John Westwig’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s recap

NY Times crossword answer, 11 5 22, no. 1105

The second straight Saturday NYT that felt like a Friday to me. Toughen up these clues, people!

In the “Shortz’s team doesn’t care but it bugs me” class: EASY CHAIR crossing RESTING with an [At ease] clue. Also: Why don’t I’ve a simple chair?

Fave fill: FIELD DAYS (although the singular can be higher), MAILBAG (nice clue, [This clue’s answer might contain more than seven letters]), CRAPPY (what? it’s a phrase that many people use), SECRETIVE PRIVATE EYES, literary METONYM, well timed MOB RULE (too many tales from pals voting in crimson states feeling daunted by “poll watchers” who is likely to be packing warmth), HIDE AND GO SEEK (I really forgot the GO was in there!), “RAP GOD,” MAGNETO, and “YAY, TEAM!”

Not 100% certain what WEB ART is. Is this nonetheless a time period of artwork? IOS APP additionally rang hole to me—the overwhelming majority of apps out there for iOS should not Apple merchandise in any respect, undecided what this time period is meant to imply. Apple’s personal built-in apps on the iOS platform, like FaceTime? Didn’t know THE CATCH as a result of baseball has by no means actually been my factor, particularly not baseball trivia from earlier than I used to be born. Sounds prefer it must be the title of a actuality courting present, doesn’t it?

15a. [Many a Zoroastrian], IRANI. This … is likely to be right? The Iranis of India descend from the Zoroastrians who migrated there from Persia. I believe for as soon as an IRANI clue isn’t getting used to imply “Iranian”! It’s nonetheless most likely far afield of most American solvers’ vocabularies so maybe it shouldn’t pop up terribly typically, however at the least it’s not pretending that we are able to use particular demonyms no matter precise which means.

12d. [Dole Plantation, e.g.], PINERY. That’s the phrase for pineapple farms? Huh. Have by no means seen the phrase earlier than. “Plantation” is an unpleasant phrase however Dole in Hawaii was completely about colonizing, so….

3.5 stars from me. The ADMIT IT / IT IS dupe additionally popped out at me.