Jen

This was a lot of fun! Cluing was clever, without much reliance on trivia, and once I figured out the trick it all fell into place in a very satisfying way. Congrats to Landon for the debut!

Very fun puzzle, but I have to admit: hearing the number/pound sign referred to as "hashtag" makes me feel very, very old.

I thought this was elegant and fun, but also very, very easy. Got it in 9 minutes, didn't give me any trouble whatsoever. It was like I just knew all the answers intuitively, even when multiple things would fit. I cottoned onto the theme almost immediately: I had BOROUGH and SENSEI and... that was pretty much it for the mystery of the thing. I knew what the ends of the rest of the theme clues would say; got HOLDONTOYOURHATS with the help of like two crosses. I've never flown through a Thursday so fast... (On a different note, I loved EGGIEST, and its clue. Very cute! Now I want a frittata!)

Oh no! Get well soon, Mr. Shortz. :(