Sigh

A post on the New York Times online crossword forum protests a particular clue (Musician whose unusual first name means “ocean child”) from Saturday’s puzzle “because it is arguably incorrect.” I should have paid closer attention to the “:)” that followed. Always giving the benefit of the doubt, I naturally assumed this was someone who was especially knowledgeable about Japanese names and who wanted to argue that “Yoko” was in fact quite common. I was set straight when someone else posted: “I don't know how she does it either, but she makes a living by uttering sounds that people pay to hear.”