Faye

Loved this. So clever and clean.

Cute and fun. A great way to start the week.

Loved, loved this puzzle. The inclusion of “The Mystery at Lilac Inn,” probably my all-time favorite Nancy Drew title, was the icing on the cake. The anchovy on the pie?

I usually find Fridays harder than Saturdays. This was hard enough but a lot of fun. Loved the clue for ISNT and enjoyed seeing ESPRESSOMARTINI and AMERICANOS in the grid. I might know too much about Japanese animation, as I was racking my brain for obscure characters and didn’t see HELLOKITTY until it was almost filled in. I know of exactly one collaboration between Ja Rule and ASHANTI, and it’s a 2001 earworm that my siblings and I have great fondness for, so seeing them in today’s puzzle was a treat.

Happy to see YEET in the NYT crossword!!

Working through the archive, I’ve solved a lot of crosswords with themes similar to this one’s, but more often than not the wordplay has been lame. This, though, was fun and funny. Congratulations to Mr. Chalfin!

Very nice. Good theme, good cluing, and good job getting OLAJUWON in there too!

Loved this. Funny and fun