Kate

Feeling quite proud today as I always thought Fridays were too tough for me. I always do M/T/W then bail out. This one did bear repeated visits as certain clues became clear immediately upon return. So excited to have a Friday under my belt!

After finishing today's puzzle, I came to the comments in anticipation of other excited solvers enjoying this delightful and/or puzzle. It is NOT a rebus, to be clear. And I arrive instead to find a sea of crusty solvers with a range of complaints. Can we not simply enjoy the excellent construction here? The interplay of the Across and/ors, the corresponding Down and/ors, and the revealers, each of which is in itself a sufficient clue and answer? Sure it may have run through at the speed of a Wednesday but I just adored this.