Big thumbs up for ADORKABLE (a roll of the "contemporary" dice that paid off, IMO) ( 4D: Like cute nerds, in slang). I struggled everywhere there were answers I'd never seen before-that is, in and around CODON, SEA COAL (?) ( 37D: Constituent of molding sand) and DJPAULYD. OK, so the rest of the puzzle seems pretty good. I think it's often a risk worth taking, but the thing about risk is: it's risk. Unless you can get your stuff into print right away (the way independents can), you are risking something every time you grab for The New. I know it's a judgment call when it comes to contemporary pop culture. And for once, I'm kind of sympathetic to those folks. And that answer, with its expectation that we'll know not only names but stage names, is going to rankle some. But "Jersey Shore" as a concept already feels dated. I don't know how long this puzzle sat around-turnaround time can range from months to years. But I slightly resented the sheer … sheerness, the thinness of that answer. I somehow remembered (eventually) that PAULY D was … someone, and with the "J" from JETSET (the only thing I had in the NE for a while), the DJ part was gettable. ![]() Seriously? Why would one know that? Now, it's inferable. But something about the "music biz name" part of the clue made me balk. It's one thing to expect people to know the names of the cast of the "Jersey Shore." I once put SNOOKI in a puzzle, so I can't throw stones too hard here. I love the *idea* of DJ PAULY D (6A: "Jersey Shore" housemate's music-biz name), and it certainly looks cool in the grid, but as pop culture goes, I think it's a bridge too far, even for me. ![]() That is-triviality and quick obsolescence. I want to take a moment, however, to talk about the downside of being hip, fresh, and contemporary.
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