A question mark means you’ve got to look for a pun, and in this case, the pun is on the word “undercover” in the clue: “What’s often kept undercover?” Rather than referring to something being kept a secret, this clue is asking what you might literally keep under a bed cover - in this case, a SHEET.ģ9A. My Scottish geography is not so good, but I inferred from the alliteration that the “County north of the Firth of Forth” must be FIFE - how I knew that there was a FIFE in Scotland is beyond me, but it shook loose from my head somehow!Ģ9A. It’s so specific! I doubt there is anywhere else in the world where you can buy both furniture and meatballs.Ģ1A. Another delightful clue: “Where one may purchase a sectional with a side of meatballs” for IKEA. Instead, it’s a clue for RAMP, which is a plane inclined so that one can go in and out of a door without using the stairs.ġ4A. I love the clue “One inclined to go in and out,” which sounds like it should be about a person who has a tendency to move around between their home and a different location. But before we get into the theme, let’s take a look at some of the tougher clues in this puzzle. Once I figured it out, however, I appreciated the payoff. As I explain below, the theme entries were a total mystery to me, and I could not suss out what the circled letters were spelling until I had the entire grid filled in. Today, despite the note, I found that the utility of the circles was more or less kept undercover. What are these circles trying to tell me about their entries? And how can I use this information to my advantage while solving? Usually when I see circles in the grid, my first instinct is to try to figure out their purpose. This puzzle contains a set of circled squares that, according to a note at the top of the puzzle, will reveal a hint to the puzzle’s theme if read in the right order. WEDNESDAY PUZZLE - Congratulations to Alex Bajcz, who is making his seventh appearance in the New York Times Crossword today!
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