#Marvel characters grid series

They were either low-budget straight to video affairs, or the films were just critically panned low-quality movies that people regretted seeing in the first place. Only experienced this once, and it was the most annoying and inconvenient way of doing things imaginable.With some exceptions, itвЂ™s hard to believe that there was a period of time when superhero films werenвЂ™t considered big business.

#Marvel characters grid series

Enola Holmes is based on a recent retconning novel series by Nancy SpringerвЂ¦ ThatвЂ™s a weird combo of really expensive and really cheapвЂ¦ I say that not just because 55A is possibly a shout out to a certain blog owner:

IвЂ™m sure the possible theme entries here are innumerable what this does mean is you can (and should) pick some answers with strong imagery, which Ms. , OвЂ™HARA, and if you donвЂ™t know the player, well, Kelley can be a first or last name, so youвЂ™d better hope you know the word HAPTIC to put this one together.Д®mma OxfordвЂ™s Los Angeles Times crossword-GarethвЂ™s summaryД®mma OxfordвЂ™s theme concept is quite simple: R is deleted (as explained at 63A, R-OUT) from the second parts of five answers and the results get the вЂњwackyвЂќ treatment. The GвЂ™s in a country abbreviation, and I sure didnвЂ™t know where the 2024 European soccer tournament will be ( GERmany). The O crosses a brand name, MIDOL (though IвЂ™m glad to see unembarrassed clues for MIDOL and a PAP smear). Not so keen on fill like SAONE, ELKTON (a small town in Maryland youвЂ™d have no real reason to know if youвЂ™re not from around there), red TAPISM (havenвЂ™t seen that form before), and APELET (!). Not knowing XTRA detergent and not being super familiar with the MARIO franchise, it took a bit of work to unravel the state. Complimentary item, not compensation.ДЇave mislead: 76a. Labrador retriever, I assume, not laboratory. Terrific theme! Familiar phrases ending with a shortened form of a word are reinterpreted as if the second word is short for an entirely different word: THEME:В The vowels I O U are the only vowels found in common phrases (in that order).ДЇireball crossword solution, 6 23 22, вЂњShortchangingвЂќ

Pride month content!! Loved seeing Jojo SIWA, Jonathan Van NESS, and SKITs on вЂњThe Big Gay Sketch ShowвЂќ.Дavid TuffsвЂ™ Universal Crossword, вЂњBroken PromiseвЂќ - Jim QвЂ™s write-up.

The only moment I was totally lost for was 67a for AODAI.

The stacked long downs in this puzzle are lovely: LOSTATSEA/UNICYCLES and ABILITIES/HASITMADE.

Even 41d for BIRD counts because of the Marvel character, right? I also loved how many other clues in the puzzle were superhero releated! 1d for EGGS, 65d for CAR, 35d for ABILITIES, and 56d for EVIL. ItвЂ™s a nice touch that makes a вЂњlistвЂќ theme puzzle feel fresh as opposed to repetitive during the solve. Even though all these characters are superheroes (and thus, pretty similar), one is clued by the actress who plays her, one by her secret identity, and two by what they wear. I appreciate the different angles Amanda took in each of her theme clues. This is a great set of characters spanning multiple franchises, and I canвЂ™t believe how well their names line up. USA Today, 06 23 2022, вЂњColorful CharactersвЂќ Jeff ChenвЂ™s New York Times crossword-BenвЂ™s review Gave this one the side-eye, but I googled it and it checks out.

What did you try first? I wanted GOTTA BE, then AINвЂ™T, before landing on the right answer. A sporran is definitely a kilt accessory, but I wouldnвЂ™t call a TAM one. AFAIK, the TAM has nothing to do with the kilt other than being made with the same tartan.

I had LAW here for too long which made for a slow beginning. I have always liked the word COHORT for some reason, going all the way back to my high school Latin class days. However, fill like EAT DIRT, вЂњ HOW RUDE!,вЂќ RICOLA (вЂњRiiicolaaaah!вЂќ), and вЂњ CANвЂ™T WAIT!вЂќ are a lot more fun. SoвЂ¦a solid theme, maybe not the most thrilling, but solid wordplay. STRAINING and REFRAINS arenвЂ™t quite that, but there probably arenвЂ™t that many potential long entries for this theme. That aha moment was what I needed to go back and finish the job.ДЄ puzzle is more fun for the solver when the theme answers are lively and interesting. Nothing was working for me at the start, so I ended up getting to the revealer without a clue to the theme.