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@Joe P Samuel Chase (1741-1811) was impeached in 1804 for making court decisions reflecting partisan bias (eight counts) but acquitted. Not so modern a situation, it seems.

@Francis et al … Check out the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum in Rochester NY = <a href="https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/toy-hall-of-fame" target="_blank">https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/toy-hall-of-fame</a>/. New inductees every year.

@retired, with cats My way in too, and couldn’t have done it so much faster than most Thursdays without those circles!

@Beth in Greenbelt. To “homer” is to hit the ball out of the park, i.e. to make a home run. See meaning 3: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer</a>

@Strudel Dad. Or as AI does it, ‘hallucinating’.

@John Carson / Got it! Thanks for the hint; you’re not alone.

@Charlie Fuchs. CATAN appeared in a recent puzzle, my first intro to that word, or I wouldn’t have gotten today’s reference either. Keep solving for all the trivia that may well return. 😉

@Cat Lady Margaret My experience too. Gold star, but grid and clue areas are blank. I will try to send screen grabs to tech email.

@Rahul. Sorry, I’m half asleep, and thought 42A was under discussion. Or moderator just ignore please!

@Nora Okay, even though I got my gold star, I still don’t get CORE for Gala throwaway.

@Rahul Nor did [first pass] SNEAKY work …

@Steve L. Is iPad’s ‘split screen’ available on or supported by NYTimes games? I don’t think so.