Even though this is only Monday, I didn't COAST to victory. I had some trouble - not PANIC-level but not IDEAL - in a couple of places. I didn't know PADMA ("Culinary personality Lakshmi"), HBO ("Network for 'Succession' and 'The Wire'"), or SCAR ("'The Lion King' villain") right off the bat, but the crosses were good, and there were many answers, such as ABBA, LUMET, EEL, and an easy one in my native language, Latin, (AMAT) that helped this OLDIE complete the grid. :)
A fun puzzle despite being filled with ICK - and I mean that in a letter-al way, not a repulsed way. The solver who GETSTHEICK has an easy time completing four the theme answers, including the perhaps dated-but-popular CHICKFLICK, the sturdy BRICKBYBRICK, the catchy-but-possibly-rarely-enforced CLICKITORTICKET mandate, and the classic PICKUPSTICKS game. Overall, slick, without too much gimmick. The opposite, perhaps, of this review. :/
Fill-wise, I enjoyed GALORE, FOBS, BELAY, and MOPTOP. I felt lucky to be aware of the theme revealer thanks to seeing the show "Nobody Wants This," which Horace and I watched on a whim in the winter. As it turns out, keeping up with current cinema, TV, and news is a good way to maintain cultural knowledge that helps solve crossword puzzles. A good grasp of geography doesn't hurt, either. You're welcome. Come back here soon for more hot tips on puzzle solving: ITSLIT.
~Frannie.
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