The Gem State

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• Brian Callahan 🤓18s · 2023-03-07T06:28:58.547Z

  Nice puzzle! I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise, but IDAHO3DBirth-state of Leighton Vander Esch, Aaron Paul, and Ezra Pound[-----] is the 4th most common state name to appear in the New York Times crossword with 222 appearances. It follows UTAH (556), OHIO (446), and IOWA (267). MAINE is only 2 behind IDAHO3DBirth-state of Leighton Vander Esch, Aaron Paul, and Ezra Pound[-----] with 220 appearances, so IDAHO3DBirth-state of Leighton Vander Esch, Aaron Paul, and Ezra Pound[-----]'s gotta step up its game! Fun Crossword Fact of the Day (FCFOTD): NORTH DAKOTA and SOUTH CAROLINA have still yet to appear in the NYT. Credit xwordinfo.com for the stats.

  • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-03-07T07:04:18.484Z

    Interesting! :) I currently live in Utah, and yeah, I see that often. I also frequently a neighboring town of Orem--nice mix of vowels and friendly consonants--along with the ski resort Alta, that is not far away. BTW where do you find the stats?

    • Brian Callahan 🤓18s · 2023-03-08T05:28:24.375Z

      If you have a subscription, you can search this data using XWord Info's finder at https://www.xwordinfo.com/Finder. If you're really into construction, you can get a regular membership for $20 per year - pretty cool resource!
• Jon 🤓1:34 · 2023-03-30T03:53:26.563Z

  Pasta for basta f""ked me up. Nice

  • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-03-31T00:13:54.820Z

    Sorry. Yeah, that was a bit tricky
• Strawberry Mango 🤓2:19 · 2023-03-30T12:52:45.669Z

  Nice! I liked the 7A7ABBQ sides[-----] clue

  • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-03-31T00:14:03.742Z

    Thanks!
• Jillian 🤓1:31 · 2023-03-30T16:42:37.699Z

  Thanks!

  • Velocipedist constructor · 2023-03-31T00:14:13.306Z