George
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NY
Echo everything here, especially INSECTS (though I realized my mistake well before I got anywhere in that solve). Sleeping on it really helped me! Labor tactic also had me thinking STRIKE. Eventually I needed to switch "whizzes" from ACES to ZIPS and the acrosses finally came in!
Thanks for the puzzle! Spent so long thinking we were in some sort of SPEED DATE situation (or even a SALMON RUN?), which already would have been a clever clue. Thev actually solution was amazing and helped me to finish up the puzzle. So much clever wordplay in these, and I learned some fun facts!
Took me a while to understand the theme, and I was a little let down when I did - but knowing it's an April Fool's joke has me appreciating it a lot more!
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