In today's (Sunday) NYT crossword:
1973 Helen Reddy #1 hit (9)
This is precisely the type of clue that causes me to begin solving somewhere else in the grid.
Why? Because I know that once I write down the answer, I'm going to have an idiotic melody from the 1970s playing in my head for the rest of the day. I'd rather not be reminded of any such melodies.
I didn't know the answer to this one immediately. I took some comfort in the knowledge that IAMWOMAN didn't have enough letters.
I struggled to not think about it. I tried to think of today's Federer/Nadal match at Wimbledon. Then the Big Sur fires. What I might try to next inside MATLAB.
Then suddenly it came to me anyway like some horrific meteor strike:
DELTADAWN
Arrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhrrggeeghhehhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I'm sure I can trust you to have the wisdom not to click on this Tanya Tucker version:
Somehow the "drama enhancing" key change halfway through just really, really, really pisses me off.
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