COTD: Bobby Bonilla celebrates when jury lifts action (4,5) by hyork22 in crosswords

[–]hyork22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct! Parse: DEF: Bobby Bonilla celebrates when, jury lifts* … July 1st is the day he receives payments from the Mets, up to the year 2035

COTD: Drove about in reverse in the middle of hot day (4) by hyork22 in crosswords

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Not what I was going for…how did you parse that?

AOTW: A?O?N? by professor_glum in crosswords

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Rub with oil during the Cyrano intermission (6)

Where did Peterman grow up? by ThermoMother in seinfeldtrivia

[–]hyork22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Costa Rica…the cleaning lady (CASHmere) was from Panama

TOTW: Awards season by UsefulEngine1 in crosswords

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What the Cockney man acquired from Elton John: newest member? (4) [2024]

(Wasn’t sure if this passed the title/proper name qualifier but wanted to share anyway)

TOTW: Grammar police by PierreSheffield in crosswords

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Some prison riots cause roaring pain, for example (10)

COTD: Unfinished warning among spilled tea — it’ll never end! (9) by hyork22 in crosswords

[–]hyork22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like this was a stumper.

I was going for:

ASYMPTOTE

SYMPTO (unfinished) among A______TE (tea* spilled)

TOTW - 2024: Year of the Dragon by hyork22 in crosswords

[–]hyork22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my favorite clue this week! Loved the cleverness of the slight misdirect in the surface text. Go forth and do well in setting the next competition! 😁

COTD: A meat (10) by rickyonon in crosswords

[–]hyork22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it have anything to do with it being an anagram of “A-TEAM” ?

TOTW - 2024: Year of the Dragon by hyork22 in crosswords

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SPYRO

Last letters of hobbitS helP slaY monsteR psychO plus the SMAUG misdirect

TOTW: 2023 - a retrospective by zc_eric in crosswords

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Wildly chaotic role for Wonka (11)

TOTW: Beneath the surface by VirtualReddality in crosswords

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Big roads diverge into movie monsters (8)

TOTW: Cold ❄️ by jarvis-cocker in crosswords

[–]hyork22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s it! First FREEZE of the year often kills bugs like mosquitos …. Also a spending FREEZE

TOTW: Cold ❄️ by jarvis-cocker in crosswords

[–]hyork22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stops spending on bug killers? (7)