quick look over the shoulder crossword clue

Finally, “Flare up?” is a wordplay clue that refers not to a flare-up of a medical condition but to a flare you might see up in the sky: a NOVA (the word for a star increasing in brightness). The entry here is ACUTE, which is the word for an angle of less than 90 degrees.ĥ6D. The clue “Less than right” isn’t about being less than accurate, but about being smaller than a right angle. CLOGs are a type of shoe similar to mules, so “One of a pair in the mule family?” is a CLOG.Ĥ9D.

“Quite dry, but sparkling?” is a fun clue that sounds like it should describe a dry-yet-sparkling wit but instead refers to BRUT, a category of dry (which is to say, not sweet) sparkling wine.ģ4D. Let’s take a look at some of those delicious wordplay clues and then unpack the theme: Tricky CluesġA. I think I may have overworked my cake metaphors here, but you get the point: This is a Wednesday! The cluing is also in that sweet spot of not-too-easy while featuring witty wordplay clues to sink your teeth into. It’s certainly not a piece of cake, but the theme (described below) is a little easier than a typical Thursday theme while remaining more complex than the ones on Mondays and Tuesdays. I think this puzzle is the epitome of a Wednesday. Wednesday is traditionally one of the harder days for themed puzzles. Check it out for insight into that inspiration - I just love hearing about how constructors came up with their themes! Lin is a computer engineer, and as she describes in her notes below, her work inspired the theme of this puzzle. WEDNESDAY PUZZLE - Welcome back to Barbara Lin, who is making her seventh appearance as a constructor of the New York Times Crossword.

Quick look over the shoulder crossword clue