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92D CO DE / CO RE.Д¬ircled Squares + Left-Right Symmetry + *Only Four Theme Answers = ThereвЂ™s something about this puzzle that is tricky.Even if the CAT werenвЂ™t a relatively recent Monopoly token addition, IвЂ™m sure Evan wouldвЂ™ve found an easy way to clue that SchrГ¶dinger-style. Second Set: Seems pretty clean both ways! And thereвЂ™s CONDO.ДЇirst Set: This was the last area of the puzzle I solved, and while it helped me to figure out the theme, it was the spot that caused the most confusion. And a guilty pleasure, when it comes to sauce. For once, I was glad I did that, because the AHA was more satisfying IMO. I felt something cool was happening and I didnвЂ™t want a spoiler. REVEALER: IВ was able to figure out this answerВ without reading the clue (I was worried that the clue would be too revealing).

THEME: Each of the three Across entries containing circled letters contains a type of house, yet the letters H-E-A-R-T can be substitutedВ for the down answers in those circled letters and still make sense. WaPo crossword solution * 1 27 19 * вЂњChange of AddressвЂќ * Birnholz Or вЂњgoodbyeвЂќ I sвЂ™pose is more appropriate. And itвЂ™s a super cool tribute with which many of us can relate.ДЄlso, IвЂ™m a sucker for a well-crafted SchrГ¶dinger puzzle, soВ this oneВ had me at hello. This personal touch is veryвЂ¦ touchingвЂ¦ for this multi-layered puzzle. I wrote this puzzle while visiting that house for the last time. This weekвЂ™s WaPo comes with a note from Evan: My parents moved out of the house in Highland Park, Illinois, where I grew up. The following is my write-up that I posted on the original day it was published in January of 2019: You can read EvanвЂ™s take on the puzzle here. Today, it is being published again to honor the victims. That locale, of course, is where the recent July 4 mass shooting took place. It originally paid homage to where Evan had grown up, in Highland Park, Illinois. Even then it had a lot of meaning (in addition to its multi-tiered construction). TodayвЂ™s puzzle is a repeat of a very memorable puzzle that Evan first published in 2019. This entry is usually clued with respect to the Lodge.Д®van BirnholzвЂ™s Washington Post crossword, вЂњChange of AddressвЂќ- Jim QвЂ™s write-up Usually the plural of вЂњelkвЂќ is вЂњelk,вЂќ but dictionaries do list ELKS as an alternative. IвЂ™ve never heard of anyone named Anthony being called ANT, but YMMV.

Questionable: AMPLER? Can something really be more sufficient than something else? Likes: KABUKI, вЂњ WEвЂ™LL SEE,вЂќ MELINDA French Gates (though I had never seen her referenced with her maiden name in there maybe itвЂ™s new since the divorce?), BEAN DIP, PALE ALE, DATA MINE, and a cocker SPANIEL. Not a whole lot of sparkle in the fill, probably due to the fact that we have six grid-spanning theme rows, but itвЂ™s solid nonetheless. He generally plays a badass in all his films (thatвЂ™s because he is one the scars on his face are from various fights and boxing matches while in prison), but IвЂ™ll remember him for his tour of his Animal Crossing island in the early days of the pandemic. His story, from drug dealer, armed robber, and convict to leading man, author, and restaurateur is fascinating and compelling. I especially enjoyed seeing DANNY TREJO in the grid. Theme: Synonyms for вЂњhappinessвЂќ are spread out across pairs of entries. Hanh HuynhвЂ™s Universal Sunday crossword, вЂњSpread HappinessвЂќ-Jim PвЂ™s review

Congrats again to the wonderful couple! What did you enjoy about their puzzle? Let us know (and send them your best wishes, too) in the comments below. Random note: 1D APHID вЂ“ Let me tell you how much I blushed at reading this clue! How did that make it through the editing process? Or is this just a crossword clue version of RORSCHACH CARDS for me? 0:)

What I also appreciated about this puzzle was how clean it felt and how fun many of the clues came across вЂ“ for me, it was a joyful solve, even if I wasnвЂ™t keen enough to figure out the theme! Hilariously and possibly relatedly, I had no problem plunking in IMPOSTER SYNDROME instantly and with no crossings. I think this only could have been pulled off by expert constructors who saw the merits of using diagonal (instead of rotational) symmetry. I was overthinking things! It turns out that each across -ROME entry has an intersecting down entry which is a literal roadвЂ¦ and it ends at (leads to) -ROME. I saw the five instances of -ROME in the thematic acrosses of the puzzle, but couldnвЂ™t figure out how ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME.

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IвЂ™ll admit that I had to visit the puzzleвЂ™s write up at because I couldnвЂ™t figure out the full theme myself. вЂ“ 20D: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE leads to 115A: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME вЂ“ 13D: EVERGREEN TERRACE leads to 98A: IMPOSTER SYND ROME вЂ“ 37D: RODEO DRIVE leads to 88A: ETHAN F ROME вЂ“ 24D: PENNY LANE leads to 68A: AEROD ROME