Magic words ✨

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• Sendhil Revuluri 🤓29s · 2025-05-19T18:48:00.824Z

  On 9A, I totally get (and share) the lure of alliteration, but in my experience TET is the Vietnamese name for the Lunar New Year holiday (also celebrated in China and other places using the same calendar). Tet is celebrated in late January or early February (its date moves given the differences between lunar and solar calendars). On the other hand, in Thailand, the observed new year is Songkran, which is celebrated in April (and I think has a fixed Gregorian date).

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  • Zach Bogart constructor · 2025-05-19T21:16:58.336Z

    Good point. I was doing some alliteration for all clues. Maybe in the future it could work for a city that starts with T in Vietnam. Thanks for the info!

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    • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓29s · 2025-05-19T23:17:49.414Z

      Good idea! Maybe Thanh Hóa?

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      • Zach Bogart constructor · 2025-05-20T17:40:54.497Z

        Excellent, I'll update it. Crosswords have so many places to learn new things. Appreciate your help!

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        • Sendhil Revuluri 🤓29s · 2025-05-20T18:47:35.629Z

          Happy to! I think I also just saw someone use "Hanoi holiday" which is certainly apropos and perhaps a bit more accessible.

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• Zach Bogart constructor · 2025-05-20T17:45:20.243Z

  "Magic words" is a reference to the alliteration in the clues.

  Thanks Sendhil for providing a more fitting clue for TET.

  

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