Rafael Popper-Keizer

I have to confess that a lot of the trivia I learn doing crosswords tends to go in one ear and out the other; I don't mind this, because it affords the opportunity to "discover" the same fact multiple times, which I usually find more amusing than frustrating. One item from today, however, which I do not imagine I will forget: FERRULE is a much broader term than I had previously understood it to be. And now I know what to call that nebulous bit of the pencil that's always covered in teeth marks (surely they must sell them that way - certainly no one in this household would admit to such a habit.)

I share screenshots of the daily puzzle in my family's Discord server when the theme is particularly delightful, or when a clue elicits a particularly strong reaction from me (good or bad.) Today was one of those particularly delightful days.

AREYOUNUTS? ICANRELATE is more empathy than I've come to expect from the NW quadrant!