This wasn’t really about football. But what I liked about this puzzle by Jeff Chen was that it gave me an opportunity to learn a bit more about something being discussed in the news these days. There is so much mystery and misinformation surrounding the methods by which the president of the United States might call for a nuclear strike that it is worth researching. Today’s puzzle was built around the phrase NUCLEAR FOOTBALL, which is the briefcase that accompanies the president wherever he goes. Mr. Chen debuts some interesting entries, including his seed entry, which is clued very cleverly, HATES ON, AD UNITS, VROOMED, STARBURST, PINE SCENT, HOT ROCKS, BCCED and DLINE.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2018 01:52 UTC