An example might be someone saying “My roommate wouldn’t steal my food,” and then a cut to the kitchen, where the roommate is happily building a big sandwich with the speaker’s food.Ģ2A. A CUTAWAY GAG entails a scene in one location that switches suddenly to another location. CUTAWAY GAG makes its New York Times Crossword debut. I’ve decided to celebrate with a frosty glass of homemade 17A. The answer to 26D might have eluded me because I couldn’t stop thinking about Buffalo wings and missed the wordplay.īut I enjoyed myself, learned new things and took inspiration from Ms. I needed help, which included looking up the world capital on the Aker River at 62A. It may be, for some veteran solvers who happen to know a lot about many things. I won’t lie and say that this puzzle is an easy one. The end result is that I have carved a new neural pathway, which I have heard is very good for me and my aging brain. Researching is not “cheating,” nor is it a weakness it’s learning. In order to learn these new things, however, I sometimes need to look things up, but I don’t punish myself for it.
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