Sorry for nagging you, but you did it! Lol nice job, this one took me forever.
@zidane845223 сағат бұрын
Zucchini is so weirdly spelt
@Paraninja23 сағат бұрын
I didn’t understand the PROTO clue till I watched your solve.
@winnie237923 сағат бұрын
Glad the team names didn’t occur to me… solved this one in two minutes. Which doesn’t usually happen - I shuffle 5x bf starting & today the word placement after helped a lot.
@sanadal-khatib981423 сағат бұрын
"Fare" in the theme "Pixar fare" was meant to specifically clue you in on the food aspect of the theme. I initially went out looking for food-related Pixar characters like "Mr. Potato-head" but then I quickly found ratatouille. Loved today's theme!
@boldBryanКүн бұрын
You got Risen so much faster than I did.
@marilyngardner4269Күн бұрын
I am completely unfamiliar with the film Ratatouille so I had no idea where this was going. I started finding ingredients and then found the spangram.
@kyledburkhardt6419Күн бұрын
Never heard of set for a card before, thanks for looking it up!
@Joachim1010Күн бұрын
I also didn't know Set the game, but imagine what it is like to play the game when you aren't from the US and you typically don't know 1 or 2 words minimum.
@LK90512Күн бұрын
You didn't go for it but you still spotted the purple one immediately. I'm still gonna count this!
@instantfizzКүн бұрын
SO proud of myself getting the basketball teams, only to be so disappointed!
@carsonroach-howell6945Күн бұрын
I figured out the spangram about 45 minutes before I was able to spell it 😂
@instantfizzКүн бұрын
Me too! I am usually a pretty good speller, so I was laughing at myself for being lost. Thank goodness I found "eggplant"! That narrowed it down for me.
@maviavendanoКүн бұрын
new york times with a personal attack against nba fans
@sambright3719Күн бұрын
I'm amazed at just how many ways there are to spell Ratatouille. I tried them all. 😂 I'd never have found that Spangram first. And who knew there's an h in zucchini? 😊😊😊 We don't think you're an idiot!!!
@UJ-nt5ooКүн бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(card_game)
@briangonigal3974Күн бұрын
Yeah, I never saw Ratatouille, just assumed the title was the name of the lead character, I too went searching for Pixar titles and was just confused when all that popped up was food items. I eventually slogged through it, with the help of two hints, but I never really understood it.
@flyingzeppoКүн бұрын
I don't like the fact that there are clearly 4 NBA teams in the puzzle. When there are more than four groups of four then the game becomes a coin flip. This was just poor puzzle editing in my opinion.
@delishadishКүн бұрын
amen!
@Jason820Күн бұрын
I fell for it too. When they do this the odd category out is usually using one word from each of the real groups, so you can avoid the trap by finding two non-overlapping categories before you make your first guess. Sometimes they use position to hint at the red herring (e.g. it might the entire top row, or one of the diagonals), but that wasn't true today as far as I could see.
@flyingzeppoКүн бұрын
@@Jason820 The first thing I do every time when I start the puzzle is to click the Shuffle button so that I won't be thrown by the editor's layout choices. I wish Chris would do that too.
@psaini1999Күн бұрын
I liked how the two Hawaiian clues are repeated words. It helped me get MAHIMAHI after I got NENE. Is this a common thing in Hawaiian or did the setters specifically choose these words?
@salty-horseКүн бұрын
Yes, SET is well-known pattern-spotting card game, but it might be more relevant that the New York Times used to feature daily puzzles in their games section. :)
@mikemcculleyКүн бұрын
It’s not that well known. One of my favorite games but most people I ask have never heard of it.
@salty-horseКүн бұрын
@@mikemcculley Well-known within a niche, yes, but enough to be featured on the New York Times website for several years.
@paulaj7682Күн бұрын
I got fooled by basketball teams to start off. I also grouped baseball, tarot and magic, and in spite of having several card sets in my house didn’t think of that for the longest time. Finally managed to put all the right terms together after that. 🎉
@yadtКүн бұрын
I found peppers and onions and wondered if I'd missed some Pixar film about animated vegetables. Very slowly got the rest...
@marilyngardner4269Күн бұрын
I started with those two as well.
@shinbiosКүн бұрын
There was also a 'bowling' red herring set which you managed to avoid.
@fakjbf3129Күн бұрын
I don’t think anyone believes you’re an idiot when you fail to find things you say. You’re just so good usually that it’s nice to be reminded you are still human like us.
@VJShordeeКүн бұрын
Good morning. I’m here because I can’t find a thing. I’m glad you are early. Thanks for the start. Went and finished it. Not what I expected.
@ofme.Күн бұрын
Unintentional nod to the Bay Area with Clipper(s) cards!
@xntriqКүн бұрын
@3:43 pronunciation of “peruse” as per-use is a bit strange as it is more like prooz … 🤔
@auldfouter8661Күн бұрын
Not in the UK - at least I think it does have two syllables.
@TomCee53Күн бұрын
Ted Mosby is the lead character on “How I Met Your Mother”.
@HamLover17Күн бұрын
Card was the first thing I noticed but also didn't know set card
@delishadishКүн бұрын
@@HamLover17 ditto! That’s not a term
@BrianParenteКүн бұрын
@@delishadishSet Cards are a particular type of deck with 81 total cards, for playing the game SET!
