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| Rangoli by Gowri |
This crossword bids adieu to the year gone by. There is a nina (in the fourth column from the right) that reads, BYE ZOZZ. "ZOZZ," of course, is meant to be squinted at, to get a passable imitation of 2022 :-).
This puzzle is a double pangram: every letter of the alphabet appears at least twice in the solution, which is again a nod to 2022, the year that has an abundance of "2"s.
In fact, the puzzle is nearly a triple pangram—as another little homage to 2022, 22 letters appear at least 3 times in the solution.
Fitting in so many "J"s, "Q"s, "Z"s, etc. made it hard to create any thematic entries, and there aren't any. The surfaces of 5d and 6d allude to the end of the year and the beginning of a new year, respectively.
I try to not repeat an indicator word within a crossword, but "cut" (for omitting the last letter) slipped through in this one, making an appearance in both 9a and 19a.
Finally, yet again, a crossword of mine has landed on a number that is a reversible prime! Both 13751 and 15731 are prime numbers.
Personal notesAutumn
is in full swing here; leaves have gone through incredible shades of
red and yellow and are now mostly brown and falling. It's the best time
of the year, according to Oona, my 7-year-old dog. She loves to stand
under a large tree in my neighbourhood, waiting for large clusters of
leaves to fall. It's not the leaves themselves that actually interest
her—it's their shadows. These wispy shadows dart across the ground,
kindling a deep-rooted hunting instinct in her, as she probably imagines
them to be a fierce and/or edible swarm of creatures scampering around!
Here's an obligatory link to an Oona pic [https://twitter.com/
Wishing everyone a happy new year, one filled with dogs and cats and other good things.
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