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Finally reached a 1000 day streak, felt like I was in the 900s for ages! This was the perfect 1000th puzzle, lots of fun 'aha!' moments - thanks Natan :)

This one took me 50% longer than my average time, but I loved it anyway - very satisfying once I finally solved it!

Enjoyed it overall, but agree with others that the highlighting should've worked both ways (not the fault of the constructor, I assume). Also, OREL x LEHAR and SNERD x DARIEN were very tricky crosses, in my opinion!

I think this is the fifth time Ayo has been mentioned in the crossword this year. As a fan, very cool to see :)

A poet crossed with a baseball manager? A sportscaster crossed with a director? Ooft. Fun puzzle though, despite the tricky spots!

I enjoyed the cross between FEARLESS and EVERMORE, iykyk 🫶

TIL you can zoom in on crosswords on the NYT Games app 😅

More than double my average, wow. Very satisfying once finished, though!

This puzzle is so cool and must've taken so much planning. Love the animation, too!

Really liked this - tricky but fun. Surprised at all the people complaining that CHANCE and CHANTS aren't homophones - just because something doesn't sound the same in your accent doesn't mean it doesn't sound the same in any accent (and it certainly sounds the same in mine!)

Ooh, that was a tricky one (especially for a non-American, I think). Good fun!

This one made me smile :) Liked it a lot.

Me, reading: 'My friend Edgar Wright'? That's interesting, I wonder who wrote this column... RIAN JOHNSON? What a pleasant surprise!

Loved it, loved it, loved it. Excellent wordplay, and my 8th fastest Saturday solve! Great crossword - thank you, Katie!

Feels like we've had quite a few themed puzzles without a revealer recently. Not a bad thing, just interesting!