James B

👏 Well done, Kenneth, and Happy Pride!

Very impressive and enjoyable! I skipped over all the entries around the color lines, not knowing which side of the line might contain the two-letter answers. Then I made it allll the way to the explanatory 113 Across. "Oh! The lines ARE the letters!" And in ROY G BIV order, no less. Great work. I can't imagine the dedication required to construct such a puzzle.

I had a blast with this one! Luckily I'm as much a math nerd as I am a word nerd. Thrilled to see one of my favorite actors at 54 Across. Not only a stage legend, Oscar winner, and insurance pitchman, but the portrayer of TWO comic book second bananas on film: J. Jonah Jameson and Commissioner James Gordon.

Finished, but over 20% slower than my average time. Agree with commenters' complaints about failing to cross-reference linked clues. The completed puzzle just looks bizarre due to the "clever" phrase being shoehorned in with no regard to sense or symmetry. A frustrating experience.

About 20 minutes without hints, way above my average for Saturday. I wouldn't call it fun, but certainly challenging. After a long while staring at a bunch of blank space, I managed to solve most of the center then build out to the corners. Some clues were maddening stretches (demerit, headscarfed, court order, under cuts), but I appreciated the double-meaning clues (off, cup alternative). Pretty sure I've seen IRS clued in the "dodgers" context before. And I have a distant memory of Uh-oh Oreos being a thing. "Oh, he meant London, Ontario!" That one broke my brain.

I didn't realize the potholes were all in "street" clues until I finished the puzzle and read the article. Cleverly done!

A five star puzzle. Loved it!

Bravo to Ian Livengood for his Midi puzzle. Clever cluing and construction that I didn't clock until I finished and looked it over. Very nicely done.

Tough but fair, took me 30% longer than my Saturday average. Today I learned about both TEBOWING and DEADHEADING. Got stuck on SENTRIES for the longest time, a 'party' being either a person or a group. And with no idea what frangipane is, I had TIRAMISUS clogging up the middle of the board. Seems I was thinking of mascarpone, haha teeheehee. Challenging, but in no way a slog. Well done!

Very fun! Finished 34% faster than my average Sunday, so I guess the cluing was relatively easy, but of course YMMV. For the key: I got _X_T from a first glance at the clues, so the rest was obvious. Guess I got lucky. Loved it. Hope we see constructors Zhang and Curry again.

Fun, and fast! Finished in less than half my average Saturday time. Great construction on the long answers, if maybe a tad too easy? But I had a blast with it.

I filled in the holes last, then saw the worm theme. Thank goodness the rest of the clues were not too obscure. More satisfying after seeing where the rest of the answers came out! I enjoy these sorts of puzzles, but I understand ymmv.