Matt Jones’s Jonesin’ Crossword, “Singularity” – Erin’s write-up

Jonesin’ resolution 9/20/22

Hello, everybody! This week’s Jonesin’ celebrates 1111 puzzles with a enjoyable 1/I/one theme. Each of the theme entries replaces the letter I, which seems to be just like the Arabic 1 or the Roman numeral I, with the written-out ONE.

• 20a. [Art student who passed all the Impressionist courses?] MONET GRADUATE (MIT GRADUATE)
• 27a. [“Mr. Robot” actor’s cousin who’s part of an influential pink band?] RAMONE MALEK (RAMI MALEK)
• 45a. [Like writers of Seth Rogen comedies, maybe?] STONER-CRAZY (STIR CRAZY)
• 53a. [“Have a sample, Mr. Clooney?”] GEORGE TAKE ONE (GEORGE TAKEI)

MAC D for Danger Lipstick

Other issues:

• 10a.[___ Danger (MAC lipstick shade)] DFOR. Normally I don’t love partials, however I can’t bear in mind one getting used to clue a lipstick shade earlier than, so I’ll let it slide.
• 47a. [Airport code at the 2002 Olympics] SLC. This would’ve been simpler if I remembered the 2002 Olympics passed off in Salt Lake City.
• 23a. [Ancient Jordanian city] PETRA. The metropolis, ٱلْبَتْرَاء in Arabic (Al-Batrā), was partly constructed from and partly carved into the sandstone cliffs.

That’s all for now. Until subsequent week!

Trip Payne’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Backup Devices”—Jim P’s evaluate

Theme: Apple gadgets are discovered backwards in acquainted phrases. The revealer is APPLE TURNOVERS (47a, [Fruity desserts, and a hint to the circled words]).

Wall St Journal crossword resolution · “Backup Devices” · Trip Payne · Tue., 9.20.22

• 20a. [Lysine or arginine, in biology] BASIC AMINO ACID. iMac.
• 25a. [Listened to something break the silence] HEARD A PIN DROP. iPad.
• 42a. [Request after a bad diagnosis] SECOND OPINION. iPod.

I wanted the revealer for the aha second. After the primary entry I used to be on the lookout for undergarments (like a Cami). After the third one, I used to be questioning (1) if this was some type of bizarre phrase ladder or (2) if these have been some whacked-out Dwarfs (Cami, Dapi, and Dopi). Thankfully, the revealer gave me what I wanted. Enjoyable theme.

14- and 13-letter theme entries are a problem to work with, however having solely 4 of them offers the constructor some much-needed respiratory room. So we’re nonetheless in a position to get enjoyable entries like fully-named TERI GARR, HOLLERS, ID CARDS, and particularly the beautiful SKIVVIES…plus, “I’M NEXT” and GO BALD as properly.

Clues of be aware:

• 19a. [Pinocchio creator Collodi]. CARLO. I’m happy to see this author get some crossword love right here. In some ways, Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio was a groundbreaking serialized story that turned a ebook. It appeared in one of many very first periodicals for youngsters and have become a novel when kids’s literature was itself a novel idea. The ebook has been translated into about 250 languages and bought numerous tens of millions of copies. Fun info: Did you understand Pinocchio initially killed the Talking Cricket by hitting it on the pinnacle with a hammer and that he himself died a ugly loss of life by hanging when the unique serialized story ended? A 2020 adaptation included the hanging scene to some dad and mom’ horror, and Guillermo del Toro’s tackle the story is ready to come back out in December and could also be even darker.
• 5d. [Lose contact with one’s roots?]. GO BALD. Ha!
• 30d. [The “nothing really matters” part of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” e.g.]. OUTRO. Sounds like a good selection for a musical interlude. Here’s Jake Shimabukuro’s model on the ukulele.

Nice puzzle. Four stars.