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.

Meme Grid #6

Meme Grid #X

Lots of cool entries in this one! I didn't manage to get it but SPOONERISM is good 😂

I believe that idea was either thanks to Chris Piuma or Christopher Adams

Sheydah #6 (TZEFARDEIYA)

Excellent! I loved seeing SELAH and especially LASCASAS!

Thanks! Some days I just go with the Bob Ross approch, especially when I'm seeding with two entries that are a tad awkward.

Regular Minis #19

meanwhile I have a Google Home mini for spa music |V

Very nice! I just learned about spoons recently, so it was cool to see them in a puzzle!

Dang, I ATEDIRT on this one but I'd play it AGAIN :) Some of you totally STORMED this in like a minute but MELISMA and DANSE confounded me. Very fun!

Great puz! Never seen tnuts before! I did cheat on Goldman and I did use check grid 🤷🏽‍♂️

Regular Minis #18

Loved it! Learned so many things!!! Horny jail is new. Not sure about kel and gaius (julius?)

This one was a Today I Learned for me as well, but apparently Julius is the family name.

Menace #5

Admittedly, yes it was, especially to plan.

Tricky indeed. Had SERENEST instead of SEDATEST.Downhill from there. Boswords rock. Been in several tourneys. Thx.

Loved it!!! You’re a heck of a cluer!!!

Ariel Haymarket

@TarotAndRye