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Monday puzzles are delightfully easy and i almost always crush them but it still amazes me that someone is able to create these things. kudos to all the xword constructors out there 🏆

can’t say i enjoyed this one

*clears throat* battles royale. other than that, i enjoyed this very clever puzzle!

don’t wanna jinx it but i’ve been on a roll this week. finished this one w zero googles and beat my average by 20 minutes!! 👏👏👏👏 fun!

i thought it was just me but i guess lots of people the this was tough for a Tuesday 🤷🏻 got it done, just a little slower than average.

fun! “righty tighty, lefty loosey” rarely helps me since, even at my age, i cannot tell right from left 🙃 also, we have some crank windows they work the opposite way, so i came up with my own mnemonic: “‘c’ to close” because of the way one draws the letter c.

omg so much more fun than yesterday! i must admit i was hung up in the NE corner, mostly bc of nachoDIP so i had to google 22A. it all came together after that. happy Sunday, everyone!

pretty easy for a Wednesday but i’m not complaining especially since i biffed my Wordle streak today 😭

as a Ceramics major, i was delighted to see SINTER! great Sunday puzzle :D

came here to brag but i guess this was a breeze for everyone lol 🙌🙌

don’t want to jinx it but i’m on a roll. the past few days, i’ve had very little filled in after the first pass but then it somehow all comes together. super fun!! happy Saturday, all 😄

wow, the most clever puzzle i’ve seen in a long time!! and a debut?? kudos 🙌🙌! my first pass had me feeling pretty dumb but once i got to the revealer, it clicked. beat my average by two minutes 🎉

pretty fun!! kinda bummed i got a C since i beat my average by 8 mins (also i’m currently a college student w a 3.95 GPA so, kind of an overachiever 😅) but i guess everyone received the same grade lol. have a great week everyone!

wow, people really hated this one! i liked it, maybe because it clicked w me and i was able to beat my average w no lookups! 🙌🙌

lovely tribute, Deb. my condolences 💛 this is my favorite kind of puzzle, one that seems tough, maybe even undoable on the first pass but after a few passes it all falls into place :)

amazing!! loved it 🌈🌈🌈

UNDIERUNS/streak had me thinking of something totally different 🫣

lots of fun! beat my time w zero look-ups which is pretty great for me 🎉

really fun! gotta admit i needed a little help bc i thought an “Enthusiastic fan” was a RIOTER 🫣

i’m so glad 29A was TENDBAR and not BARTEND. great puzzle!

this clever mfer broke my streak but i’m not mad about it

clever cluing on this one! have to admit i got hung up on 52A for the longest time bc i was sure Cook referred to Capt. James and Easter was the island 🫣

tough but satisfyng, even tho i i was firmly stuck in the NW corner and needed to peek at Wordplay to get GOLFBAG. after that, it all fell together. anyone else have snotRAG for 41D? 🫣 just me?

nice lil Monday puzzle. congrats, Amanda! have a great week, all :)

enjoyed this puzzles gimmick much more than yesterday’s! almost daily, there’a a clue that somehow directly relates to my personal life. today it’s 56D. as i type this, my chocolate LAB, Hazel, is snoring at my feet. have a great week, everyone :)

super fun Sunday! this one clicked early for me and i managed to beat my average which rarely happens on a Sunday. happy mother’s day to all the mom 💐💐💐

beat my average by 13 minutes! guess the art history degree does come in handy sometimes 🧑🏻‍🎨

another puzzle where i start off doubting my abilities, but towards the bottom it starts to click. gotta love it! have a great weekend, all 😀

this was so hard but in a good way. had to look up a few things but that’s how it goes some days!

even though so much of this puzzle clicked for me i still ended up needing to do two googles and i’m ok w that. good times!

not sure why so many folks absolutely hated this. i’m not Gen Z nor a trivia expert but i was able to solve this one w only one look up (51D), which i never would have gotten on my own 🤷🏻 filing “Korea’s national drink in my memory bank for next time.

lovely way to start my day, especially after the brutality of Thursday 😅 it’s a great feeling it when it clicks. happy Friday, all!

hated it at first 😅 but that’s on me. had to come here for a little help bc i was stuck big time but as soon as i got help w WORMHOLE, it was smooth sailing and now i just love it

that was fun!

[Violin emoji] was my fave!! 🏆🏆🏆

clever! enjoyed this one and TIL the word SPOOR :)

tough but eventually conquered 🤼 i had something quite different pop into my head for 1A lol but it soon came to me. happy Sunday, everyone 🌷

gotta love it when everything clicks and is wholly entertaining at the same time. good job! happy Friday, all 🌻

loved it! just hard enough without being frustrating. the HOW instead of wOW was a cute lil misdirect. happy Friday, everyone!

so good!! gotta admit i was pretty lost until i got to the revealer then it all made sense 😃 i even finished ahead of my average time!

i sailed through this so easily until about 3/4 through then i was stuck stuck stuck 😅 could not get it done without a lil help which is a bummer (for me) because it started off so delightfully. have a great weekend, all!

a wonderful start to the week. happy Monday, all 🌼

my first pass was abysmal but after a little break i was able to finish with only one google (13A). FYI i knew MAPLELEAFLOUNGE thanks to Tig Notaro’s very funny new stand-up special on Prime 🙌🙌

what a great puzzle! i almost felt beaten by it when after the first pass the top half was mostly empty but i kept my brain wheels turning and it all fell into place. even beat my Friday average by 5:48 🙌🙌! loved the cluing on this one. have a great weekend, all 🌼

breezy for a Wednesday, but i’m not complaining 😅 awesome to see ASL represented here!

didn’t get the gimmick so i came here for help and gotta say, i was thoroughly delighted 😄 have a great week, everyone

the color overlays did make it a little harder for me to see (i solve on my iPad) but i beat my average by 20 minutes so i’m not complaining

enjoyed this quite a bit. clever but not too tough 👍

loved it! gotta admit i had one google for 8D bc i was stuck in that section but the rest of it clicked. kinda surprised at all the hate tbh. off topic but has anyone tried the new game “Strands”? pretty fun! hard to find tho, i had to google it.

the past couple of weeks i’ve really been in sync w the puzzles. today, not so much. this one was hard for me. i even took a long break hoping it would click, but in the end had to do three googles. better luck next time!