This is his second grid for The Times (after a Wednesday with international puns), and his Sunday debut. Tricky CluesI find no bowling references, but there’s Scrabbley words everywhere you look, with fun clues: ET SEQ, TIKI, LOOFA, LARYNX and so on. A lot of names in the fill, but I think the more academic characters (EDGAR, ENGELS, MR ED) are in deducible spots in the puzzle. 60A: OOPSIE, I had a “boo-boo.”90A: Depending on how you first read its context, this entry might elicit a double take. I thought of a MENU in a web browser (on a rectangular screen) before a restaurant — that’s where you’ll find one with multiple “sides.”

Source: International New York Times August 28, 2021 21:56 UTC