Jamestown Ararat

Guessed the theme but didn't know for sure as I'd never heard of size XS. PIE was delicious... ... ? ... Maybe that's why I was clueless about XS?

For awhile I wanted Circe to be Odysseus' obstacle. Then I heard the singing ... Does hearing the happy music at the end lure us to keep doing crosswords?

Fun cluing for ATMFEE

Fresh and fun. Easier for me than many Wednesdays. I'd rather puzzles don't give shout outs to folks who actively persecute people but enjoyed.

fun and very satisfying, authentic. No AI SLOP here! great stuff.

Fun today. BERRY satisfying.

Gak! That was hard. Almost gave up a few times. Then had a filled-in grid but no happy music for awhile. On the plus side fun to learn about yak polo and screamo. Many clever clues ... Jazz aficionado made me smile.

Very enjoyable with some very challenging bits ... Got most of it down fairly efficiently -- and the rest took some doing. 52D -- EEEEE(k) is right! I wanted 34A to be MOVE and could not figure out for the longest time how an EREADEV brings books to people. :-)

What can I say? First time in a long time, I gave up. There was no chance I was going to untangle those celebrity names even if I cracked the code, which I didn't. All week folks were complaining about too many personal names. I imagine Will laughing, "just wait..." Loved the many super clever clues. But can't say I loved the puzzle. Seems more like a Thursday? Maybe next time I'll recognize the pattern. Onward!

Chip source made me smile!

Once the TP bit was explained, loved it!

oh, my even when stuck I loved this one!!

Lovely. Soothing to solve after a stressful day.