Barny Angola

@Andrzej For real. The same crowd who “git-guds” knowing every silent movie actor is appalled when they suddenly don’t know something.

@Steve L The top comment in this thread is about how brutal the SE corner was, so OP isn’t alone. Trivia is fine, but trivia crossing with trivia doesn’t an enjoyable puzzle make, IMO.

@Steve L Would you mind explaining your Tom Swifty? I still don’t get it, even with ChatGPT’s help.

@Your Fired Correct, and seconded. Sneakers is a single article of clothing, like jeans.

@MRR Sorry, but this is pedantic and wrong. Rebuses are visual by definition. To call it a “visual gag” is splitting hairs. Plus, plenty of NYT grids have different down and across rebuses, as accounted for by “/” answers. That said: I LOVED THIS REBUS!

@a I think we found the constructor’s alt account. You will not let a legitimate criticism of this puzzle go unchallenged.