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What might welcome you home? A CAT! 😻 CAT is the clear answer here and I came here to say that. - Childless cat lady 😸

I struggled much more than usual for a Wednesday.

Apparently if an ABYSS and a CHASM have offspring it's called an ABYSM

I was not familiar with DELE. In copy editing we always used a squiggle. I am familiar with its friend STET. I guess DELE is the official word for the squiggle? I got briefly stuck on the Z but otherwise a fun and smooth solve with just enough struggle.

I love this poem. I have it memorized and recite it to myself if I can't sleep. The poem is about stillness. It captures a frozen moment in time. It deserves to have that stillness captured in a summary. We never know how long the narrator stops for. One imagines he is not looking forward to what he has to do that evening which is why he has stopped his horse to enjoy a moment of absolute quiet. Some have said this poem is about death, I disagree. It's about being in the moment, taking time for oneself to stop and meditate.

I never thought of a regatta being for anything other than sailing ships and was sure this was wrong. It seems like every time I intend to trot huffily over here to the comments and complain, I first Google the word and, well look there, I did not know that. I got the whole thing (a worthy struggle) with no lookups. If we all knew all the trivia and obscure words, it wouldn't be a crossword Puzzle, it would be a crossword Fill-in. Some days the puzzle falls into place and some days we have to wrestle with it and don't win. Just my 2 cents.

Wow that was a workout. I always feel dumb when I struggle mightily to come up with a 3 letter answer and it's just a common cross-word like TSK or LEI. Silly me! I felt like the corners were 4 separate puzzles so it was extra hard. I was sooo tempted to do a lookup but persevered and finally it all fell into place with EVO and HEP. Thanks for a fun puzzle, Natan!

Fun, tricky and fresh! And nary an OREO in sight! I do love a puzzle that avoids the usual suspects.

So easy it was almost hard. Perfect! I love how all of the SETs have diagonal symmetry. And how every 3 letter answer was the same. Elegant!

After a few minutes of a fresh and engaging solve, I double checked the title page because I thought maybe it was a "Robyn Weintraub Friday". Which I am sure Jesse will take as a huge compliment! Awesome debut!

Rats! I was so proud of myself knowing ONLITTLECATSFEET right off the bat. But misremembered it with the S; it was too long so I deleted it, only to later see I was (almost) right all along. Still solved quite briskly and probably would have gotten a PB if not for that small delay. Over too soon! Enjoy your Caturday everyone!

That was a fun slog. I love the journey from "there is absolutely no way I can start much less finish this puzzle without lookups" to the gold star an hour later after chipping away little by little and square by square. Gift article about Will: (hope he gets better soon! Sounds like he's headed for a full recovery) Will Shortz, New York Times Crossword Editor, Says He Is Recovering From a Stroke <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/arts/will-shortz-stroke-nyt-puzzles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e00.6E58.idOf1-lQP5fL&smid=nytcore-android-share" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/arts/will-shortz-stroke-nyt-puzzles.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e00.6E58.idOf1-lQP5fL&smid=nytcore-android-share</a>

I enjoyed the struggle until I got hopelessly stuck in the NW and had to do a lookup (oreos) for the first time in a VERY long time. I figured being a crossword it was some obscure kind of oreos. My personal rules are I retain my streak as long as I make the best possible effort. Almost to 500!

One of these days I will learn how to spell ALY Raisman. That day was not today.

Unfortunate timing with recent events in Papua New Guinea 😢

Fun and puzzly! And no rebus haters in the comments yet! It has been *checks watch* almost 2 hours! Woo hoo thats a win 🏆

Fun! But over way too soon. My fastest Sunday time ever. Usually I don't rush through but when it all falls into place easily I do try and see if I can beat my record. Enjoy your Sunday!

Fun and breezy! I enjoyed ABCISLANDS crossing CRUISED. Being a frequent Caribbean cruiser these were a gimme. (I finished in about half my usual time) Do kids under 30 even know what hitchhiking is anymore? These days it seems unthinkable. Believe it or not, my dad, as a poor college student in the 60s, would hitchhike from Idaho to Los Angeles at end of term. He has some interesting stories!

I was a little thrown by POCO which means "little" or "slightly". Not sure I agree that's the same as "somewhat". Took me forever but in a good way. Got my money's worth for sure! I was very stuck and convinced several times I'd need to look something up but I persevered and somehow figured it out (not really sure how!).

BRAVO for the fresh fill! Not a single example of the clues I have been getting weary of lately (e.g. AHA OREO APED ASAP ATIT) and a fun theme! Thanks for the originality!

When an ABYSS and a CHASM have a baby is it an ABYSM? 😊

Do yourself a favor, friends, and please eschew reading the linked NYT download from Dec 25 1913 which features some horrific news stories from that day [shudder] Once I try to forget reading all that [engage mental eraser], I will remember that I enjoyed the puzzle and a smooth solve 😊

Loved this one as I am currently in mad flower shopping and planting mode for my garden and containers. I will be seeing flowers in my dreams! 🌸

I did not like hubba hubba. It recalls for me an unpleasant era of acceptable objectification. However that's just my 2 cents. I raced through it with ease. Enjoy your Sunday everyone.

The thing about Naticks is that if they are unavoidable in the grid the constructor or editor can sometimes change the clue. Jon HEDER was in Napoleon Dynamite, is that too obscure at this point? p.s. I came here to complain that it could have been clued for Bill but then I realized he is HADER. Don't want to be a HATER!

Well I found it unnecessarily hard for a Wednesday but I do LOVE ❤️ a holiday theme 💝 plus I'm a huge fan of West Wing as well so in the balance I can RESPECT this puzzle although not my favorite. Happy ❤️ Day to those that celebrate! 😍

So, I can usually get crosswords that many others post "that was impossible". I haven't given up on a puzzle in over 600 days. This one absolutely did me in.

Fun!! Puzzly! I got stuck for a while putting YMMV* instead of IMHO. And of course ART instead of ERG was my last typo. * your mileage may vary, a disclaimer I like to add to advice

Q: IS PEPSI OK? A: Is Monopoly money Ok? That one makes me laugh every time even though I prefer Pepsi (not that I drink it anymore)

Enjoyed it. Would have been more fun with a small revealer at the end (IMO) but I am sure this wasn't feasible in construction. I wish the daily puzzles had titles like Sunday for a little extra clue/wink.

What are code breaking puzzles? Does @Deb mean cryptograms? They sound fun!

A bit disappointed that it went so fast... felt like a Wednesday to me. Still fun though!

Has to use my brain too much. Not fun.

Why is "Deal!" DONE? Like a Done Deal? Like you'd say that if you accept someone's offer?