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Have you met this puzzle?<\/em><\/p>\n

SUNDAY<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>PUZZLE<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>\u2014<\/strong>Hi solvers! I\u2019m back with my fourth summer puzzle, and somehow I published a puzzle on both Mother\u2019s Day<\/a> and, now, Father\u2019s Day. Unfortunately this theme is not fatherly related, but you should still send this puzzle to your dad to solve! Happy Father\u2019s Day! If you have any specific feedback for the puzzle, feel free to reach out to me at tobinsax@umich.edu! More general concerns or questions can be sent to crosswords@umich.edu. Happy solving!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

29A: One of my favorite types of knowledge or trivia to include in puzzles is music-related, because I\u2019m both a musician and huge consumer of music. \u201cClean or distorted, for a guitar\u201d are two examples of TONE, which can be created through guitar amp settings. <\/p>\n

37A: You may either know Arnold Palmer, or familiarly as ARNIE, as the golfer or the drink for which he\u2019s named after. It\u2019s a refreshing mix of lemonade and iced tea! <\/p>\n

6D: Crosswords sometimes contain obscure words as a sacrifice to allow for longer, better entries. This was a new word for me too, so don\u2019t feel bad! A SOU is an old French coin, but it also is an archaic term for an \u201cInsignificant amount.\u201d<\/p>\n

7D: Perfect pitch is a rare ability that not many people are gifted with. However, through rigorous AURAL training, some music majors can train their ears to achieve it. We aren\u2019t all like Charlie Puth! Try for yourself<\/a>. <\/p>\n

9D: This \u201cPair of socks?\u201d doesn\u2019t refer to something you\u2019d find in a drawer, but rather in a boxing ring. A ONE TWO is a boxing combo of punches, or socks, slangily. <\/p>\n

11D: I hope you paid attention in driver\u2019s ed. If you didn\u2019t, you might\u2019ve had a hard time figuring out this clue (and maybe parallel parking). \u201cGood judgement while driving, e.g.\u201d refers to ROAD SENSE. <\/p>\n

22D: This is another quite random word for which I never would\u2019ve thought means what it does. A \u201cDazzling display\u201d refers to ECLAT. Almost sounds like eclair, yum!<\/p>\n

Today’s Theme<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I love themes that almost hide in plain sight, and this one is no exception. A \u201cGet-know-you-question \u2026 or a hint to what the answers do in 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across\u201d is an ICE BREAKER. I\u2019m sure most of you are no stranger to answering these, sometimes awkward, questions at orientation or some other socializing event. However, you may be unfamiliar with recognizing how a word can break up another word within it, which is what each of the theme entries do. We have MAI<\/strong>N C<\/strong>OURSE<\/strong>, PI<\/strong>LLOW C<\/strong>ASE<\/strong>S, STARI<\/strong>NG C<\/strong>ONTE<\/strong>STS and BI<\/strong>RD WATC<\/strong>HE<\/strong>R, which all break up the word \u201cice,\u201d indicated by the circled letters. The hardest part of making this theme was finding words that used each of the letters in \u201cice\u201d just once and in consecutive order to make the theme tighter visually, and solvable. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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