Regarding the TBD/TBA uncertainty: in such situations i usually "misuse" the rebus tool, by entering both letters in a rebus square. That way i don't forget when im looking at the crosses that im looking for a word that fits in with a very limited set of letters.
I love it when I, a Gen Zer, have no idea what the answer is to a Gen Z clue. (at least not originally, I recognized the phrase when I got it) Also, regrding 32A - the Portuguese for week is also "semana", and the Portuguese for year is indeed "ano" with no tilde. So you could really interpret it as either the Spanish while imagining the tilde, as the Crossword doesn't use diacritics, or as the Portuguese just as is!
Tiny tiny correction: you translated 'omnipresent' as 'always present'. I think it actually usually means 'present everywhere'. As i said, small nuance.
Surprisingly, I'm not sure if 'vile' and 'villain' share an etymological root. Vile comes from the latin 'vilis' (of low or no value), whereas villain comes from latin 'vilanu-', which in its turn comes from 'villa', someone living on the countryside. I do not know if there's a correlation between vilis and villa, however!
This one was very difficult for me! I'm not usually able to fully solve Fridays without a bit of help yet but I just couldn't get started anywhere in this one.
"Bite me" goes back much further than the '80s. (And the original degree of vulgarity is significantly more than "a bit of sass.") There are even claims that it is another of The Bard's innovations. While that may be, I can personally attest to the early '70s.
In the same vein, luddite is also pronounced with a short "u." The word derives from, the likely apocryphal, Ned Ludd (spelling varies), a character worthy of a bit of a read.
My first Friday solve!
Regarding the TBD/TBA uncertainty: in such situations i usually "misuse" the rebus tool, by entering both letters in a rebus square. That way i don't forget when im looking at the crosses that im looking for a word that fits in with a very limited set of letters.
i really liked your interpretation of a “brief out line”, i wish it was right lol !
I love it when I, a Gen Zer, have no idea what the answer is to a Gen Z clue. (at least not originally, I recognized the phrase when I got it)
Also, regrding 32A - the Portuguese for week is also "semana", and the Portuguese for year is indeed "ano" with no tilde. So you could really interpret it as either the Spanish while imagining the tilde, as the Crossword doesn't use diacritics, or as the Portuguese just as is!
Tiny tiny correction: you translated 'omnipresent' as 'always present'. I think it actually usually means 'present everywhere'. As i said, small nuance.
According to Merriam Webster, it means both: "present in all places at all times"
@@l0rdbulb Ah, didn't know that
Surprisingly, I'm not sure if 'vile' and 'villain' share an etymological root. Vile comes from the latin 'vilis' (of low or no value), whereas villain comes from latin 'vilanu-', which in its turn comes from 'villa', someone living on the countryside. I do not know if there's a correlation between vilis and villa, however!
This one was very difficult for me! I'm not usually able to fully solve Fridays without a bit of help yet but I just couldn't get started anywhere in this one.
"Bite me" goes back much further than the '80s. (And the original degree of vulgarity is significantly more than "a bit of sass.") There are even claims that it is another of The Bard's innovations. While that may be, I can personally attest to the early '70s.
Pronunciation: pŭmice rather than pyu-mice
In the same vein, luddite is also pronounced with a short "u." The word derives from, the likely apocryphal, Ned Ludd (spelling varies), a character worthy of a bit of a read.
Diet colas are zero sugar rather than zero calories.
WHAAT wheres your mustache Chris (not in offensive way)
i was huge fan of yours back in the days when you streamed spelunky on twitch