![]() could be TIN ROOF *or* TUXEDO SHIRT *or* god knows what else. I mean, could be, uh, CANTALOUPE SLICE? CENTERPIECE? CODPIECE? CONCERT PIECE? CHESS PIECE? could be JOLT COLA. You can do this forever, with a bunch of letter-hyphen-word things. That second word only has to be vaguely associated with its clue word. And *that* means that part of speech *never* mattered for this theme. Needles *are* sharp, yes, but you can't clue NEEDLE as "Sharp." That is a massive violation of crossword rules, where clue and answer have to be the same parts of speech. well, then, OK, what are you doing with COMPASS NEEDLE as ? Because there's no way that NEEDLE = "sharp." Noun cannot clue adjective. But let's say you think, no, BRIDGE and "span" are absolutely synonyms, "span" can be a noun, this is totally consistent. but I * think* the clue / answer just wants you to be satisfied with the fact that a bridge is something that "spans". like, you could force me to believe there's some noun-for-noun equivalency going on. yeah, I guess in some attenuated way, a BRIDGE is *a* span. ![]() "trap" = MOUTH, "flat" = APARTMENT), but with COVERED BRIDGE, "span". Most of the post-hyphen clue words are fitting clue words for the second word in the theme answer (e.g. you can see in the description that it just isn't as consistent as it thinks it is. Word of the Day: PERGOLA ( 5D: Floral archway).
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