Now Playing: Aurora by Epic North
Word Count: 32
Mean Word Length: 5.25
Happy Tuesday! Over the last week, I built myself a new computer. While I knew I was making a jump in capabilities, I didn't fathom just how much more powerful the new computer would be compared to my old one. For example? With my old computer, triple stacks in a crossword took hours to find let alone finding good ones. You'll notice that today's grid has not one but two triple stacks. Upgrading from a 2015 4-core CPU to a late-2020 16-core CPU sure makes the world of a difference. Going forward, expect to see more unique layouts in my crosswords.
Title Inspiration: 21D, 24D, 25A, 30A
Music Inspiration: 1A
Seed Word: 1A
Personal Word List/Score: 1A, 1D, 14A, 25A
Reused 4+ Letter Words: 8D, 9D, 10D, 13A, 15A, 20D, 21D, 24D
Unique Words to Date: 4,710 (+20)
Non-NYT Words: 1A, 25A
Non-Shortz-Era Word: 29A
If you enjoy, solve, stream (I give bits), or find a typo in my crossword, please let me know!
Don't forget to love each other,
Jac
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That's amazing the difference the computing power makes for finding those good entries. Fun grid, and glad to see you posting again!