Tea for the Boston Tea Part would be more appropriately "jetsam", which is cargo on a ship intentionally thrown. Flotsam is what's left after a shipwreck, or what remains after an unintentional wreck. It makes sense to me to link the words "jettison" and and "jetsam" to remember the difference.
Otherwise, great solve as always, I enjoy the videos.
I had the same issue with the left side. Fortunately, the long down answers came to the rescue. By the way, the constructor of today's puzzle is just 16 years old, making his NYT debut!
The drilling is barely noticeable, so Iโm sure it bothers you more than us. ๐
7D is a weird one to me. while all parts of a watch are small the stem is relatively large compared to other parts. the bit that sticks out is just the tip. the only things larger are the case and some of the plates.
Had the same trouble. The right side was definitely easier than the left for some reason.
DEET (N.N-diethyl-meta-toluzmide) 5:07 is an insecticide. The name is shortened and all caps, but not a brand.
d-CON is a brand name for various rodent baits and trap products made by British company Reckitt. Interesting history of a European product being banned in the US by the EPA as an unsafe product. (I bet that brought a smile to some pseudo-patriotic faces…) It is available now in a modified form.
Iโm genuinely surprised you donโt know Joelโs โSheโs always a woman to meโ. Itโs one of his absolute best, with some beautiful modulation. Check it out some time!
Yeah, I had the same experience where I got the right half of the puzzle fairly easily. Even those two long ones. But i had to look up a couple hints for the left half
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think, very pedanticaly, that flotsam technically refers to stuff being thrown overboard accidentaly, whereas 'jetsam' refers to stuff being thrown overboard delibirately. But again, I'm not an naval expert, or someone who knows a lot about the Boston Tea Party. I just remember they refer to the distinction on QI on BBC :)