Brandon R.

Seeing a lot of frustration with this puzzle … I started off going “what the heck?”, spent a good few minutes in confusion as I worked on the crossings/etc., but once the theme clicked, it CLICKED. Super satisfying and fun by the end. Definitely can see why it might be a headache (that was me for the first half and change of the solve), but a really clever trick that Hannah pulled off here that made for an ultimately enjoyable solve, at least on my end.

Not surprised to see very polarized reactions here (though heavier on the negative side), but I’m an unapologetic Kugelman fan, so this was a delight on my end. (He is the one constructor whose name I get most excited to see, no joke.) This was one of my slower Sunday solve times, since I got hung up on a couple spots, but MAMA CASS SCAMS CMAS? DERRIÈRE RIDER DERIDED? SOPH POOH POOHS POSH SHOP? It may not be your cup of tea (or pekoe, one of the aforementioned hangups), but my goodness, it is mine. Absolute cinema.