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Mineral King was the planned Disney ski area. Disney was warned that avalanches were severe in the valley, but they forged ahead. First winter of construction saw an avalanche roll down one side of the valley and halfway up the other side, destroying all. That was the end of that idea. All that said, the Mineral King area is beautiful and you should go... in the summer. Finally, a ski themed puzzle that did not include TBAR. Thank you lads

We felt the need for a cigarette...... Thank you Alex. A fun solve.

ko and I are spending the day wallowing in misery and self pity. We will add a POUT or two. Thank you Adam. Nice puzzle

Why can't ghosts have babies? Because they have hollow weenies. I am donning a glove of garlic as this puzzle scared me. Thank you Rebecca. A fun Wednesday.

My dad's social commentary: "Why do you kids take drugs when there is gin?" He took a lemon twist in his MARTINI. Very nice Thursday puzzle, well done Kevin.

We like Barry as he is always correct. We dislike puzzles with little tricks as we are bears of little brain. ko demurs as she liked the puzzle and has a big brain. Nothing left to lose is the mantra of the day. I say soldier on just like in the sixties. We ended the war in Vietnam and we can drive the rats out of trumplandia. Thank you Joe, a challenging solve

How on earth does one CLEAVE with an ox? Begin by cleaning your glasses. Snowflakes here in Southern MS. Thank you Dan

ZEALOTRY indeed. We got it done. However, we will be hiding in a corner for the next four years or watching the original Godzilla with crabcakes. Thank you Evans, a really good puzzle.

I had a short stint (1 week, most boring job ever) as a life guard. I grew to hate Marco Polo and vowed never to save those who played it. Thank you Daniel, a fun solve.

A CORNPIT is where you find ECTO parasites. ESPYING was the groaner fill of the decade. And, it is a snot rag. Other than the above a fine puzzle :) Thank you Blake

MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER make me a match...... crossed with RUSSIA.... someone knows their musicals. Cute puzzle except for TINCT as we had tinge. Thank you Brad

Too much KUSH and all your GNOSIS is,,,,,,, My cousin, works for NASA, has a tee shirt that reads: "actually I am a Rocket Scientist." Nice one Carolyn and whats his name.

We came, we solve, we GLOAT! Thank you Rena

Man, you retire after twenty plus years on the ski patrol and new things appear: SKIBOARD. I mean one could be board skiing, but.... Nice one Sophia including the shout out to yourself at 68A, Thank you, dk and ko

It is a chart not a SEAMAP: Geese Louise. A few look ups this morning...... but it is Saturday. Thank you Hoang-Kim

A gold star for my birthday. Woo Hoo! Had to use the crosses to get the Rapper name and had drawl for TWANG but what to I, a transplanted Southerner know. Thank you Makaika A smooth solve.And, ko liked it too.

BENDY STRAW is my porn name: FYI and Gross or TMI. Had deep states for some reason. And, you mean to say that nice comments can get you a collaboration..... Nice one Barb and Lewis

Some of you solvers would complain if you were hung with a new rope: Just sayin. Light and breezy Sunday puzzle, just the way we like them. Only challenge was LESTER instead of some misspelled variant of Leslie. Thank you Rich and Jeff

I cannot believe you people found this hard. ko, Google and I solved it in no time. NEEDISAYMORE? Gee thanks Byron :) An impossible Saturday is a treat.

We worked our fingers to the bone on this one. Thank you David

Off to FTMEADE to use an Enigma Machine to figure out what NOTELET is code for. Thank you Alex a fun solve except for NOTELET. Have I mentioned NOTELET yet?

Mouse's bigger cousin is in the White House: Just sayin! I had to run through my list of pirate names, Snick, Snee, and SMEE. Thank you jack, a fun Monday

We moved around this grid like the Tidy Bowl man. One April First, while in Grad School, we removed 100 or so ersatz flamingos from people's yards and placed them in the town park (all facing the same direction). A day or two later we return them all as we had written the flamingos address on a strip of masking tape attached to their BOOTY. I have had two friends who have been on Survivor like shows and I know you will be shocked to hear: They are all faked. Nice one Hemant

As a college student I compared the results of a Rorschach test with a Tarot reading. I had about 20 subjects for my little experiment. The results were the same, bu the paper was not a hit with my professors. Where was the Magic Eight Ball? Nice one Juliana and as a New Yorker of a certain age.... we often call them TAXICABS.

As I am of a certain age, all of my stories begin with STOPME. ko is giving me the STINKEYE. I try to tell her that all of you are on pins and needles till I post.... there goes that STINKEYE again. Nice one Parker, thank you

Ting, tang walla, walla........ Aside from the Lady Gaga entry all would have been on my play list for the No Request Show that aired from about midnight to about 4AM. I taped the entire show on a Revox reel to reel. Thank you Daniel for the trip down memory lane.

