They seem like a pair of angels, but honestly, I blushed a couple of times while working this grid. Maybe it was just an overload of awkward Jeff Bezos news that primed my mind to go there, but it went there. Tricky CluesRight off the bat I got stubborn at 1A with “Luddites,” which is wrong (it’s THE AMISH, a debut). I adored the clues for SCOOPS, SPF and IN TEARS, but the whole grid today was really bright. Some cool portmanteaus today: I think GOBOTS counts, HOTLANTA, GROUPONS and maybe FLEXTIME, if you’re feeling a little permissive.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2019 02:37 UTC