Wednesday March 6th 2019, NY Times Crossword

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Time: 15:42
Wednesday Average: 17:02
Best Wednesday: 6:52

I MEAN, I don’t understand the theme of today’s crossword. I hope that someone will explain it to me in the comments or maybe, as has occurred before, I’ll grok it as I try to write up this blog entry. In terms of long answers, we have MARCH OF PROGRESS (OK, so it’s March), WINTER WONDERLAND (which my family in Massachusetts certainly seems to be in) and SPRING HAS (allegedly) SPRUNG. Then, we have a supposedly “apt word ladder” with LION, LIMN (which means to depict or describe or painting or words), LIMB, and LAMB. So, it’s Ash Wednesday and I suppose that this is awkwardly representing the lion laying down with the lamb? I find it not particularly apt and if we needed to go through “limn” to get there, well, that’s a longer walk than I would have liked to take. Am I missing something? Should I LET IT SLIDE?

However, I am happy to have learned a new word in LABILE, which means liable to change or easily altered. Seems helpful to me!

I didn’t know that Marc WEBB directed Amazing Spider-Man. How amusing. 

I’m midway through a long week of visits before heading home next Tuesday. I’m tired, might be starting to HEAR THINGS, but am ready to RENEW all those goals I once had.

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  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2019 at 6:19 PM

    Obviously there is a seasons theme going on. It is traditionally said that the month of march, as the bridge between winter and spring weather, comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. James welsch is a married man and a stepdad. Good day to you!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2019 at 6:20 PM

    Obviously there is a seasons theme going on. It is traditionally said that the month of march, as the bridge between winter and spring weather, comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. James welsch is a married man and a stepdad. Good day to you!

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