It's too bad that the long Downs are tangled in a bunch of ambiguous sludge, because they're fine, particularly GOING ONCE (29D: Presale alert?), which is maybe not the greatest standalone answer, but the "?" clue (again, hard as hell) works really well, and gave me that same "oh nice" feeling I had after getting ARM HAIR. But this is its third appearance in the NYTXW, so I guess it's a thing. SAW TO before SET TO down there as well ( 58A: Got busy on). It's really hard to get excited when the you are struggling *and* so much of your struggle is coming around answers that are ambiguous in this way-a CRAPSHOOT kind of way. See also GAH, which I had as UGH and BAH before getting anywhere near GAH (44A: "Blast!"). This is one of those _SAT phrases where I have no idea what's supposed to happen in the blank. There's ERHU, sure, but it crosses HITS AT (37A: Tries to swat). So even though I think this theme rules, my experience was more slog than joyride. Unfortunately, it's also the corner with the most unpleasantness / unlikeable things. or at least an amplifying effect, helping to make the SW corner the hardest section By A Longshot, such that it is almost all I remember. But it's never been in the NYTXW before, and my knowledge of Chinese stringed instruments begins and ends with the zither and the KOTO (the first and only thing I wanted, despite its having many more than two strings). It's a real thing alright, and not a bygone one either. This is not a knock on the validity of ERHU. that kind of difficulty is less thrilling. Difficulty that comes from a two-string instrument I don't know and have no hope in hell of spelling. When difficulty ends with a revelation like *that*, I'm thrilled. Just a great repurposing of a familiar phrase. I sincerely thought "damn, that's good," in the moment, as I was solving. Scratch that "had to admit" sounds like I was grudging, and I wasn't. But then I worked some crosses and finally got it, and after being so mad at that clue. I had the ARM part and still no bleeping idea. Let me talk about toughness I loved, first: that clue on ARM HAIR (22D: Tricep curls?). Weirdly, ended up being mostly overshadowed by other, tougher parts of the puzzle-by toughness in general, and a toughness that was achieved. I discovered the gimmick early (not hard) and. Well the theme is really clever and I admire it a whole bunch. As a very versatile instrument, the erhu is used in both traditional and contemporary music arrangements, such as pop, rock and jazz. It is the most popular of the huqin family of traditional bowed string instruments used by various ethnic groups of China. It is used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. The erhu ( Chinese: 二胡 pinyin: èrhú ) is a Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument, more specifically a spike fiddle, which may also be called a Southern Fiddle, and is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle. Word of the Day: ERHU ( 28D: Two-stringed Chinese instrument). Hopefully that solved the clue you were looking for today, but make sure to visit all of our other crossword clues and answers for all the other crosswords we cover, including the NYT Crossword, Daily Themed Crossword and more.Ĭheck back tomorrow for more clues and answers to all of your favorite crosswords and puzzles.THEME: Double duty - familiar compound words & two-word phrases are clued "_ / _," with the blank being a potential synonym for both parts of the words / phrases: We’ve also got you covered in case you need any further help with any other clue answers for the LA Times Mini Crossword Answers for December 20 2022. It’s worth cross-checking your answer length and whether this looks right if it’s a different crossword though, as some clues can have multiple answers depending on the author of the crossword puzzle. Outward appearance Crossword Clue Answerīelow is the potential answer to this crossword clue, which we found on within the LA Times Mini Crossword. It’s not shameful to need a little help sometimes, and that’s where we come in to give you a helping hand, especially today with the potential answer to the Outward appearance crossword clue today. However, crosswords are as much fun as they are difficult, given they span across such a broad spectrum of general knowledge, which means figuring out the answer to some clues can be extremely complicated.
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