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@ad absurdum The website code only allows me to "recommend" this comment once so I've come in here to recommend it again manually

@CCNY "you drove those tent pegs in beautifully " "You build a fire like nobody's business"

@Nancy If your question is an earnest one, a safeword is an agreed upon codeword used to revoke consent or otherwise indicate your desire to stop without explicitly saying so

@Lewis as soon as I solved UNDERTHESEA, which was quite early, I scanned the puzzle for the letter C and saw there were none. I kept watch for what I knew had to be the lone example from that point on. I *love* this kind of added element and I adored this puzzle.

@carrielewis To be fair, "make tea" is the answer to just about everything else.

@Hugh If you happen to be enisled, there may be little else to do beyond a good stretch

@Grant Perhaps his recent retirement from pro wrestling prompted the change

@Cat Lady Margaret I feel compelled to share with you that one of my cats caught a mouse during my solve today. It was quite the event

@ad absurdum Exactly what my wife said!

@Acolinkirk thanks for a very fun puzzle. Nothing more to say about the crossword but I must know: when you were choosing dog names did you at least consider "Andrew"? 😁

@Stocc I'm so julia

@Jim I just saw that recently too! I think it popped up after watching the old Jim Henson "King of Eight" video. Unfortunately for me, PUTTEES didn't stick.

@Cyndie Funny. I'm in a similar position but with a new kitten sleeping on my stomach leaving me unable to make tea. Luckily my tea loving son is willing to help out.

@Vislander Just a fellow "cat in lap" solver here checking in to say hello

@Amy G Way to go! I ended up exactly tying my Sunday PB 🙃

@Mimi Miami from Wawa? Hehe!

@Andrzej In my world everything is called Steve.

@Andrzej I solved the clue with *all* of the crosses and I still didn't understand what was happening 😅

@Francis In my world, CHARLIXCX and MIIS are indeed very easy.

@Art of the fudge I do

@Katie The GRAY hairs in my beard helped keep me warm today. Good luck with the rally and with all of your pants 👍

@Bill in Yokohama I (straight dude) used to go to a gay bar by myself. They had a fantastic pinball room in the back.

@Nancy Earl Grey tea and crossword solves are never far apart in my world

@UCCF 🍪

@Kevin That vino combined with an archaic spelling cost me a *ten minute* PB

@Curtis I was just waiting for @Lewis to acknowledge this 😁