Rick

Russia was my third choice after Shtetl and Poland (never sure where the border was). Also initially had CDs rather than IDs, but the down WCI made no sense. I won’t even talk about a ketchup other than Heinz.

Enjoyed the puzzle. Wish the final digital representation showed the double letters. 41A. Go (for) threw me. Shouldn’t the answer be retails? I’ve never heard of something retail for. It’s always plural.

ChatGPT says the answer to 29 across is two: Alaska and Hawaii. According to the puzzle, the answer is one. I wonder which state the constructor had in mind.