#Nyt x word aug 26 2017 license#

Peter is so good in terms of keeping grids smooth that I was thrown a bit by the ASLAN / LESH crossing - I'm not convinced that ASLAN is a name all educated solvers ought to know. KNEEHOLES, for example вЂ¦ that's a real term? (Google says yes.) I appreciated the misdirect toward 'office openings,' but since I didn't recognize the term, the cleverness got lost on me. (Heathens!)ДЄnd a few other long entries more took up space than shined.

Especially when he carefully taped in an equals sign in the space!) Still, though, I'm not sure how big a chunk of the solving population would appreciate even the IDEAL GAS LAW.

#Nyt x word aug 26 2017 license#

(An old chemistry teacher had PV NRT as his license plate, which I secretly thought was awesome. Toss in some IN CAHOOTS, BASE METAL, HONEY WINE, and that's a solid puzzle.Д«ut even as a chemistry wonk, BOYLES LAW isn't super interesting to me certainly not nearly as fantastic as the IDEAL GAS LAW. JAY GATSBY as a party host and THE BIG BANG made for terrific entries, too. ORAL PHASE! Love it, even more so with the deviously brilliant misdirect in 'nursing' - very different than the hospital nursing I was thinking about! I have very high expectations for Peter's puzzles these days, and several entry/clue pairs didn't disappoint. That's the type of innocuous misdirection a great wordplay clue ought to achieve. AFTERSHAVE is a snappy entry in its own right, but it's so ripe for tricksy wordplay. I appreciate how he chooses his feature entries not just for how cool they sound or how bizarre they look in the grid, but whether they can take a clever clue. Another solid themeless from Peter, one of the best in the business for my money.