all the theme clues are the answer to the first question with "moo" somewhere in them! then the full word is what's in italics after :) it's a clever take on the interrupting cow joke
Echser 10:59 · 2024-12-16T20:54:09.009Z
Oh, no, I get that, but what is the midi-contest-12-24 theme?
Sure! While the brand STP is known to racing fans and longtime crossword solvers, I decided to give a hint for the rest of us that it's found within dragSTriP.
RLSK 🤓18:58 · 2024-12-17T03:46:39.303Z
Oh thanks! I appreciate that…. I was trying to figure out how it connected to the theme. I guess I got thrown off by the brackets
I love this joke, and this puzzle does it justice. high five!
Spencer Congdon 🤓22:57 · 2025-01-01T21:59:51.372Z
I quite liked the clue for the prefix in 30A; a fun pairing of standard and issue. This took me a while, but the theme clicked nicely once I understood how the cluing related to this particular answer.