Resolution

Not again

Two Bird metas in a row. I'd say "nice way to start the week"! Thanks, Jay.

Where do we submit the meta??

Ally markable creation

Nice job, Jay! I like how the final version turned out. Great title too!

Very nice! Thanks.

I started adding RE to words and found like a dozen. Symmetry got me straight. Thanks, Jay.

"Make finer and finer" is such a stroke of genius, I already admired the clue on its own, and then when I saw it connected to the meta? I'm in AWE.

Great way to start the week!

Thanks, Jay! Fun way to start the week!

Well first of all I'd NEVER say that, I always find your puzzles fun and educational; the title, mechanism and "solution" all tie together and my resolution is not "never again" but "as often as possible". That said I am having trouble with the last A. It came down to AMBER/APED/AWE and I could make none of the RE? words fit. Of course looking back now I see I had RENEW (seemed odd it was a theme word and an answer when actually I should have has REHEARSE) That would change my RENEW for GRIND (I thought sure you originally had FINE in the grid but had to abandon it) but still leaves REOPEN for AMBER/APED/AWE. I also struggle with REIRON as a synonym for GRIND. I tried to force some French on you and look for a synonym for RETRAIT (and since it means, among other things, walkout it could have been LEFT aboard ship). Luckily I did this on paper so it was MARKABLE for this SPLENDENT example of a meta but I'll stop now and POSE for a small break.

Definitely not my (RE)action, I always love your puzzles!

that took me way too long, went down a bunch of rabbit holes ading entries in other ways before the 17a dropped and i alized the metanism... and even then i had trouble finding the matching words so i had to verse-engineer the sponse... doesn't feel good to be on bottom but someone's gotta be there... much spect to all you genius solvers and setters

Really misunderstood the mechanism at first, but then finally figured it out. Thanks Jay!

Never would say this! I would commend this to anyone! Thanks for your fun ways with words, Bird!

So much fun, Jay! Thanks!

Took a little backsolving after I was 6/8 of the way there, but I think I figured it completely out.

Excellent puzzle that proves the answer is not what I would say...

Love so many things about this! The title is punny, the clue is helpful but not a giveaway, and cluing was so clever! Thanks for the Monday fun!

Thanks again, Jay - off the couch!

Wow. That was really great. Thanks.

Very cool! Jay, you’re getting good at this.

I think my favorite was HEARSE/REHEARSE

LOL very good Jay but the only context where I would say that about your puzzles is..."oh no I need the nudges? NOT AGAIN!". I had the correct idea but was trying to RE-parse existing entries rather than append anything to them.

Great puzzle, Jay!

Would never say (spoiler). Please keep the ASMR coming. Thanks, Jay!

awesome!

Very spiffy indeed. Needed the third nudge to get me out of trying to re-parse other entries that were already in the grid (RE-lie, etc.). Fun one, thanks.

Thank you for the clever puzzle! Happy to solve another one from you!