Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Mi, mi, mi -- sorry, we're just warming up to analyze a Will Nediger crossword that had three ME references, all tied to 53A, Ominous request from a teacher ... or a hint to the first words (and following letters) of 17-, 26- and 43 Across, SEEMEAFTERCLASS. The answers to those clues were, incidentally, BUSINESSMEETING, GYMMEMBERSHIP, and GERMANMEASLES.
There was a lot to like in this crossword -- Will Nediger does not know how to write anything less. Most notable were

• 14A, Brest milk, LAIT (brilliante!);
• 13D, They run when they're broken, EGGS,;
• 31D, Duty-free?, IDLE;
• 8D, Food, in a food fight, AMMO, and, just because it's so fun to say,
• 44D, Granny, in the South, MEEMAW (yet another, unrelated-to-theme ME!).

Overall, a nice puzzle, we give it the often requested but infrequently bequested 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.

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