Mackenzie

A very crunchy Tuesday for me, and not just because of MUSELI and OATY being two clues that gave me a run for my money. Anyone else have a tough go with the NW corner? I think I like to forget JLO exists, and she never crossed my mind as an option. Nevertheless, we got it done, it just took a lot longer than usual!

Disclaimer: I’m crabby from a long weekend and a prolonged disdain from the state of the world, but this was tough for a Monday. Some obscure proper nouns, a few naticks (for me) and a revealer clue found late in the down clues, which if it came earlier or in the crosses could have kept me from second guessing English as my first language. No hate to the constructor, I’m just grumpy and this particular Monday puzzle didn’t help set my week off in a good mood. Thanks for entertaining my gripe, fellow NYC crossword solvers!