Isaac

Now that’s what I come here for on Saturday! Hard, but fun and fabulously constructed. Thank you!

I, for one, loved the puzzle. It took me over an hour, but tough is what I want out of a Saturday. I did not find the entries overly obscure, and found the clueing fun. Nice work!

I for one liked this. I found it clever, and enjoyed the Thursday challenge.

Pretty breezy for a Wednesday, but a ver nice theme. And it’s always good to see a non-épée blade come up!

Now *that’s* a crunchy puzzle! Thank you!

That really tested my chops. Thanks for the wonderful Friday-worthy puzzle!

That’s one tight puzzle! XOXO!

I really enjoyed this one: A nice, hard Saturday puzzle, with a slew of amusing, twisted clues. (My favorites: “Turkey bacon?” and “Hill-adjacent field, in brief”.) Great puzzle!

I loved the construction and the game - a nice “aha!” Moment when I got how to complete the center. A fun, easy Sunday!

Fun puzzle! But I did it almost three times as fast as my Friday average. While I’m sure there are those out there who are excited to get through a Friday puzzle (and to you: congratulations! that was me not all that long ago) many of us look forward to a challenge towards the end of the week. The past couple weeks have seemed way too easy, with today just the most extreme of the bunch.

I woke up this morning and almost decided to give up on Monday and Tuesday puzzles. Instead, I slipped into my routine: made my coffee, sat down with the puzzle... and had to think! Thanks for a crunchier-than-usual Tuesday!