Laurie Almoslino

This puzzle was an absolute delight! Fun clues, great theme to match the weather, and I learned a few things like the small country and a music flair. It can't be easy to create a Monday-worthy puzzle that is still so much fun to solve. Warm winter hat off to you!

Deb, thank you once again. I had figured out the "fuse" theme, but was stuck on the Ivan Drago clue and on the top right section. After you graciously provided the Ivan Drago clue, the rest fell into place. I did have a couple of lookups; I try to look things up indirectly so I can learn about them rather than typing the NYT clue into Google.