Nick

ta-RARA-boom-de-ay feels a bit too esoteric for a Monday puzzle, maybe. But ESTOP is definitely not Monday material.

Great theme. Great puzzle. Thursday worthy cluing though.

TSKTSK? VSOP? DATS!?!? These aren't even 1% usage words. These are evidence of a puzzle maker who had a "clever" idea for a rebus gimmick, built the puzzle around it, and not capable of making it work with actual words /too lazy to try. I'm a loyal solver. Love a very difficult Saturday. Love a clever and well designed Thursday too. This was not it. Thumbs down

The NEA doesn't fund PBS. 🧐 It does provide some funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which, in turn, funds PBS. However, the NEA does not give money directly to PBS. A rare miss by the Crossword editors.

Well done, Alana. Enjoyable puzzle. But the editor who placed this puzzle on a Monday must've been "high on acid" No way at all this was a Monday puzzle. Tuesday or Wednesday for sure

A nice Monday. But, NIGHTS? Really? Think the editors let that one slide