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@Times Rita TBF, Stax isn’t particularly associated with Elvis (which is why they added Memphis to the clue I suspect), it’s more a soul, R&B, and gospel label. Home to Booker T & the MGs!

@Robert Berry It was a novelty dance that was inspired by one (Batman) though

@Jane Wheelaghan PONY KEG is widely used in the hospitality industry. Probably not often purchased by consumers, but it’s a common term.

@David Bloom There’s no strict definition of “vegetable”

@Marshall Walthew Agreed, and they’re best known for their ska/rocksteady hits.

@Nancy J. As I understand it, a natnick is when two proper nouns cross and so neither cannot be solved definitively without knowing the trivia. Usually it’s considered better form on the part of the constructor to have other types of answers crossing proper nouns so that the puzzle can be solved even if one doesn’t know a name.

@Heidi I find it’s more fun to figure out the theme on my own, so I intentionally don’t read it lol

@Dave Easier for sure. Just for laughs I recently did the earliest available puzzle on the app: a Tuesday in 1993. It was as difficult as a modern Friday or Saturday in my estimation. (And also full of natnicks but that’s another matter.) Coming back to this puzzle, it was by far the easiest Saturday I’ve done; I finished in almost half my average time.

@Steve L It’s trivia, not skill. That’s why natnicks are frowned upon usually.

@Steve L It may not be illegal, but I’m personally not a fan, seems like constructor didn’t make the effort.

@Menc Maybe it’s a regional term. Whereabouts are you located? Here in the northeast US it’s not a term I’ve ever heard of before seeing it in the puzzle.

@Jim Where does one see the % faster or slower than average? Or did you simply do the math?

@LG I now see that locations are shown lol

@Derek To pare something is to peel it.

@Caro Before a recent app update, you had to click the “i” on the top to reveal the title. Now it’s shown on the opening screen.

@Joe Gill Nice catch!