In this case, вЂњWord before room or comedyвЂќ is SITUATION, as in вЂњSITUATION room,вЂќ the room in the White House where the National Security Council and president handle national security crises, and вЂњSITUATION comedy,вЂќ a type of television show also called a situational comedy and often shortened to вЂњsitcom.вЂќД¤8D. Clues that take the form вЂњword beforeвЂќ are hinting at an entry that precedes the words listed in the clue to produce common terms or phrases. вЂњParts of a French archipelagoвЂќ are ILES, which is the French word for islands.ДЈ3D. The вЂњInstruction to Kate in a Cole Porter titleвЂќ is KISS ME, as in the musical вЂњKISS ME, Kate.вЂќДў6D. The two forearm bones are the radius and the ulna, but the clue вЂњBones next to ulnaeвЂќ is looking for the plural form of radius, so youвЂ™ll need to enter RADII here.Д¤D. You know this entry will be an abbreviation because of the abbreviation вЂњorg.вЂќ in the clue.ДЈ6A. The вЂњMuseum-funding org.вЂќ is the National Endowment for the Arts, or N.E.A.

If you want to avoid looking as foolish as I did the first time I mentioned the sport in conversation, you should know that it is pronounced вЂњHIGH a-lie.вЂќДў2A.

I learned about the sport Jai ALAI from crossword puzzles, but one thing crossword puzzles canвЂ™t teach you is pronunciation. Read on for a deeper dive into the meaning of this theme, but first, letвЂ™s dig into a few of these clues. SherwinвЂ™s notes to explain its significance.ДЄnd thatвЂ™s OK! Sometimes a theme will take a little extra nudge to click (heck, thatвЂ™s why this column exists), and this puzzle, for me, presented one such occasion. Although I could see the pattern, I still needed Mr. The theme of this puzzle, as I explain further below, initially had me feeling a bit foolish, but I donвЂ™t need your pity! After figuring out the first two theme entries, I was able to use the shaded squares to my advantage, predicting which letters would go in the second set of squares once I had the first set figured out. MONDAY PUZZLE - IвЂ™ve long wanted to see the debut constructor Zach SherwinвЂ™s вЂњ The Crossword Show,вЂќ in which a group of comedians and other personalities solve a crossword live onstage, so I was thrilled to see his name, along with that of the veteran constructor and all-around delight, Andrea Carla Michaels, in the byline for todayвЂ™s puzzle.

Radius for one crossword clue