

Sitting on a throne, but the wording of the clue made me believe it could have been almost any god or goddess. There were a couple of entries that seemed a bit random to my ears, like NEW IDEA for “Basis of a patent” and HERA for “One sitting on a celestial throne” (HERA is sometimes portrayed as Have been PESSIMIST, not that I’m bitter). Other entries that caught my eye were RIGHT ANGLE, AEROSOL CAN, PAPER-THIN and DEFEATIST (which also could MEETING, “A HUNGER ARTIST” and PLATELET COUNT are lively and make their own debuts today. I really liked the central staggered stack: All three entries, CHANCE One thing I really like to see in a new constructor’s grid is clean fill, and for the most part, that’s what we’ve got here. Silverstein makes her debut with a very accessible, fun Saturday grid, and it’s alwaysĪ delight to see a female constructor join the themeless, late-week ranks. SATURDAY PUZZLE - Today we get to welcome Lily Silverstein as a new constructor.
