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The use of brackets in the puzzle title and clue for 39 across implies that you ignore the D in COVID. What does COVI suggest, especially with two significant words close by?
The use of brackets in the puzzle title and clue for 39 across implies that you ignore the D in COVID. What does COVI suggest, especially with two significant words close by?
My intention was for solvers to notice the ZERO and the ONE in close proximity on either side of COVID. Given that the D is to be ignored, C=ZERO, V=ONE. You'll still have to work out what to do with that, if you want to push through to the solution.
Laura M 🤓17:59 · 2021-10-03T02:16:53.605Z
Got it with all the nudges! I'm a computer geek but not so much a linguist, so I completely missed the C/V significance until the last hint. I really liked it but the (D) in parentheses seemed to indicate that the D was more important rather than less.