Jake

Wow. Impressed. Started with an extreme lack of progress at first. Got scared. Great puzzle.

Wow. Hardest and best Wednesday in recent memory. Nice job!

Clever

55 across, interesting choice. Not sure how I feel about it.

Very happy with that. I’m excited to do well but my time being a minute more than my average was just fine given how tricky those clues were. And wild new words too. Great new constructor!

Not a big challenge but fun and zesty choices. I feel the “yeah, I’m sure” has a little John Wick energy. And I can’t remember where but another puzzle I did recently also used “nerf” in the same context. I don’t know if I would have gotten it so quickly otherwise.

13 Down, I was shocked to find I don’t remember ever hearing the term “car share” and then still not understanding because “key changes” probably aren’t that common. “Key exchanges” probably more common. But ok you got me, I was even trying to decipher “car’s hare” for a minute there.

Wow. Just right for a Sunday. Loved it!

I didn’t get it, came here and when I got to the part that said “look again,” I did, and then I got it. I read on and realized the trickiness of the clues for the down answers. My solving time, 4:48 faster then my Thursday average, should be docked to include all this time.

I guess it’s just me but I have a mistake somewhere and for the life of me I cannot find it. I guess I just have to give up since it doesn’t appear to be any kind of glitch but boy that’s frustrating. Bizarre.

Very enjoyably tricky, the best Monday experience in recent memory. Congrats.

Maybe a little pedantic, but I must point out that Cat Stevens is also an “adopted” name. Needed a parenthetical!