Take a Good Look

For some reason, my PDF printed with Darth as the constructor instead of Dr Tom. So I completed the grid and solved the meta before realizing that I had test-solved this. Needless to say, it was just as good the second time around!

Methinks you should really accept TOMORROW? Thanks, Tom!

Don't know the song. Never saw Les Mis. So I needed a nudge. Should have known you'd have a Leap Year trick up your sleeve. Thanks!

So I took a looked again and came up with One Day More. I assume that is the intended answer, even though my Tomorrow is now marked correct. Great puzzle, either way you look at it!

Tried LOOK DOWN first (you know, look before you leap), and was about to try JAVERT'S SOLILOQUY (where he looks but still leaps anyway), and then thought of the correct answer. The hard part was figuring out which musical, but thank goodness for Google image search. Thanks for the puzzle, Tom!

Definitely had to use Google here.

Needed the nudge, though in retrospect it seems like those clues should have jumped out. Got it instantly after googling hit musical songs, though my total ignorance of Les Mis meant that none of the preamble hints landed. Did at least recognize Paris in the image, so I had Les Mis in mind. Fun idea, and solid click even though implied. Though it's true I guess that if google hadn't come through I'd have been screwed.

The first clue with Annie pushed me to Tomorrow

All that leaping, coupled with the lizard at 32D, put me on Team Annie. Thanks, Dr. Tom!

Is the answer "One Day More" from Les Miserables? Totally random (based on what was hidden in the grid): I typed in "One More Day" and it called it correct. Then I had to look up musicals to see if what song it went with. =)

I now know that if I ever write a kids’ song, it will have the words JUMP and HOP in the title! Enjoyable cluing and grid; meta was just lost on me, probably because of not thinking at all about the DATE of the puzzle until nudged to do so. I could only think of the theme of being careful before doing something, or of looking at something (suggested by the intro write-up) — closest I could come was “History has its Eyes on You” from Hamilton (resonant of 28D).

Also - I submitted TOMORROW (because of 1A)… It looks like the preferred answer was “One Day More” ? I actually had pulled that show’s song list up at one time (when looking for themes of caution/watching), so nothing hit me. When you gave the nudge about the date, “Tomorrow” occurred right away.

Ah, reading comments…. you were looking for “One Day More” from Les Miz! I love Les Miz and that was my first thought ( song from it dealing with “leaping”) but I was focused on “leap” or “jump” ( Javerts leap!) but nothing clicked for me! Then I searched songs from many hit musicals until “Tomorrow “ clicked as yesterday was the 28th! Very clever but needed the nudges!

Finally joined you all at the finish line… phew! My wife mentioned “Leaping Lizards” which led me to the 32D clue - forgetting 1A (duh!) - and then to Tomorrow. I had considered

All that said, a clever concept and a fun one to wrestle with… cheers, all!

OMG I can't believe I was so dense about this. I love this musical but was just not making the right connections.

It all makes sense now. As usual the clues made it all worthwhile.

I had the CD, saw the movie, and still needed five nudges. I always thought the song was One More Day so I'm glad you accepted that.