RayinVa

Can I say, this was a NEAT puzzle?

How many different ways are there to spell “kebab”? Chances are I’ll always guess wrong.

This was a hard puzzle. That’s all.

A good Friday puzzle should make you go around the circuit a few times. This was one of those.

Whew. Some pretty obscure clues for a Tuesday puzzle.

Great puzzle, brought back memories of another time-wasting activity. :-)

OK, ENNEAD was a definite guess, and totally obscure. But that's what puzzles are sometimes, right?

Good job name checking three fabulous women athletes.

Not sure SING IT is the first thing I think of with "Got that right!". Overall, not bad for a Wednesday.

Yet another puzzle where we're expected to be up on our queer jargon.

Thirty seven minutes. It was ALL I could handle.

So, so, so many wrong guesses led me astray. But good puzzles are like that.

Southeast corner was the trickiest, but I got it, after some thinking.

Confusing puzzle. Assumed the connecting squares were rebuses (L/M for ZILCH and MOBSTERS, e.g.). Totally confused about the X in AXLES and MAXIMUM. Or was that the wrong square to look at? Pub drinks should be ALES? Help!

Not one, but two queer clues today! You're outdoing yourself, NYT crossword!

Seemed more like a Saturday crossword.

Hmmm...37 Across gave me the "EYE" when i just entered the "E" (i.e., no rebus was necessary). It was my final letter.

ETAT left me scratching my head, especially not having taken French.

The artist who is the answer to 26 across was never with Motown, but with Atlantic Records. Huge miss there.