Explanation: There are several triplets of letters in the grid, relatively symmetrically placed; these are of the letters C, H, A, and I (the only instance of any consecutive letters in the grid). They are all in the shape of the letter "T," making CHAI TEA our final 2-word answer.
Now, what's this about a redundancy? Well, "chai" actually derives from a word that literally means tea, so "chai tea" is basically just "tea tea." Of course, phrases like "masala chai" and "chai latte" are non-redundancies. Feel free to let me know about other redundancies, such as "ATM machine" or "Sahara Desert" (whose first name also translates to "desert"!) in the comments!
I enjoy this redundant beverage almost as much as I enjoy your puzzles. Thanks Mikey!
Let me SPELL OUT IN DETAIL my PIN NUMBER for the ATM MACHINE so we can buy RICE PILAF, NAAN BREAD. SHRIMP SCAMPI and AHI TUNA.
You knew, there are two types of people: Those who can infer from incomplete data.
I guess I'm the type who would say, "hey, I don't see myself in that description"
ELSavage 🤓7:04 · 2024-10-19T21:52:59.655Z
That was fun. Apparently no one yet has been seen driving their Sport SUV.
Also, if you haven't added the word 'pleonasm' to your vocabulary, check it out.
hoover 2s · 2024-10-19T22:18:22.368Z
Thanks for the mewling kitten after last week's ferocious hellcat. I haven't even finished the grid yet, but because of the way I solve, I had already done 8D when I got to 32A, whose clue pretty much gives away the show.
As the barista said handing me a stray, If at first you don't suck tea, chai chai again.
Meta World Peace 5s · 2024-10-26T12:25:56.067Z
Wonder if this goes well with mahi-mahi (my working guess during my roughly clockwise solving path through the grid starting at noon--the C came last!)?
Qmark 3s · 2024-10-31T13:55:54.268Z
Late to the puzzle due to vacay time....thanks Mikey!