A DEM House seat is a wonderful Valentine for NY and US. Cute puzzle! Happy Valentimes (see Teen Girl Squad)

Cue WEREWOLVES of London: He was very, very hairy. Count us in on the morning howls of joy over this puzzle. Thank you Jesse

I expect our constructors will be off to Albuquerque for the mass ascension. Fun and smooth solve, Thank you Rebecca and Ariela

We had a volleyball team in grad school and would play other departments and at times a team comprised of our professors. After a BUMPSETSPIKE I nailed my advisor in the face.... I still graduated. Cute solve, thank you Laura

Hard and fun, opined ko. As a practitioner of 32A for nearly five years I was happy to see it in the grid. Woes for SOBS caused a tear but we did it. And, add me to the hip flask group. Thank you Christina, a great solve...... again

"I feel sick" was a common theme as we drove to Maine from NY. Sister's claim to fame was vomiting in every State. Day 1 of my new world order I will ban all puzzles by those decades younger than me... which may be everyone. Thank you Julian, A wonderful Friday, And, ko likes it too.

Ground Control to Major Tom is what I sing to ko when she dons her head set. She, as always, just rolls her eyes wondering why, why, why. First Fed job was at Rockwell ensuring "secrets" about the Space Shuttle were kept. Yes there are man traps. Fun solve, thank Daniel. You may want to meet my brother who lives in Mpls and constructs robotic sculptures.

So many Italian reds and so little time. We got this one as ko knew all the biking references. I knew SNOT. Nice one Hal, loved you in 2001.

Holy moley batman it must be Saturday on steroids. Let us say we finished. Thank you David... maybe

Way to upstage the constructor Deb! :) Henry, call me for my lecture on compounding error as it is a blend of data science, actual science and philosophy. Fine puzzle except for the part where we had tone for TANG. Get well Deb, take two MARIJUANA LEAVES and call me in the morning.... I mean I am a Dr. Thank you Henry

One may be hard pressed to find a TBAR on the slopes, but what the heck, this is just a puzzle. We took the cereal boxes and made barriers so we would not need to see our siblings as we breakfasted. Fun Wednesday although PTUI took some whiles. Thank you Kathy

Let us just say that despite a doctorate in Cognitive Psychology by the time I got to 30A my mind was a blank. Thank you BEQ (the hardest working man in the puzzle business)

College girlfriend's dad had a yellow Gremin. It was nick named "the cheese" or "the BANANASLUG." And, LAMBCHOPs for dinner last night! Six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Thank you Joe, a fun Tuesday outing.

As a child I read classic comics. When we were tested for AP lit. I knew the plot lines and key events for all (e.g.: I knew the name of Prince Valiants son) and was readily accepted into the class. I have this paper to thank for my A in civics and a good score on the Foreign Services Officers Test (FSOT). Bring on the literary clues and we like to see NSA in the grid. Thank you Kelly

Thanks Jeffery for not including Oreo double stuffs in the grid. So here is how a SELLATHON works: Car prices are increased by some amount and then advertised as less than that amount as a discount. Grandfather owned a dealership and his advice was to research the car you want and the price you want to pay. Write the amount on a 3x5 card, point to the car and hand the sales person the card. Say nothing and accept that a dealer is far more experienced at selling cars than you are at buying them. Be prepared for an angry sales person. Remember say nothing, just point to the card.

I had a wind up Dalek, not squishy, on my desk. When the discussion got too far afield I would wind it up, and hear: Exterminate, Exterminate. Got the little trick and got it done. Thank you Chase and Christiana

Once we got the got the little PRANK.... we pitied the fool. Thank you Alan. Is your refrigerator running? Better catch it!

"I'm not bad I 'm just drawn that way...." see Roger Rabbit. Fun solve. Thank you Michael.

As a former concert photog at the "Fillmores" etc. I can tell you lots about various riders. Roz is my favorite character from Pixar. Those of you who had trouble with this puzzle were clearly using the wrong form. Nice one Avery

Well. I had a Magic Eight Ball as a young dk. I get the concept of EARTHRISE as one comes around the moon. ko and I, not fans of little tricks in puzzles, found this one to be fun. Thank you Josh

A blast from my HS Latin past: VIAMEDIA. Ribby for RIDGY. Nice work Raji and no rebus

We liked it and got the gold for a .... drum roll.... 2 day streak. Thank you Peter

INERT gases aside.... Once upon a time a local rink had a contest and the winner got a ZAMBONI ride. The contest was a sellout. Nice one John