Nice clue! Though I laughed out loud at NON-binary being right next to BRO CODE. :)ĥ8D: CARMEN – I loved this clue, though I’ll acknowledge it’s squarely in my wheelhouse / age demographic to know this!ĩ4D: NON – Yes, yes, yes. Toss “inaptly” from the clue and let’s talk.ģ8D: GAY – I will only accept this if it’s rainbow and fabulous. Many families have sons who are, in fact, ladies. (Side note: Is the grid shape of brackets made of black squares tied into the theme? Mathematicians and others – what do you think?)Ĥ3A: DRAG – I’m always excited to see LGBTQ+ representation in the NYT puzzle!ĥ2A: FARMS – I also enjoy seeing modern concepts as a way to freshly clue words like this.ħ4A crossing 59D: KERR crossing AYRES was a toughie for me!ġ2D: SON – The strictly and binarily gendered nature of this clue didn’t sit well with me. Even still, I liked how there was a wide variety of in-the-language phrases amongst the theme entries and that they didn’t just use the same phrasing format each time. The syntax of the clue for NEVER ENDING STORY didn’t quite work for me, and that theme entry idea seemed too similar to NONSTOP FLIGHTS to have both in the puzzle.
My favorite executions of this idea were certainly AD INFINITUM and BEARS REPEATING.
I liked this theme and, largely, how it was executed! Each theme entry phrase is reimagined as a descriptor of saying the same one word over and over and over again. 24A: NEVER ENDING STORY ģ2A: BEARS REPEATING Ĥ5A: PERPETUAL MOTION ħ2A: AD INFINITUM ĩ7A: RECURRING DREAMS ġ06A: NONSTOP FLIGHTS ġ15A: CONTINUITY OF CARE
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