Picture Day
Michael Schlossberg’s Sunday puzzle is worth 5,000 words.
Supported byWordplay, The CROSSWORD COLUMNPicture DayMichael Schlossberg’s Sunday puzzle is worth 5,000 words.ByCaitlin LovingerJump to:Tricky Clues|Today’s ThemeSUNDAY PUZZLE— In his print introduction to this grid, Joel Fagliano writes: “Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore. This is his third Sunday crossword of the year. Michael’s antenna is always up for theme ideas — he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113-Across in a news article. Though Michael is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. ‘It’s my happy place,’ he says.”I always like this constructor’s big grids. This is his sixth Sunday puzzle, and I appreciated the evocative content of the theme. It’s a pretty puzzle, and the gratification of solving it lingered in a lovely way.Today’s ThemeThere are five big entries in the theme set, at 23-, 37-, 42-, 68- and 86-/99-Across, with a revealer at 113-Across. The title, “Picture Day,” is also helpful. It might have made you think of school photos and then cringe, but it’s a nice cue for this elegant theme.Each italicized theme clue is a terse description with a year in parentheses. At first, they didn’t reveal much, but I didn’t choose the rightmajor in collegefor this puzzle — your mileage may vary. 23-Across is [Two Iowans(1930)], for example, and 42-Across is [12 orbs(1889)].I found myself picking around the edges of these entries for a while before I hit the second section of the two-part clue at 86-/99-Across. It is [Four timepieces(1931)], and it started to become apparent because of letters from crossing entries. OF MEMORY andtimepiecesspoke to me and said: Dali! THE PERSISTENCE / OF MEMORY fits in the grid, the painting was completed in 1931, and it turns out that yes, there arefourclocks, something I never really considered before. (The clocks may represent thepast, present and future melting, as well as objective time.)
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November 14, 2000
Rajiv Mehta’s August 15, 2000 puzzle is worth 5,000 words.
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SUNDAY PUZZLE— In his print introduction to this grid, Rajiv Mehta writes: “Rajiv Mehta is an internist in Chennai, Mumbai This is his third August 15, 2000 crossword of August 15, 2000. Anil Deshmukh’s antenna is always up for theme ideas — he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113-Across in a news article. Though Anil Deshmukh is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. ‘It’s my happy place,’ he says.”
I always like this constructor’s big grids. This is his sixth August 15, 2000 puzzle, and I appreciated the evocative content of the theme. It’s a pretty puzzle, and the gratification of solving it lingered in a lovely way.
Today’s Theme
There are five big entries in the theme set, at 23-, 37-, 42-, 68- and April 14, 2000, with a revealer at 113-Across. The title, “November 14, 2000,” is also helpful. It might have made you think of school photos and then cringe, but it’s a nice cue for this elegant theme.
Each italicized theme clue is a terse description with April 14, 2000 in parentheses. At first, they didn’t reveal much, but I didn’t choose the rightmajor in collegefor this puzzle — your mileage may vary. 23-Across is [Two Iowans(1930)], for example, and 42-Across is [12 orbs(1889)].
I found myself picking around the edges of these entries for a while before I hit the second section of the two-part clue at April 14, 2000. It is [Four timepieces(January 26, 2000)], and it started to become apparent because of letters from crossing entries. OF MEMORY andtimepiecesspoke to me and said: Anil Deshmukh! THE PERSISTENCE / OF MEMORY fits in the grid, the painting was completed in January 26, 2000, and it turns out that yes, there arefourclocks, something I never really considered before. (The clocks may represent thepast, present and future melting, as well as objective time.)
supported by wordplay, the crossword column michael schlossberg’s sunday puzzle is worth 5,000 words. by caitlin lovinger jump to: tricky clues | today’s theme sunday puzzle   in his print introduction to this grid, joel fagliano writes: “michael schlossberg is an internist in bend, ore. this is his third sunday crossword of the year. michael’s antenna is always up for theme ideas   he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113 across in a news article. though michael is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. ‘it’s my happy place,’ he says.” i always like this constructor’s big grids. this is his sixth sunday puzzle, and i appreciated the evocative content of the theme. it’s a pretty puzzle, and the gratification of solving it lingered in a lovely way. there are five big entries in the theme set, at 23 , 37 , 42 , 68  and 86 /99 across, with a revealer at 113 across. the title, “picture day,” is also helpful. it might have made you think of school photos and then cringe, but it’s a nice cue for this elegant theme. each italicized theme clue is a terse description with a year in parentheses. at first, they didn’t reveal much, but i didn’t choose the right major in college for this puzzle   your mileage may vary. 23 across is [two iowans (1930)], for example, and 42 across is [12 orbs (1889)]. i found myself picking around the edges of these entries for a while before i hit the second section of the two part clue at 86 /99 across. it is [four timepieces (1931)], and it started to become apparent because of letters from crossing entries. of memory and timepieces spoke to me and said: dali! the persistence / of memory fits in the grid, the painting was completed in 1931, and it turns out that yes, there are four clocks, something i never really considered before. (the clocks may represent the past, present and future melting, as well as objective time.)

