

Subscribers can take a peek at the answer key. Thanks to Carol and Theresa, my favorite moms! Waaah! Q: I think it’s best you left that one out. Q: I’m afraid to ask … OK, what’s the answer? Q: Any regrets about doing a crossword that makes light of the hardships of pregnancy and labor?Ī: There is one song/clue I kind of regret not including: “Greeting to expectant mom who just bought some new maternity clothes? ” And more recently, “Despacito,” which I understand means “obstetrician” in Spanish. There are so many great songs about childbirth. How did you pick the songs for this puzzle?Ī: That was tough. Hi, Mom! If you’re reading this, you still owe me 50 bucks. 23 Soviet newspaper : PRAVDA (CA-PRA CUT) 24 Like a racehorse’s hooves : SHOD. I didn’t really enjoy the show that much, to be honest. On cue, the stagehands would get up and catch a dropped rifle, or an actor who had been shot. 21 Marvel hero with a red-white-and-blue costume : CAPTAIN AMERICA. At the height we were seated we could see the stagehands behind the barricade, sitting drinking Coke, even smoking cigarettes. 20 I Hope You Dance singer Womack : LEE ANN. 19 Language family including Finnish and Hungarian : URALIC. Q: You dedicated the puzzle to your mom, though.Ī: Yes, I did. 18 Bust of Pope Paul V sculptor : BERNINI. But to me, I believe the children are our future, as Whitney Houston taught us. So I figured, why not a puzzle honoring all the infants out there who work so selflessly to enrich their parents’ lives.Ī: I guess you could see it that way, since the Times changed the title from “Labor Day Concert” to “Mother’s Day Concert.” And that’s fine. Explore more crossword clues and answers by clicking on the results or quizzes. They’re such great people - so down-to-earth and thoughtful. For the word puzzle clue of behind rung 1, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the following results. Why the childbirth theme?Ī: Well, I just love babies. Q: So Brad, tell us about your latest puzzle. Speaking of chilling out, hopefully you won’t have to “take (any) breaks” to any ERS! Now that everyone is remote, you can respectfully mute yourself while you “listen” to the lecture, maybe set your Zoom background as a shot of yourself looking intent …Ħ0D: This is a clever clue for something very few people would consider a relaxing event, although you do “wind down” the mountain when you ski in a SLALOM race. Evert was a dominant player for decades, is still a prominent figure in tennis and has been a puzzle entry since 1975.ĩ2A: Sea horses are unexpected in so many ways, including how they carry and birth their tiny young, a responsibility that falls to the MALE of the genus.ġ08A: This is the first time in quite a while that this entry has been clued geographically, which made it a little tricky for me - I think of the CANARIES as the “Canary Islands,” although they are definitely an archipelago (and a habitat for native canaries, if you were wondering).ġ7D: Who among us hasn’t been caught in a SNORE or two in class (or at work), but this was still an unexpected entry. Not too much trivia, but there are a lot of comedy guy references that I knew - Team COCO, PETE Davidson, Bill MAHER - influences of this constructor, I’m sure.ĤA: I thought I was smart for coming up with “scar,” without any way to explain it a SCAB, which sits on top of a wound, makes a smart medical pun.Ħ3A: I’m unsure if the crossing of these two crossword chestnuts forms a Natick: I needed almost every letter to figure out Chris EVERT here (and needed the “V” to then get SUVA), but hopefully I’m in the minority. There’s good quips and some terrific misdirects in the fill today - I put “Rhea” before THEA, “etage” before ETAPE, and “made up” before MADE DO as my major stumbles. Scratch that: Even if you don’t know a single answer, you’re almost certainly more comfortable. For those of us who know ’em all, the process of solving this puzzle will certainly be more comfortable than the process its theme describes to us. That makes this puzzle fitting, in a way, because if anyone has seen you in your birthday suit it is certainly Mom.Īnyone with musical taste so rarefied that they eschew the Ramones, Frank Sinatra and Britney Spears will be sorely ill prepared for the challenge today. Using frozen grapes as ice cubes and binder clips as cable organizers e.g.SUNDAY PUZZLE - Happy Mother’s Day! Brad Wiegmann is back so soon - does the name ring a bell? He was behind (pun intended) the nudist puzzle from February.


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