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ℳatt @matttomic 5hFun little trick in the Sunday New York Times crossword yesterday: the central theme clue was "The better of two sci-fi franchises", and regardless of whether you put Star Wars or Star Trek, the crossing clues worked
CanyaDigIt
(1,057 posts)True Dough
(17,314 posts)fudge on that one! Take a stand NY Times! Which is the better sci-fi franchise, Star Trek or Star Wars?
My vote goes to Star Wars!
TlalocW
(15,388 posts)That one is a mild example, but there are others where you're expected to cram in three letters into a single square, and only one letter works for the connecting word, and they don't have it very well programmed for doing it online.
TlalocW
Walleye
(31,039 posts)EYESORE 9001
(25,965 posts)The only correct answer to 71 down is, Its a trap! The other option, Its a wrap! is always said thusly: THATS a wrap! Therefore, the rest of the words must conform to the only option, rendering Star Wars the correct answer.
EYESORE 9001
(25,965 posts)Of all the times Ive heard that line, it only sounds right as thats a wrap!
lastlib
(23,268 posts)ST/TOS rules!
EYESORE 9001
(25,965 posts)I only made that argument because thats a wrap! sounded right to me.