NYT Minimised 2023-09-28

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• kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-09-28T04:58:53.803Z

  Shame the implementation of the NYT puzzle didn't work out for many solvers (including me) - it's a really fun idea.
  This'll be the last NYT Minimised for a bit while I'm on holidays. Thanks for the continued support!
• SMEE 🤓7:55 · 2023-09-28T05:58:15.092Z

  The eyes have it.
• JeffsPuzzles 🤓1:20 · 2023-09-28T11:42:29.620Z

  Have a wonderful time! (The key sigs in the clues don't match the answers - is that what you meant by implementation?)

  • kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-09-29T00:34:09.576Z

    I was referring to how many app users saw black bars instead of the intended key + clue combinations. Linking to all-image clues was my workaround, and I think I got the music keys right - let me know if they need correcting!

    • sw3aterCS 1:38 · 2023-09-29T02:10:42.375Z

      Assuming all keys are supposed to be major keys, 1A1A[See image clue](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XxfGQjfOl6gyvxxMyZf_TqW-d97v_sgD/preview)[------] should be two sharps and 10A10A[See image clue](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N-HpwEHQYcIjR0CD3AsVEtgSm3tHViDL/preview) (A flat is preferred, but that doesn't work here!)[------------] should have… eight sharps‽

      • kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-09-29T23:14:37.089Z

        Apologies guys, I added one too many sharps and missed a double sharp. My lack of musical training is showing. The images should be correct now!
• Puzzled 🤓4:04 · 2023-09-28T12:43:16.487Z

  I was half expecting today's minimized NYT crossword to lean into the accidental theme and have a bunch of enigmatic boxes (instead of trying to follow the musical theme at all).

  Maybe one box could represent the monolith from 2001. There have got to be a bunch of other things that can be represented by an empty rectangle.

  • kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-09-29T00:33:01.773Z

    I did upload this crossword a long time ago [over a year, whoa], and when I first saw the bars that's where I thought the puzzle was going. In the end I decided that honouring the intent of the author was more fun.

    But hey, the concept's still there, and you've got ideas - make it so!

    • Puzzled 🤓4:04 · 2023-09-29T16:14:23.526Z

      Yeah, I think honoring the intent of the author was a great choice.

      If it weren't such a busy week at work, I might have found time yesterday to do one. It's just not something that makes sense to do a week or two later when no one knows the context anymore.

      And your approach is just nicer, anyway.
• kurtalert 🤓51s · 2023-09-28T14:45:26.540Z

  Unique, thanks!
• sjones8888 2:13 · 2023-09-28T17:54:49.251Z

  Very nice, thanks!
• Brian Callahan 🤓1:21 · 2023-09-28T18:46:22.321Z

  These are always great. Enjoy the time off!
• Nick 🤓1:34 · 2023-09-28T22:36:55.495Z

  Loved this one! Have a nice vacation!
• apopple 🤓2:31 · 2023-09-29T19:12:05.738Z

  Your image for 1A1A[See image clue](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XxfGQjfOl6gyvxxMyZf_TqW-d97v_sgD/preview)[------] is in A major, not D!

  • kieranjboyd constructor · 2023-09-29T23:14:46.016Z

    Fixed, sorry!
• Sendhil Revuluri 🤓56s · 2023-09-29T19:58:43.618Z

  Very fun! (And you definitely did a better job implementing the theme entry pictorial clues than the NYT iOS app did!)
• Gem 🤓3:31 · 2023-09-30T03:54:19.123Z

  genius!