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Equal Night vs. Equal Light

· By Lobsterboys · Published 2023-09-25T21:52:53.621Z

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I just learned this today and found it fascinating.
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  • Lobsterboys constructor · 2023-09-25T21:53:32.838Z
    Here’s a link to the background between the two terms: https://news.yahoo.com/equinox-vs-equilux-ll-see-120000012.html
    • kurtalert 🤓28s · 2023-09-25T23:16:00.806Z
      Nice, thanks for the lesson!
      • Lobsterboys constructor · 2023-09-27T01:53:19.018Z
        Thanks, Kurt!
      • Kent D 🤓1:48 · 2023-09-26T01:56:32.879Z
        Interesting and a great puzzle! Never heard of EQUILUX before and I took a bunch of astronomy courses in college. According to Wikipedia, it's a neologism that was coined in the 1980s but has achieved "more widespread recognition in the 21st century." Odd that I didn't go to college this century 😆
        • Lobsterboys constructor · 2023-09-27T01:52:57.887Z
          Thanks for the extra info. Stuff like this is like gas on a fire for me - just can’t get enough
        • Adam 🤓45s · 2023-09-26T15:21:27.713Z
          Fun fact: a Boston cream pie is technically not a pie, but actually a cake!
          • Lobsterboys constructor · 2023-09-26T21:05:26.783Z
            Darn. Never thought to Google that!
          • Elle 🤓1:43 · 2023-09-26T17:58:52.065Z
            Cool, lovely!
            • Lobsterboys constructor · 2023-09-27T01:54:02.956Z
              Thanks, Elle! Love your puzzles!
              • Elle 🤓1:43 · 2023-09-27T18:37:53.074Z
                Thank you :)
            1A
            Chest muscle, for short
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            Across
            1. 1A
              Chest muscle, for short
            2. 4A
              Opposite of yeses
            3. 7A
              One of a related set of atoms, or with a letter added to the end, a brand of gloves
            4. 9A
              Meaning "equal night", this term is for when a point in the exact middle of the sun crosses Earth’s equator
            5. 10A
              Atlanta-based cable channel
            6. 11A
              Meaning "equal light", this term is for the day when a specific location will see exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness
            7. 15A
              Bump up the price of poker again
            8. 16A
              It follows Gator
            9. 17A
              "The score that an expert golfer would be expected to make for a given hole"
            Down
            1. 1D
              Apple, pecan, or Boston cream
            2. 2D
              Abbr. after a lawyer's name
            3. 3D
              Haute ___ (high fashion)
            4. 4D
              Like a shower mat, ideally
            5. 5D
              Ah, the ol’ Yoko clue
            6. 6D
              M or F on a form
            7. 8D
              Fibula’s partner
            8. 11D
              Baseball pitcher’s stat
            9. 12D
              Proof-ending letters
            10. 13D
              "Born in the ___"
            11. 14D
              Gen-___ (boomer's kid)
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