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I've been known to complain about a Thursday puzzle now and then, but no complaints today. I liked it.

Three easy peasies in a row no doubt confirms that tomorrow will be a bear.

Not surprised to see how many comments this puzzle garnered, nor how negative many of them are. As I worked my way through this I kept thinking "must have seemed like a good idea at the time."

I'm not sure which is worse, accessory dwelling unit or referring to it as an ADU. In the first case it's pretentious, and in the second it suggests, to me at least, that we've gone overboard with abbreviations.

At first looks a lot more difficult than it is.

I needed this one after Thursday's debacle.

On LEPER. I have always used this term, not that I've had occasion to use it in this way very often, in a sardonically figurative way to express the idea that I feel like a leper because of the way I'm being treated. It's a species of hyperbole. I'm also happy to report that no one has ever accused me of being insensitive to the plight of people suffering from leprosy.

Once I replaced ROTTEN with RAMONE I was on my way.

I've attended cocktail parties that made me feel as if I'd wandered into an uncanny valley.

This goes on my puzzle list of favorites for sure.

I got ATA but didn't get it until I read the explanation. And as others have surely noted, TSA bin is not terminology I've ever heard but it makes sense.

Enough already with the ever growing list gender identity acronyms.

Jib sails are mentioned in Moby-Dick and that is all I know about them.

For what this is a worth, rarely used words like SLEEKEN can't help but look gimmicky. They're the golf equivalent of a par 5 that won't let you hit driver from the tee box.

I've been advised while in NYC to put my wallet somewhere other than in my hip pocket because pickpockets are, presumably, a problem. As for the clue, it doesn't suggests that hip pockets are the only places to put a wallet, just one of the places. Some guys I know put their wallets in their man purses.

After fifteen minutes of getting almost nowhere I found myself thinking, "Wait, this is Thursday. Here we go again." And then as if by magic things began to fall into place.

I've noticed that a clue like LONG STRETCH, which iimmediately suggests EON to me, is now taking ERA as well. That delayed me in the southeast corner for a while.

What? No gender related clues/solves? I thought that had become almost obligatory at the New York Times.

Two very easy puzzles to begin the week so I'm girding my loins, metaphorically speaking, for Thursday and Friday.

Compared with yesterday's puzzle, this was a very satisfying challenge, although I suspect some found it too easy for a Friday.

So simple, so elegant, so funny?

I thought 37A was a bit of a reach and EYEDUP is new to me. Otherwise, nice puzzle.

A puzzle I solved correctly and then had to come here to figure out why. Some may call this one CHEWY while I might opt for CRANKY.

Unlike many here, I didn't find this puzzle difficult. But I thought the clue for 52A was rather odd.

Didn't start this one until late this afternoon and am not surprised by all the negative comments.

Neither easy nor difficult, and no rebus! As for Dede Allen, come on. I could see if she had just diied maybe.

I solved today's puzzle .9845319% faster than usual. New record!

I solved the puzzle before I figured out how the shaded squares work. Liked it.

I am not surprised that the Toyota Supra, especially the $60,000 variety, is no longer being produced. Never in all my travels have I seen one of those on the road or in a parking lot.

This took a while, and then I felt really stupid because I'd been spelling Xanadu with a beginning Z.