Willow
YETI (63A: Himalayan cryptid) It’s a YETI sighting! We last saw YETI in the puzzle just three days ago.
SOS (13D: Rihanna song with the lyric “someone help me”) Rihanna’s song, “SOS,” was released in 2006. It reached the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Rihanna’s song is one of a number of songs that share the title “SOS.”
FUN FACT (34D: Interesting tidbit) FUN FACT: The phrase “FUN FACT” is a favorite of mine, and I use it frequently in my articles!
TSARS (45D: Pre-1917 Russian rulers) The word TSAR is derived from the Latin word caesar. Nicholas II was the last TSAR of Russia. He abdicated the throne as a result of the 1917 Russian Revolution.
BIKES (50D: Zero-emission vehicles) I enjoyed this clue highlighting BIKES as people-powered zero-emission vehicles.
INUIT (52D: Arctic Indigenous group) INUIT are indigenous people of Greenland, Canada, and the United States (Alaska). INUIT are the descendants of the Thule people.
Crossword Puzzle Theme Synopsis
PUBLIC TRANSIT (20A: subways, buses, trains, etc.)
QUEER THEORY (Subject covered in gender studies courses)
NAKED TRUTH (59A: Unembellished telling of events)
EYE OPENING: The OPENING word of each theme answer can precede the word EYE in a new phrase: PUBLIC EYE, QUEER EYE, and NAKED EYE.
Did you find solving this puzzle to be an EYE OPENING experience? In addition to the answers I’ve highlighted above, I also enjoyed the clever clue for TWIN (65A: Sibling who shares your birthday) and the grid-spanning answer “WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE?” (11D: Wait, how am I getting dragged into this?”). Thank you, Orca Jimmy, for this entertaining puzzle.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crossword Blog & Answers for October 12, 2024 by Sally Hoelscher
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