You’ve Been Duped!
It’s rejected puzzle time here at Grid Therapy! I haven’t given you a reject in a while, but here’s a chance to see what a couple of publishers have turned down for one reason or another. It’s an easy themed puzzle which I intended as a Monday puzzle, so let’s see how fast you solving speedsters can burn through it. Enjoy your weekend, and just in case I don’t pop back up in the next week, Happy Thanksgiving!
About The Author
Trent Evans
I'm a husband, father, psychologist, musician, and crossword constructor living in Catonsville, MD. My puzzles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and its syndicates, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Andrews McMeel Universal Syndicate, the American Values Club Crossword, Spyscape Crossword, The Crosswords Club, and crossword apps such as the Redstone Crossword Puzzle App on iOS and Google Play. All of that means I've been published in every newspaper in the United States and many others around the world. Here at Grid Therapy, I can show a bit more of myself than the major publishers can allow. I hope you enjoy your time here on the crossword couch! I'd love to hear from you if you have comments or suggestions. If you're interested in having a custom crossword puzzle created for your event or organization, email me at drtrent (at) gmail.com.
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I enjoyed it.,,and I’m laughing at myself for staring at 49 Down, trying to think of a car. Thanks, Trent!
Kelly, I did the same thing! Didn’t know O’Neil, and the “L” was the only letter missing from 49D, and I just could not get it! Trent, you got me!
Hahahaha! I also stared at 49 Down and ran through all of the Ford models I could think of! Nice puzzle; quick and satisfying. Thanks.
I don’t understand the title “You’ve been duped”? Can someone explain?
‘Dupe’ is short for duplication in this case. Each theme entry having a word that’s then ‘duped.’
Loved this. Interestingly, Newsday did a very similar theme a week before you (Sally Stein’s Nov. 8 puzzle, “Repetitive Pairs”) – I like your execution way better though. What can I say, I love me a pinwheel.
Thanks Quiara! I actually did send this one to Newsday. Stan said he liked it but informed me that he had a similar puzzle in the queue.