"Not All That Glitters: Unveiling the Truth Behind a Common Saying"

Carolyn Davies Lynch makes her debut as a crossword constructor in collaboration with Jeff Chen for The New York Times, with a themeless grid that is lively and challenging. The puzzle features clever clues such as "What it’s not, in a saying," leading to answers like ROCKET SCIENCE and BRAIN SURGERY, and "Pass on a wing and a prayer" for HAIL MARY. Jeff Chen, a co-founder of xwordinfo.com, has been instrumental in helping new constructors enter the puzzleverse, and has now created 151 puzzles for The New York Times, 58 of which have had collaborators.