Sean

Have only been doing this for a month or so and this is the first puzzle that I’ve felt was really quite nice and pleasurable to complete. Not that I haven’t enjoyed others—this one was just a step above maybe. Congrats!

Am I so ensconced in my musical bubble that I was alone in thinking that 34 across simply HAD to be and yet could NOT be “HEY”—from the Cure’s 1980s hit “Hot, Hot, Hot!!!”? Listening to the correct song on Spotify I, of course, recognized it, but would have never pegged it in the 80s. An enjoyable and quickly solved puzzle. Thanks!

I audibly groaned at “begin.” I haven’t been a father long enough for that level of dad humor.