Brian Cimmet
Ryan Hecht
Clues
The crossword clues presented in this round with their answers and guess results.
| # | Day | Puzzle Date | Constructors | Editor | Clue # | Clue Text | Answer | Ryan Hecht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | 8/11/2019 | Alex Eaton-Salners | Will Shortz | 14D | Noncapital city whose name means "capital city" | KYOTO | ✓ KYOTO |
| 2 | Thu | 8/4/2022 | Ella Dershowitz | Will Shortz | 51D | Home of Nijo Castle, built by the Tokugawa shogunate | KYOTO | ✓ KYOTO |
| 3 | Fri | 6/21/1974 | John Landenberger | Will Weng | 43A | Neighbor of Yokohama | TOKYO | ✓ TOKYO |
| 4 | Sat | 1/21/2012 | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Will Shortz | 48D | Golden Pavilion setting | KYOTO | ✓ KYOTO |
| 5 | Mon | 2/22/2016 | Edward Sessa | Will Shortz | 36A | Japan's so-called "City of Ten Thousand Shrines" | KYOTO | ✓ KYOTO |
| 6 | Sun | 4/10/1988 | William Canine | Eugene T. Maleska | 131D | City on the Sumida | TOKYO | ✓ TOKYO |
| 7 | Fri | 1/10/1997 | A. J. Santora | Will Shortz | 19A | Where the Mikado once lived | KYOTO | ✓ KYOTO |
| 8 | Wed | 12/19/1951 | Unknown | Margaret P. Farrar | 5D | Ridgway's headquarters. | TOKYO | ✓ TOKYO |
| 9 | Sun | 2/6/1944 | Lester Keene | Margaret P. Farrar | 163A | Where the Hall of the Nameless Dead is. | TOKYO | ✗ KYOTO |
| 10 | Fri | 11/26/1999 | Roger Phillips | Will Shortz | 39A | Olivia de Havilland's birthplace | TOKYO | ✗ KYOTO |