verdi opera set in cyprus crossword clue

And how! IZE = eyes, EERS = ears, NOES = nose, and saving the best for last, LYPSE = lips. Single-worders REVITALIZE and ENGINEERS didn't do much, even for this engineer!Ī revealer in the middle of the puzzle gives away the game too early.Īnd I was confused by the revealer - I couldn't make any sense of it, much less find an aha.Īnd then it all came together. Upon first glance, today's puzzle didn't excel in any of those criteria. Clever a-ha moment that jumps out at solvers.Strong revealer at the end of the puzzle.

We were overjoyed when our puzzle was accepted, and we hope you enjoy it as well! We submitted the puzzle with high hopes and as the original clue for the revealer. We decided that limiting it to the face made for a tighter set, and switched to ABOUT FACE as a revealer, before watching a John Oliver episode about Clearview AI and settling on FACE RECOGNITION, which felt more topical and interesting. VICTOR: The idea for this puzzle started with a line from the song Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex (take a listen!), and originally had BODY LANGUAGE as a revealer, with something like SYMPATHIZE, CANTONESE, and CHICAGO O'HARE. Quick shoutout to Doug Peterson for his encouragement and feedback in our early constructing phases.

We've been solving crosswords for a long time but started getting into constructing a few years ago and really started focusing on it more during quarantine. We just re-visited Hawai'i VOLCANOES National Park a few weeks ago, so we're happy that clue made the cut. JENNY: We are thrilled to be making our NYT debut! Victor and I are both Emergency Medicine physicians living and working together in Hawai'i.

Verdi opera set in cyprus crossword clue