Rich Treta

Sometimes you just have to get through a puzzle and enjoy the hate you have for it once it’s complete. This is one of those puzzles for me.

Sorry, but today was a 35 down for me! So many tough clues!!

When the “aha” moment hit me, (clue:The whole she——)I literally laughed out LOUD! Good Thursday puzzle!!

The “aha moment” on this one made me smile. Very clever puzzle!!

Fittingly, my last solved clue was 45 across! Good Saturday puzzle.

A nice and easy, breezy Saturday puzzle! 18 mins for me - my average Saturday is about 58 mins! So I started my morning with a big smile- lol!

Might be the first Sunday puzzle where the “aha” moment when the theme is realized, never occurred for me. “Congratulations” tone went off and I was still clueless.

This was a fantastic Thursday puzzle!! For me the “aha” didn’t come to me until the very last letter (which was the 33 down) and then all the subtle clues popped out at once!! Including the black squares! Bravo!!

Smooth and fun Thursday puzzle! Shocked to look at my time and realize I beat my personal best for a Thursday - 17:43! That made me smile!