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Since the NYTimes makes the app available and charges for it monthly, it seems unfair to have a puzzle without the clues needed to understand it completely when using the app.

This puzzle was a lot of fun and a reasonable challenge for me. I was happy to complete it without looking up tv shows or other pop personalities unfamiliar to me. I think there might be a great number of regular solvers like myself who don’t belong to the group who regularly comment here, the elite who love to say puzzles are too easy.

Wow! This puzzle sets the standard for unique Thursday puzzles!

This puzzle went very smoothly for me. I don’t understand the negative comments, but I enjoyed it!

This puzzle just goes to show that an easy puzzle can have an innovative theme!

What an enjoyable puzzle! Something fresh and new is just what we need today!

This puzzle put a smile on my face, not an easy thing these days, so thank you!

This puzzle was everything I hope for on a Thursday! Thank you!

A very satisfying puzzle! I especially enjoyed the Arthur Conan Doyle quote. It’s very apt in today’s climate.

Thursday is my favorite puzzle day, because of puzzles like this one! Thank you!

Thank you for the great Monday puzzle! I bet it isn’t easy to construct a clever but easy puzzle!

I’ve done the NYT crossword for many years, and I still don’t understand this one after reading the explanation twice. Not a good feeling.

I loved this puzzle! Something NEW!

This is a fine puzzle for a Wednesday, but disappointing on a Thursday. I really look forward to a brain teaser on a Thursday.

Just the kind of puzzle I anticipate all week! Thank you!

What a fun puzzle! I loved moving through the shape of the grid!

I really enjoyed this puzzle! A good challenge, lots of great clueing, and a “aha moment” theme!

This puzzle was so much fun! Just what I needed today. Thank you!

What a perfect Thursday puzzle, so clever! The visual reveals at the end were a nice surprise, too!

This puzzle made my day! I was so pleased to hve the “aha moment” that I anticipate when Thursday rolls around.

I loved this puzzle! You gave me that wonderful “aha” moment that is the best part of a Thursday!

Thank you! The “aha” moment makes this day so much brighter!

Best Monday puzzle in quite a while! Thanks!

I really enjoyed the “aha” moment that this puzzle gave me!

Great puzzle! It was fun to see the ambiguous image pop up in the online version!

Thank you for giving me that aha moment I always anticipate on a Thursday!

You made my day with this amazing puzzle! Thank you!

What a truly fun puzzle, a clever puzzle on a Wednesday!

This puzzle was a lot of fun and I learned something new!

Thank you for this clever, diverting puzzle! I was totally involved in figuring it out, just the distraction from world and national events I needed!

This puzzle made my day! A fun theme and a brilliant (literally) ending!

What a fun puzzle! I especially enjoyed “Heinz bottle blueprint, say”!

I really enjoyed this puzzle. It was simple, yet clever. Very relaxing.

This was very challenging for me, and what a thrill when I got it!

When I first realized the theme, I thought “Oh dear” because I have never seen the show, despite having seen all Star Wars episodes multiple times. However, it turned out that the puzzle was still solvable and enjoyable! Because of the clueing yes, but also because of how Star Wars has just become part of popular culture and part of my brain seems to know quite a lot about it!

I really enjoyed this puzzle! It made me smile, and I thought it was clever! I didn’t mind the easy clues at all. Who says obscure is the criterion for a good puzzle!

Easy can be so much fun and I loved the grid!

I loved this puzzle. So much fun! Thank you for the much needed diversion!

The reveal for this puzzle is amazing! It’s the best Monday puzzle I’ve solved in a long time!

Oh dea, a big mistake with the Tesla comment. It was Apple!

This was my favorite Wednesdaybpuzzle in a long time! New ideas are always welcome!

The best puzzle of the week! That aha moment is what makes a puzzle worth doing, and this one had a few.

As soon as I understood that “painting” meant “painter,” I found this puzzle to be clever and fun, especially the humor at the end!

What a great puzzle, and for me so much fun to get the theme (trick) before the hint!

I really enjoyed this puzzle. It gave me that “aha” moment I anticipate on a Thursday.

What a lovely puzzle! Clever and visually satisfying!

Thanks! That was, for me, just what I hope to find on a Thursday!

A perfect Thursday puzzle!