great words, great clues. Been listening to ice since the 80/90s and didn't know his real name.

Wildcat Strike #9

Regular Minis #22

Wildcat Strike #8

Thanks! Feel free to make a friend suffer :V

Sheydah #7 (RAZIEL HAMALAKH)

As a "birthday present" to me, I would ask that those so moved please consider donating to Keshet or Jewish Queer Youth. Thank you.

Thanks! Even early greetings are nice since my birthday's on the 9th :D

SO HARD was sure Rams was nfl related. Don’t know manga or music terms. Googled in incognito mode.  

Happy happy happy birthday!!!

Happy birthday indeed!  Thanks for your puzzles, and even more thanks for your support of vulnerable youth.  May this year, and all your years, be on the whole happy and rewarding, and may you continue to be a light for others.

Bonus Grid #7

Great puzzle! I had ISRAEL for ARAFAT for the longest time and was not willing to erase it - almost had to give up. Once I finally erased that one things clicked pretty quickly 😊

I love when I get the chances for tricky fill :)c

I'm imagining someone proposing with an ARGYLE ring 😂

Soon after I posted this puzzle and you commented, I got a phone call from my youngest sibling saying she just got engaged. Nice timing with that!

Regular Minis #21

Thanks! I'm hoping Menace 7 is as tricky but still generous.

You rock!!! Tough!!! Had to cheat on Charlotte fashion

Menace #6

I may have found a niche. Glad you enjoyed!

Thanks! I think I'm getting better at this.

Regular Minis #20

Tough! I don’t know adventure time names and the Xmas movie - I mean I saw it and liked it, but don’t recall all the characters!

Re. aqua regia: It saved anti-Nazi Nobel Laureates' lives. https://tinyurl.com/p9dy3ac6 Nazis to search for gold at Bohr Inst.; Frantic slow! dissolving. Soldiers don't think about chem, fail to notice one beaker on top shelf isn't dusty. Medals recast from precipitate after war.

A cool fun fact I had possibly heard before but never why.

Ariel Haymarket

@TarotAndRye