A wonderful (it'll make sense later) Monday start to the week! Let's get to it.
January 4, 2021
Time: 4:00
The theme is clued in 61A (Co-founder of the Justice League), and in a fitting tribute to WW1984, the theme is Wonder Woman!
- 17A Identity of 61-Across: "DIANA PRINCE"
- 30A Originator of 61-Across: "DC COMICS"
- 36A Television portrayer of 61-Across: "LYNDA CARTER"
- 44A Film portrayer of 61-Across: "GAL GODOT"
A fitting crossword tribute to Wonder Woman! Some other clues of note:
- 27A Overhaul, as a show: "REVAMP". I had initially put "REBOOT" before seeing the disastrous "OM" and "OE" in after cluing in "SEE ME". My knowledge of Amy Adams helped me realize that REBOOT could not have been correct.
- 49A Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom: "AQUA". It was four letters so I had initially thought "IRON", but the heavy DC tilt of this puzzle made it easier to see it was AQUA
- 43D Easing of international tensions: "DETENTE". I don't know why, but I just like this word. Maybe it's the triple E's or the fun way to pronounce it.
- 53A Pain in the lower back: "LUMBAGO". I didn't know this word before this puzzle, but it is a much more interesting word than the phrase "lower back pain".
I give this 1984 stars (out of 2000).
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