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Was stuck for a while because I had 61a as PILLOWS.

Very enjoyable puzzle, Surely, I can't be the only one who put GRADELEVEN for 30D

Recognised the theme and rebus aspect straight away. Too bad I am better at minesweeper than I am crosswords so it still took a while to beat. What I'm surprised about is the amount of people that have never heard about it according to comments. This is coming from a former top difficulty player

Fun puzzle Constantly getting stuck then having aha moments after thinking a bit for each clue made it such a fun solve.

The grid's fill was fresh and I really enjoyed it. What I think made the puzzle seem easy was that the clues lacked misdirection. For example, 'common thing in processed food' only really makes you think of a few things. While perhaps something like 'manufactured food ingredient.' probably is still fair but a lot less obvious.

Surely, I can't be the only one that had purlicues instead of curlicues. Never heard caper used as something related to do with a prank (not that I thought paper fit it any better). Aside from that really enjoyed the fun theme.

Felt easy for a Thursday probably from the lack of proper nouns. Either way really enjoyed it