Grey

@David hear, hear. What you said, and then one more - when even a dedicated vocab nerd like me says "...really?" more than once during a Thursday puzzle, it's not a great sign.

@Francis A science fiction author

@Heg I will use this puzzle as an example to explain the difference between "difficult puzzle" and "bad clues" in future. So much nuanced failure, tch. Saturday is usually my favorite puzzle, but these Ryans... woof.