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@Juanita Ask Me Anything I believe it is a Reddit feature where celebrities or guest columnists answer user's questions.

@MRR The plural of ox the animal is oxen, but the clue was for oafs, and evidently the plural for an ox that is an oaf can be oxes.

@Al in Pittsburgh "No one knew Davos" Andrew He did know and wrote Davos, and won the tournament.

@Michael I had HAA and WAIST but now seeing the answer is WRIST realize that it is where I put my wristWATCH, so the space on which I put my watch is my wrist.

@Oikofuge PREK is Pre-K for before Kindergarten. Sometimes the lack of spaces can be misleading (as when PERSE is meant to be PER SE, or an old TV show is not THEDA, but THE D.A.)

@ImmodestyBlaise Halftime is football or basketball. NHL hockey has 3 periods so only has "between periods".

@Steven M 256 is pretty good. Congratulations on reaching a binary milestone.

@HeathieJ No 54D is cat, but 50A is car, because Jaguar, like Lexus or Rolls Royce is a make of car (named after the animal)

@Andrzej Ignore previous comment.

@Michael Weiland I think because it's a Monday puzzle, a cross-reference with two unknowns is a later-in-the-week construct. Being able to specify Chicago keeps the puzzle at a Monday level.

@Andrzej Public Display of Affection