Sam

Really enjoyed this puzzle, especially for a Thursday. Got stuck on one letter. I had BAR as a 40A “goal to shoot for.” This gave me PRIZEBOTS as 21D “holdings of winnings.” I was fairly certain this was the letter tripping me up, but “I’ve never heard of a prize bot” isn’t really helpful when I’ve also never heard of a HINNY or a SHOFAR. And, in this day and age, a robot holding on to your money made sense, even if I’d never heard of it. Had to check puzzle, then just keep guessing letters until I landed on P. Alas.