This one definitely felt more like a thursday - a couple of clues really tripped me up with super obscure words. Good job actually managing to get the rebus and find where it applied! Your instincts in getting some of the clues even though they 'didn't fit' were good, and it was rough seeing you say a number out loud before making the connection, but really satisfying to see you get there!
I think the Sudoku Adventure standard of stating the implications of the variant rules might help with rebus squares. Beyond the fact that there will be multiple letters in some squares, there's the modification to your solving technique that you need to consider words that are too long for the space, and also that the fourth-to-last letter of the answer doesn't necessarily go in the fourth-to-last cell in its place in the grid.
This one definitely felt more like a thursday - a couple of clues really tripped me up with super obscure words. Good job actually managing to get the rebus and find where it applied! Your instincts in getting some of the clues even though they 'didn't fit' were good, and it was rough seeing you say a number out loud before making the connection, but really satisfying to see you get there!
I think the Sudoku Adventure standard of stating the implications of the variant rules might help with rebus squares. Beyond the fact that there will be multiple letters in some squares, there's the modification to your solving technique that you need to consider words that are too long for the space, and also that the fourth-to-last letter of the answer doesn't necessarily go in the fourth-to-last cell in its place in the grid.
I'm sorry, for your sake, you don't know tempura. It's delish
I do know tempura, I couldn't recall the word.
First time seeing rebuses in a crossword I was so confused 🫠