I revealed since I solved a previous version, but just wanted to comment to say this was great fun!

Quite fun! 79A stumped me for the longest time, I laughed out loud when it finally clicked.

Excellent puzzle! Clean words, hints, and a consistent theme. Thanks for building a puzzle for the DnD nerds!

Dungeons & Dragons

Nice one! Took me a long time to figure out that there were DK rebuses but after that it mostly came together quickly 😊

Nice puzzle. The amount of names and American stuff made it extra hard, though. Also, treinta minutos was an impossible clue for me, as a Spanish native. Would never have guessed it without help.

I'm sorry about that! I thought "medio" was equivalent to "half past" when telling time? Should I just say "Half past (Sp.)" or something like that?

It's ok! Spanis is weird. What I thought when I saw it was "media hora", which could at most be reduced to "media". But that's a loooong stretch, I think. The difference may not seem like much, but it is! It's like saying "my name _ Fran" and expecting the answer to be "are".

Dang it! I knew there was a rebus with FIRSTAIDKIT but thought it was the AI for some reason. Obviously DK makes a lot more sense!

Sorry continuing in another comment. For "medio", problem is that many "half" clues could also tie to "mitad". Unique clues could be "growth medium, for a spanish researcher"; or "Ranma y _, for latinamerican kids", as a reference to an old popular anime.

Donkey Kong

The Blue Blur

Nice one! I have some studying to do! 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁴󠁸󠁿

Wanted a Dirk clue not referring to the knife, but I appreciate the knowledge :)

Texas

As a crossword fan and math teacher of over 25 years, you get my seal pf approval.  (Like that counts for much  ;) )
Well done!

happy pi day! so much fun - i really enjoyed this one. loved the video game references (zelda, fire emblem) - when i filled in "max" for parabola i was thinking what if the parabola is oriented the other way! and then i saw "min"... genius! thanks for starring the rebus clues too

Thank you! I'm glad you liked those, I'm never sure who will get the references. :)

As Easy As 3.14

I got a decent chunk solved before it got out of my league. Nice puzzle - I'd say you succeeded at your goal 👍👍

It's All Fun & Games

Nice one! My cat is definitely a SLEEPER 😹

This is great ! And lots of cat related clues !

That was a really fun puzzle dense with themed clues.  Had a bit of trouble with the NE since I mistook WAN for NYA (i.e. cats for dogs).  Thanks for sharing!

Feline Fun

Good recap to the year Ernie! Here's to a better 2021!

Excellent puzzle.  It's hard to construct these densely themed puzzles without a bunch of cringey filler, but this is solid (and nicely clued) throughout.  Well done.

Great puzzle. Really loved the clue for JKL -- that one was new to me. Thank you for sharing.

Fun puzzle, super-clean fill, great recap to 2020 overall!  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the timely puzzle. 
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

MMXX

Tons of theme clues here! Fun puzzle Ernie 🐸🐸. I got tripped up in the SW corner

Ribbit

Great puzzle Ernie - tricky but fun! 😊

Lovely grid! Really appreciated the theme - only caught it towards the end, but it helped plug in some gaps and brought a smile :-)

Great puzzle. Loved the themers, especially MONSTERSINC! Thank you for posting.

Ernie

@Erniewan