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Any crossword with the dude abides

Thank you, Hannah, enjoyed the solve. I clicked on the link you provided and read the NYT article about your day job and I must say I'd much prefer to solve your crossword puzzles than try to understand that other gigantic muon-ic puzzle you are so wonderfully trying to solve with others. Brilliant and good luck with both of your careers.

Would loved to have solved your 23A clue and glad you referenced it in your comment. Any HS soph who loves "Spinal Tap" has got a wicked (and I'm sure delightful) sense of humour. Good going Dad & Dot!

Ray Davies has always sung the actual lyric which is "Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola." As mentioned elsewhere in these comments, correctly, the "official" lyrics of any artists from that time period were published by the record company. Those are not Ray's lyrics, however, nor did he perform any version of the song with those lyrics.The NYT quotes Ray in this article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/arts/music/kinks-lola-ray-davies.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/arts/music/kinks-lola-ray-davies.html</a> as saying his daughter sang "La La La La Lola". He never did. I loved the puzzle but it does contain a serious error, which I urge the editors to correct. Maybe give Ray a call. He's here in London and as sweet as ever.

If a hard taco is a sandwich then a potato chip is a vegetable