It came to mind today while I worked on today's syndicated New York Times puzzle (original of Nov. 1) why I've found the Times puzzles unsatisfying of late.
There was some clever cluing, which caused Deb Amlen to like the puzzle, but altogether too much mushy fill. Perhaps Will Shortz thinks that if the clues are novel ("Group organizing booster shots"), it's OK to fill the puzzle with ho-hum entries like "NASA" and "ESTE."
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