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New York, NY
@Mean Old Lady As a person who doesn't watch much TV or go to many movies, I saw neither "The Iron Lady" nor "The Crown." But as a person of a certain age, I remember Thatcher vividly. She and Reagan destroyed two great nations, and neither, in my opinion, has ever recovered from the devastation of the 1980s.
@Grant Yeah, IMO a lot of clues in this puzzle are just plain off. As a person of a certain age who hitchhiked regularly back in the day, I hereby testify that your thumb went out, not up. The clue for FEMININESIDE is borderline sexist. Does a TEAL "dabble" more than any other duck? And I'm 100% with you on "-core." Again, as a person of a certain age ...
Can anyone explain the title, or "theme," of this puzzle?
OMG can we please have a thousand more by this guy? My favorite puzzle in MONTHS!
For me, this was one eyeroll after another.
Ugh. "Alop" hasn't been a word in several hundred years — if it ever was. Slang for "zip" may be either "jack" or "diddly squat," so "jack diddly squat" is redundant, meaningless, and unguessable. Awful, punny cluing. My least favorite Saturday in a year!
Annoying, not witty, a real slog.
[expression of disgust] UGH. BLECH. ICK. GAG. YUCK.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for 8D. The ubiquitous misuse of "lay," even in hallowed publications — ahem — depresses me.
I loved this so much I didn't want to finish :)
Grinned all the way through. Wonderful puzzle! Thanks for a great Sunday morning.
Just totally fun. You had me at "My Sharona" and it got even better from there. Pure genius. Thanks!!
My favorite Sunday of the year so far. Lots of giggles.
@Vaer Agree. As soon as I see his name I know I'm going to have a bad time. I hate to say this but when it's over I feel the same way I do after completing a household chore.
Brilliant. Restored my good humor on a tough morning. Thank you!!
Absolutely awesome. I never wanted this puzzle to end :)
@mlw "Lurkery" is a fantastic word. Ima steal it!
I'll miss you, Deb. Happy trails!
Another great morning LOL at SLICED BREAD. Thank you Mr. Williams!
Fantastic fun fill and really glorious little theme. What a debut!
The most adorable puzzle ever.
Any puzzle with Biggie and anagrams is a hit with me, even though I feel that two Star Wars references are two too many.
@Rebecca Root Yup. A joyless slog.
Single rebus + silly drawing = meh, for me.
I adored this puzzle. Don't really know why. The unguessable number down the center just made it really zen for me.
Loved the puzzle, but wish the cluing had been a little less strained.
First time I've ever roared with laughter and applauded when not in a theater. Awesome!!!
Time Inc! Gay men! Color me happy.
Enjoyable puzzle on a dark day. Can someone please explain 56D though?
@Dan W Agree. Between the strained puns and the trivia, it's more of a punishment than a game to finish. The New Yorker and Atlantic still have fun/hard puzzles that make you laugh instead of cringe.
Had potential for greatness. When I first figured it out, I smiled. But my fun was ruined when I found DIETICIAN misspelled, and you can't pretend that half of FLIM-FLAM means "deception." Also wish the coder had given us the option of hearing happy music by leaving in the bonus phrase letters, not just by typing in the rebuses. Finally, not highlighting cross-clues was just plain mean.
Happy baseball season to all! Love this puzzle to pieces.
Dylan Schiff, you made this classic major's day. Brilliant, fun puzzle. Thanks!
LOVED it! Didn't want it to end.
Loved this puzzle! Only one celebrity lookup and the long fills gave me the warm fuzzies. Thanks!
ADORED this even though I had to cheat a little. Love a theme that assumes solvers are smart.
The sound effect at 44D made my day.
Sweet debut! Congratulations Adam.
Loved every minute of this. Thanks!
Enjoyed the post-solve visual! Like happy music for the eyes.
I adored every minute of this. Thanks!!
@JohnWM I studied ancient Greek from 10th grade through grad school. We said "fee." Frat boys says "fie." The end.
Totally delightful. I never wanted it to end! Thank you Mr. Westwig!
Really fun! Thanks for getting the weekend off to a great start.