Courtney

I loved this puzzle! For me, it was perfectly challenging. Caught on to the rebus quickly and had a great time finding the rest of them. To be fair, this was probably aided by a significant and long-lasting Hamilton phase.

Brilliant theme! A delightful solve. Enjoyed every moment of it.

Lovely puzzle! Thoroughly enjoyed it. I found the hyphens to be both clever and clear. Thanks for the delightful time!

Loved this one! My daughter and I love Shakespeare. It was fun to see how many theme answers I could get without crosses! And now my daughter — who just turned 14 and is newly solving on her own — is giving it a try. She’s also really enjoying it so far. Thank you for the wonderful puzzle!

What a brilliant puzzle! It was such a treat to see it unfold.

A delightful Monday with great fill and clues and a fun theme. Obligatory Minnesotan comment that it should be duck duck gray duck, but we’ll let it slide. ;)

I decided to take a gamble and put “athleisure” for 29D — it fit, but of course it wasn’t right. Ah well, sometimes the big guesses work. Loved the diagonal line of Qs — had to mentally dig for a few seconds for Q*bert and moved up the line from there. It was delightful. Got stuck in the NW, but after a clue from Wordplay, I was back on my way. An enjoyable Saturday solve - thank you!

I loved this puzzle! Perfectly challenging. Had some trouble in the bottom left corner, but it was very satisfying when I worked it out. Thank you for all your work on this!

Congrats on your debut! A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle. I especially appreciated seeing Eoin Colfer’s name. I absolutely loved Artemis Fowl as a child and it was a joy to share the books with my daughter, who loved them as well.

Personal best for me! 5:16. Normally I don’t pay much attention to times, but this one just flowed. I’m sure it’s on the easier side for a Friday, but all the cultural references were gimmes for me, which was fun to experience as a relatively younger solver. Thanks for the enjoyable puzzle!

I enjoyed this one! I was delighted when I realized the trick. It was a couple minutes slower than my average Tuesday time, but I’m fine with it being a little trickier than usual. Thanks for the fun puzzle.

Loved this! So clever and fun.

What a delightful birthday treat! I’d hoped they’d take advantage of May 4th falling on a Sunday, and as soon as I saw the title I knew they had. Really impressed with how well-crafted it was, especially knowing now how quickly it had to come together!

I loved this puzzle! One of those magical ones where I was on the same wavelength as the constructor and everything just flowed. I don’t normally pay much attention to times, but I checked after this one, and sure, it’s my PB for a Sunday: 13:24. Hit the ground running right from 1A. I was delighted when I realized the theme and it was fun to see how it played out across each themed answer. And 59D made me laugh, as I’m currently sitting at my gate waiting to fly there. Thank you for the delightful puzzle.

A fun Saturday puzzle! A very pleasant way to spend twelve minutes. My teen is making some inroads on her own solve; it’s so wonderful to be able to share these with her.

That was delightful! I’m impressed with how many themers were packed in there. Clever and satisfying puzzle.

What a fun puzzle! I laughed out loud when I got to the revealer. It was a quicker solve, but I enjoyed it.

I was so excited when I got to the revealer! What a treat, indeed. :)

Enjoyable puzzle, thank you! I was very excited to see the Final Fantasy reference - I’ve got a chocobo decal on my car!

Great puzzle! Anyone else playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and perk up right away on seeing Verso?

Laughed out loud when I got to the revealer. Fun theme and a PB!