![]() Thank you, Adam, for using the NYT to tell the NYT to Stop Spelling It "DORAG" (and if the clue is somehow Will's and not yours, well good for both of you). The best, and I mean the Very Best thing in the grid is DURAG and its clue! 6D: "Anyone who has ever worn a _ spells it '_,'" per a 2018 New York Times article. You don't have to try so hard to make your puzzle feel "Now!" Also, there are other ways to do it. Again (again again) this is all a matter of *balance* I'm happy seeing People and Places and even Brands in the grid. I get the thrill of recognition, and I get to feel like a champ, but I don't get *so much* the thrill of *solving*. you don't say." The flip side of the Trivia Game is that the puzzle can get too Easy. "The hockey player's name is KANE!" "Huh. I'd rather have my slog end with an aha that comes from decoding the clue properly, rather than end with a name. But they aren't the most enjoyable way (for me) to achieve Difficulty in a puzzle. ![]() And some of these are inevitable in any puzzle, and they are enjoyable they give the grid life and range and yeah, cool. Trivia-based clues tend to be togglers: YES I know, NO I don't. that caused me to have to think my way to the answer. But I did feel often like I was on some game show I don't watch or like, with questions being fired at me that I either knew or didn't know, rather than clever clues being. Again, I enjoy and know of many, in fact most, of these proper nouns. ![]() It leans hugely and heavily into proper nouns, in both the fill and the clues, and doing so gives it a "here are a bunch of things I'm into and know about!" vibe, as opposed to a "welcome to my puzzle, please have a good time" vibe. Who is this actor? What is this website? Director? Singer? Character? What is the capital of this country? That country? Where is this airport? This mosque? Who makes this product? Who is this hockey player? Etc. This is a fine grid and there are many things in it that I like but *man* is it a trivia test. ![]()
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