Jrochest

I HATE rebuses, but recognize they're a standard part of the NYT playbook. However, when the rebuses aren't clued (except via the title), are unmarked (so you don't know where they are), or consistent (they are seemingly unrelated words of different lengths), I'd appreciate a heads up, so that I know what I'm getting into. Can you blow a horn or something, NYT?

This was delightful!! Thank you!

Oh, I did finish this one (with Autocheck enabled because otherwise it would have been impossible). But I object, morosely and with spite. The first couple of starred clues came together by filling in the crossing words, and I absolutely could not see any connection between the answer and the clue. A couple (Dutch oven, for example) rang a faint and distant bell, but the rest? No clue, and even with the column's explanation, I still can't see it with a telescope.