@marilyngardner4269Күн бұрын
I also got confused by Set Cards because I've never heard of them. It was the last category so I finished the puzzle, but being unable to figure out where "set" belonged cost me some time.
@pwmiles56Күн бұрын
In a lifetime of visiting barbers I've never heard the name of the thing they throw over you. Obvious but not, if you see what I mean. OK I failed, guessed the card category but didn't know magic or set. The chili words sound pretty random.
@stevenprice8253Күн бұрын
I thought it was a bib.
@jpsullivan271Күн бұрын
The poor guy who set this was probably really proud of the red herring with the basketball teams, and you completely ignored it!
@marilyngardner4269Күн бұрын
I didn't notice that either, not being a sports person.
@jayayeonetoo3335Күн бұрын
I usually speed through these grids before I start my day, so the fact they made me stop for a bit to properly think this through would be a win in my books if I was the grid setter!
@stevenprice8253Күн бұрын
This is the one time that Mr. Remo's lack of sports knowledge was not a deterrent for him.
@PDoyle9322 сағат бұрын
The NBA teams completely through me off too lol
@mjn5943Күн бұрын
I think I still have an old Set deck but totally forgot what it was called for today
@delishadishКүн бұрын
Anyone else get fooled by the nba teams immediately?
@XanderWhatКүн бұрын
Me :( Doesn't help that I don't know sports that well, just enough to have heard of some of those, but not which ones aren't actual teams
@chorlКүн бұрын
Yep
@girlcowКүн бұрын
yes!
@delishadishКүн бұрын
@@XanderWhat but the BS thing is that there were exactly 4 NBA teams today and it was a fine first guess!
@Joachim1010Күн бұрын
Clippers, Heat, Thunder and ?
@mikecardiiКүн бұрын
My interpretation of the cards was set [of] cards ie standard 52 card deck.
@laurens405Күн бұрын
I thought so too but someone just explained the actual meaning
@anyprophetКүн бұрын
basically the mandelbrot set is a graph of numbers that either diverge off to infinity or remain stable when plugged into a relatively simple equation. it's related to the reimann zeta function, which is part of one of the largest unsolved problems in math, if you want to go down a rabbit hole. this is a short video that explains mandelbrot pretty well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHiwg3VqhJ5laKs
@LK90512Күн бұрын
Ok sorry for the spam but the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe is a personal favorite of mine, for two reasons. One, it's almost verbatim the story of Romeo and Juliet: young lovers belonging to enemy families, they arrange to meet in secret in order to flee together. Because of a misunderstanding Pyramus believes that Thisbe is dead and takes his own life, then she finds him and does the same (read the whole story from Ovid's Metamorphoses!). Two, in the spot where the young lovers were supposed to meet, but commit suicide instead, grows a tree with white fruits. By the Gods' will, the tree soaks up their blood and the fruits turn red. That's where mulberries get their colour from, according to the myth.
@MaddenedManКүн бұрын
@3:54 I did a double take hearing "Mathematician Benoit Blank"
@LK90512Күн бұрын
Commedia dell'arte is a form of unscripted theatre, that revolves around stereotypical characters, often with marked regional connotations ("maschere", literally masks). It was popular between the 1500s-1700s approximately. Oh, and Ted Mosby is the narrating character of "how I met your mother" 😅
@sushovandeКүн бұрын
I had a lot of trouble with 55A: Give one's two cents. I thought it might be OPINE ON, then I thought it could be SHINE ON. It was made harder by me not knowing the cross about feedback session.
@timegentlemanКүн бұрын
Chris seems to remember Ned Stark now, looking forward to the day he can pull Arya or Sansa out of the hat!
Күн бұрын
Loved the new speed solve today. Fascinating to watch you fly through even without the commentary. You are a true master! Thank you for this video and all the others!
@SethWilsonКүн бұрын
Lol yeah that wasn’t for me. Doesn’t help that I’m legally blind, so the audio really helps. :)
@domojestic4155Күн бұрын
This is the first video I've ever seen with 0 dislikes and nigh-exclusively disapproving comments! I suppose it goes to show how respectful and well-communicative the community you've garnered is, haha.
@Vulpini09Күн бұрын
CLEAN - FEAST - STAVE - STAKE
@woofer13Күн бұрын
AUDIO PRATE STAKE
@peksa_Күн бұрын
SKATE and then STAKE back to back!
@martinw93Күн бұрын
Yeah I didn't go for STAKE because it was so similar to yesterday. Lost my streak arghh
@marilyngardner4269Күн бұрын
@@martinw93It was the last possibility I tried for exactly that reason.
@chorlКүн бұрын
@@martinw93As did I. Never thought they would go back to back. I went Stave
@ToddLindbergКүн бұрын
I echo most others as well: solving with commentary is more satisfying for me.
@louie.kazooieКүн бұрын
I can tell you from experience that it's still possible to fail with 4 lives and 2 categories remaining, as I did today 😂
@untexanКүн бұрын
The tricky part of the Abba clue is that “Take A Chance On Me” is also 15 letters and it could be an answer in a different theme. I wasted a little time on that wrong answer before I figured out the theme. It was nice to see how fast you could really solve a puzzle when you weren’t narrating (you beat me by 53 seconds) but it’s not a great watch.
@Quip_gdbКүн бұрын
Whenever I do a crossword like this, it gets me very stressed and it feel like im holding my breath