Morse

I loved this puzzle! The best early week puzzles for me are breezy with a few good dopamine hits sprinkled throughout. Refreshing to have a puzzle where the celebrity names are contemporary women of color (and the best speculative fiction author of all time). Can’t wait for the next puzzle from Mr. Agard. More please!

Just here to add my appreciation for 44D. That’s just how I would have spelled the clue! Great debut.

Nice fun and tricky Thursday! I know nothing about basketball and still appreciated the puzzle.

Fun theme and nice challenge!

Another great puzzle from my favorite constructor! Thanks, Erik.

53A is a slur for trans people and should not be included in this puzzle, even if the clue is not for the derogatory usage.

Question for the editors: why does the puzzle allow ñ in one word that is not reflected in the crossing word? I get confused (and then a little frustrated) by “ano” ≠ “año” every time it’s in here, and while I understand you leave out diacritics like accent marks, ñ is treated as a different letter in Spanish than n. It seems like if ñ is included, it should also be an ñ in the crossing direction (not an n). I’m not just venting; I would genuinely like to know the reasoning, or maybe hear another example of this that explains how it’s a consistent puzzle style guide and not just an allowance for ñ. (Rather than just cluing for “ano”, which those who enjoyed this puzzle will be familiar with, if you are going to use that word!)