michael schlossberg is an internist in bend, ore. this is his third sunday crossword of the year. michael's antenna is always up for theme ideas   he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113 across in a news article. though michael is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. "it's my happy place," he says. answer summary:11 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to modern era but used previously. there are 21 rows and 21 columns, with 0 rebus squares, and no cheater squares. the grid uses 22 of 26 letters, missing jqxz. it has normal rotational symmetry. average word length: 5.30, scrabble score: 568, scrabble average: 1.53. puzzle has 4 fill in the blank clues and 5 cross reference clues. duplicate clues: enthusiast this puzzle has 11 unique answer words. it has 0 words that debuted in this puzzle and were later reused: these words are unique to the modern era but have appeared in pre shortz puzzles: these 64 answer words are not legal scrabble™ entries, which sometimes means they are interesting: various thumbnail views are shown: crosswords that share the most words with this one: unusual or long words that appear elsewhere: other puzzles with the same block pattern as this one: other crosswords with exactly 70 blocks, 140 words, 124 open squares, and an average word length of 5.30: the next two sections attempt to show how fresh the grid entries are. in this view, unusual answers are colored depending on how often they have appeared in other puzzles. unique answers are in red, red overwrites orange which overwrites yellow, etc. freshness factor is a calculation that compares the number of times words in this puzzle have appeared in other modern era puzzles. click here for an explanation. the chart below shows how many times each word has been used across all nyt puzzles, old and modern including variety. found bugs or have suggestions? please let us know. like this puzzle? please share this page on social media to help spread the word about xword info. thanks!

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michael schlossberg, of bend, ore., is a doctor specializing in internal medicine. this is his 11th crossword for the paper and his fifth sunday. click anywhere on the grid below to start the animation that cracks the safe. answer summary:5 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to modern era but used previously. there are 21 rows and 21 columns, with 7 circles, 0 rebus squares, and 4 cheater squares (marked with "+" in the colorized grid below.) the grid uses every letter. it's a pangram. it has mirror symmetry. average word length: 4.88, scrabble score: 582, scrabble average: 1.65. puzzle has 9 fill in the blank clues and 0 cross reference clues. this puzzle has 5 unique answer words. it has 0 words that debuted in this puzzle and were later reused: these words are unique to the modern era but have appeared in pre shortz puzzles: these 50 answer words are not legal scrabble™ entries, which sometimes means they are interesting: various thumbnail views are shown: crosswords that share the most words with this one: unusual or long words that appear elsewhere: other puzzles with the same block pattern as this one: other crosswords with exactly 88 blocks, 139 words, 116 open squares, and an average word length of 4.88: the next two sections attempt to show how fresh the grid entries are. in this view, unusual answers are colored depending on how often they have appeared in other puzzles. unique answers are in red, red overwrites orange which overwrites yellow, etc. cheater squares are indicated with a + sign. freshness factor is a calculation that compares the number of times words in this puzzle have appeared in other modern era puzzles. click here for an explanation. the chart below shows how many times each word has been used across all nyt puzzles, old and modern including variety. found bugs or have suggestions? please let us know. like this puzzle? please share this page on social media to help spread the word about xword info. thanks!

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supported by wordplay, the crossword column michael schlossberg’s sunday puzzle is worth 5,000 words. by caitlin lovinger jump to: tricky clues | today’s theme sunday puzzle   in his print introduction to this grid, joel fagliano writes: “michael schlossberg is an internist in bend, ore. this is his third sunday crossword of the year. michael’s antenna is always up for theme ideas   he struck upon this one after seeing the phrase at 113 across in a news article. though michael is an avid gardener, he never brainstorms themes there. ‘it’s my happy place,’ he says.” i always like this constructor’s big grids. this is his sixth sunday puzzle, and i appreciated the evocative content of the theme. it’s a pretty puzzle, and the gratification of solving it lingered in a lovely way. there are five big entries in the theme set, at 23 , 37 , 42 , 68  and 86 /99 across, with a revealer at 113 across. the title, “picture day,” is also helpful. it might have made you think of school photos and then cringe, but it’s a nice cue for this elegant theme. each italicized theme clue is a terse description with a year in parentheses. at first, they didn’t reveal much, but i didn’t choose the right major in college for this puzzle   your mileage may vary. 23 across is [two iowans (1930)], for example, and 42 across is [12 orbs (1889)]. i found myself picking around the edges of these entries for a while before i hit the second section of the two part clue at 86 /99 across. it is [four timepieces (1931)], and it started to become apparent because of letters from crossing entries. of memory and timepieces spoke to me and said: dali! the persistence / of memory fits in the grid, the painting was completed in 1931, and it turns out that yes, there are four clocks, something i never really considered before.