smooth! these puzzles have become part of my night routine haha
the clue for DEE was smart (not sure why Dead is in italics though--is it to make the clue easier?), and i enjoyed the entry ONRAMP and the clue for AMERICA.
Thank you! Great to hear you're enjoying this series. Yes, I was hoping italicizing "Dead" would offer an extra hint that the clue was referring to the word itself, but I'm still a little ambivalent about that choice.
Maybe so. I just changed it to roman type (no quote marks) so that it’s less likely to be confused for a composition title. Thank you for your feedback!