{"id":5133,"date":"2026-05-10T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/food-for-thought\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T15:49:09","slug":"food-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/food-for-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Food For Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Orange you glad you solved this puzzle?<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/span> PUZZLE <\/strong><\/a>–<\/strong>Hi everyone! My name is Tobin and this is my second puzzle of the summer! I\u2019m super excited to share this one because I tried out a theme I\u2019ve always wanted to do! Also, happy Mother\u2019s Day to all the mothers out there! If you have any specific feedback or suggestions for\u00a0 the puzzle, feel free to reach out to me at tobinsax@umich.edu<\/a>! More general concerns or questions can be sent to crosswords@umich.edu<\/a>. Happy solving!<\/span><\/p>\n

Tricky Clues<\/strong><\/p>\n

32A: If you\u2019re not super familiar with crosswords, you might not know why certain crossword clues have question marks, but you might also find these clues to be the most challenging. That\u2019s because they often include wordplay or are PUNS.<\/p>\n

45A: OPEC is the largest intergovernmental \u201cOil grp.,\u201d it  coordinates petroleum policies for member countries, focusing on regulating supply, increasing efficiency and providing steady income to producers. Lots of Economics 101 stuff in there!<\/p>\n

64A: Even though I love going to the mall, I didn\u2019t know that AERIE was an American Eagle sub-brand. It gets its apt name from the types of nests that eagles build, which are also spelled as eyries.<\/p>\n

65A: This is one of those words that is part of crosswordese<\/a>: a set of words that appear far<\/em> more in crosswords than in everyday language. Unless you\u2019re from Scotland, you probably didn\u2019t know that a BRAE is a Scottish term for a slope or hillside.<\/p>\n

69A: This clue plays on one of my favorite Radiohead songs, \u201cHigh & Dry.\u201d Here, the answer is SEAS, because it can refer to the \u201chigh seas<\/a>,\u201d which can never be dry since they\u2019re made of water! <\/p>\n

18D: Here\u2019s some ancient Egypt knowledge for you: ASWAN is a commercial city on the Nile river and has been inhabited for over 4,500 years!<\/p>\n

35D: To have \u201cUsed a \u2018five-finger discount\u2019\u201d is to have STOLE. This is one of my new favorite idioms! <\/p>\n

57D: RENE Descartes was the philosopher that invented the Cartesian coordinate system. This may sound complex but it is likely the coordinate system that most of you know, as it just refers to the x- and y-axis! There are other coordinate systems, however, such as polar, cylindrical and spherical (thank you, Calculus III!). <\/p>\n

Today’s Theme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This theme is akin to a Wednesday-level puzzle from The New York Times, as it doesn\u2019t have a traditional revealer like on Mondays or Tuesdays that guides the theme, but fear not\u2014it\u2019s not that bad! There are five clues with question marks and similar cluing structure, starting with \u201cOne who\u2026,\u201d and these are the theme entries! Since there is no revealer, the key to solving these words is to decipher the wordplay in each clue. At 17-Across, we have \u201cOne who\u2019s the most appealing in the office?\u201d which funnily refers to TOP BANANA, a term for the most important person in an organization. \u201cAppealing\u201d phonetically plays on \u201cpeeling,\u201d as you do to a banana. At 61-Across, we have BIG CHEESE, which can be found at the center of a company\u2019s board or a charcuterie<\/em> board. 10-Down gives us COUCH POTATO, which is hinted at by \u201crooted\u201d to describe the type of vegetable that potatoes are (they are technically tubers, but culinarily speaking they are considered root vegetables!). 24-Down and 25-Down refer to people with high intelligence: SMART COOKIE and EGG HEAD, respectively. The wordplay here comes from \u201crises,\u201d which cookies do in the oven, and \u201ccracking,\u201d which can refer to preparing eggs to cook or opening a book.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Answer Key:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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