New York Times Tuesday, January 18, 2022 NYT crossword by Kate Schutzengel, No. 0118, with commentary

This was inspired by an Author's Lounge challenge to create a symmetric crossword with more than 75% fill for a Fun Trivia category with fewer than 150 puzzles. There is one marked anagram. Enjoy! Celebrities Harder: Medium Puzzle: 2663 plays [ Scores] Feb 01 22 psnz: 2 Buster Keaton

Dec 06, 2021 · THEME: none Word of the Day: ambigram (19A: Kitchen brand whose name is an ambigram) — : something (such as an image of a written word or phrase) that is intended or able to be oriented in either of two ways for viewing or reading // NOTE: The word was apparently introduced by the author and cognitive scientist Douglas R. Hofstadter (born 1945) in chapter …

Mar 13, 2022 · 9 Be in store : LIE AHEAD 10 “Who, me?” : MOI? 11 Invitation letters : RSVP 12 See 30-Across : THE NOSE 13 Subjects of some tests : LAB MICE 14 Actress Burstyn : ELLEN 15 What some insects and insults can do : STING 16 Primo : TOPS 19 Bit of bad weather, on a weather map : T-STORM 21 Indo-___ languages : ARYAN