![]() I wish I were able to forget about it all and just look at the big picture. I have a hard time disconnecting my constructor/solver's brain, unable to avoid looking at the little flaws and tics. The nude in La Grande Odalisque by Ingres is anatomically unlikely but few would argue that she doesn't belong in the Louvre." When I look at a painting in an art gallery, the fineness of the brushstrokes and the correctness of the proportions are interesting, but I when I think, wow, that's beautiful or strange or insightful or compelling or I have some other strong emotional reaction, those technical details never affect my appreciation (or not) of the painting. "Here's an analogy I haven't yet mentioned in public writing but I keep thinking about. Jim's reply struck me as so elegant that I asked him if I could repeat it here: I realize that much of that kind of crossword glue was largely all due to the wheel O's, but I had a hard time with the sheer quantity of it. Plus, even given the constraints, there was a bit too much of the BAAL, SLYE, ME ON, YEO, OTIC, TOPOL, TO YOU, etc. Jim and I had a good conversation this week, and I mentioned that I almost gave my POW to Liz for this beauty, but I had a hard time with OPTIMA CARD, which stuck out as not nearly as good as the others. for CRIERS? A puzzle chock full of these would put me in heaven. Even down to the Subaru FORESTER within CS FORESTER, that's beautiful stuff.Īnd some of the clever clues, dynamite. CIVIC PRIDE, what a nice phrase, and without a hint that it's camouflaging the Honda CIVIC. Liz does such a nice job of choosing themers and hiding the cars within. Each of the themers today are cars hidden in longer phrases, and each car is resting beautifully on two "wheels" (check out the grid below if you missed this)! How cool is that? And as if that weren't enough, all the letters inside the wheels are O's. It's a rare person that can come up with something I've never seen before, and when it comes to a visual element, it's the amazing Liz Gorski more often than not. ![]() I absolutely loved the concept behind this puzzle. One last question: Did you find your car in the puzzle? If you're like me (someone who knows nothing about cars) you can still solve the puzzle! The cars are made by different manufacturers and parked in themed entries that have nothing to do with cars. For those who don't own cars, I hope the gimmick doesn't fall flat.īut just to be fair, I (someone who doesn't own a car but who makes puzzles while listening to "Car Talk") made sure that the puzzle rolled off the assembly line with something for everyone. For car owners, this should be right in their wheelhouse. That's where the rubber hits the road - the solver is asked to inflate each circle with an O and imagine a tire. I am sure that these folks will swing into high gear and crack the thematic code in no time flat: names of car models sit atop circles that contain the letter O. What do these folks do while wait? They drink coffee, talk on the phone and solve crosswords. ![]() This puzzle was inspired by and dedicated to Alternate Side Parking - the NYC tradition that drives semi-clothed New Yorkers to their cars at strange hours in search of a parking space. ![]() Frantic question overheard in my building lobby more than a few times: "Where'd I park the car?"
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