Great work! Although I pick a small nit with "ageless" meaning "eternal" (I guess in a literary/metaphorical sense it's sometimes used that way). Love the Chicago and Chennai clues; a perfect construction around those two.
Thank you! (What would be an alternative cluing angle for AGELESS? Everything I could find was basically synonymous.)
David C 🤓3:20 · 2024-06-24T23:34:56.309Z
Mulling it, I think it's okay as is, and I'm certainly no expert. If I had to change it, I might clue it as "evergreen" or "unaffected by time" or maybe "forever young." But really, no need to change, as I look at it now. Thanks again for the nice puzzle!
FWIW, here is my Ageless clue: What Dorian Gray did?
Though I suppose that would properly be Agedless. Oh well. Enjoyed the puzzle. I thought of at least 5 cities before beginning but none showed up. Somehow I got CHENNAI before CHICAGO.
Karachi: ~15 millionJakarta: ~10.5 millionChennai: ~7 millionKolkata: ~4.5 millionNairobi: ~4.4 millionChicago:~2.7 millionHouston: ~2.3 millionPhoenix: ~1.7 millionTripoli: ~1.1 millionMemphis: ~0.6 millionDetroit: ~0.6 million