<< (already yesterday's NYT, I guess, it's after midnight), but I just finished it. Here's the clue: Setting numbered in multiples of the square root of 2 (5 letters) I agonized, but eventually got it by working around it with other clues.

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Same here. (Though in my time zone, Saturday was the day before yesterday.) --Dan _____________________________________________________________________ "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that certain je ne sais quoi." --Peter Schickele