John Westwig’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s write-up

NY Times crossword resolution, 8 13 22, no. 0813

This wasn’t too laborious for a Saturday, however there have been a variety of issues that sport me pause. Did all of us need 4d. [Mean dude?] to be AVERAGE JOE quite than the obscure AVERAGE GUY? Are all of us a bit unfamiliar with 1a MEGAFAN (which Wiktionary has as “A very large mass of clastic sediment deposited by a laterally mobile river system that fans out from the outlet from a large mountainous drainage” and never “aficionado”)? Are “HMM, I SEE” and “I’M IT” really idiomatic phrases? (I just like the extra idiomatic “I’M AFRAID SO,” however that’s three “I” quotes together with tune “I LOVE L.A.“) I’m extra accustomed to APTRONYM than the R-less spelling of APTONYM.

Fave fill: The ALOHA Stadium/IOLANI Palace two-fer, A.P. GERMAN, Yiddish YUTZES, correctly idiomatic “GOT A LIGHT?” and “GIMME A SEC,” and MEATHEADS.

Five extra issues:

• 61a. [Subordinate clause?], “YES, BOSS.” Eh. If you’ve watched The Bear on Hulu, you is likely to be considering “Yes, chef” proper now.
• 22a. [Widely awarded Ward], SELA. Widely awarded? A Golden Globe and two Emmys doesn’t really feel so “wide.” If she’s brief on money, perhaps she will promote awards.
• 53a. [It used to be yours], THINE. There’s an entertaining sequence of language movies by a Brit who goes by RobWords. I just lately noticed the video on thee, thy, thou, ye, you, thine. Enjoy!
• 42d. [Southern fast-food chain with “Zalads” and “Zappetizers”], ZAXBY’S. I don’t care how a lot you just like the letters Z and X, it’s not an important entry since most Americans gained’t have ever been to a Zaxby’s (or heard of it). I checked their location finder for Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC. No Zaxby’s eating places to be discovered!
• 34d. [Like those who refuse to be organized], ANTI-UNION. I really feel just like the time period applies way more to the companies that struggle in opposition to unionization and never the employees who’ve been persuaded that unions are one way or the other unhealthy for them.

3.25 stars from me. Onward to the weekend!