The Fourth of July

Nice one! Thanks, Rick.

Why not?

So... um.... Is there an actual mechanism?

Bravo, Cap'n Rick. I really enjoyed filling in the grid.

Genius. Thanks Rick!

Well, I would have gotten it on my first submission if I had read the directions carefully!! I will blame it on being early in the morning. Guess I should have had my coffee first.

That Q&A was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw "one word question and answer". The grid was swift affirmation. Nice way to start a holiday with no lurking metas.

Now if you had said a two-word answer, I would have immediately thought of that apocryphal Philosophy final exam question.

Enjoyed this one. Nice way to start the week.

Thanks for a fun and laid-back holiday treat, Cap'n!

LOL - VERY clever!

Thank you, Cap'n Rick! Those of us who were nerdy kids in the 1960s will remember fondly the episode of "The Prisoner" where Number Six asks a computer this very question. It whirs and smokes and then explodes.

Thanks, Rick! A “just right” puzzle for today. Now I can start smokin’ the ribs!

Funny! Happy Fourth!

Why are there so many "Y"'s? Oh, that's why! Nicely done! Now off to the "Y" for a swim!

Thanks Rick! Like some others, my first submission was the question. Duh. Read the instructions. Happy 4th!

Funny...thanks Rick!

Thanks Cap’n Rick(Y). Happy 4th!

Nice! Had to think a little.

Love it! Happy 4th

Happy 4th

Thanks for the holiday treat!

Getting back in touch with my inner six year old. (Pouts, stomps foot.)

Woody Guthrie? Seven entries start with Y. The chorus of Woodys "Why oh Why" starts with seven WHYs.

Some great cluing in this puzzle. :

Why, oh why, oh why oh, why? Why, oh why, oh why? Because because because because Goodbye goodbye goodbye

Thanks for something I could do while waiting to feed the outside cats (waiting for the barrage to stop so the little fur-balls will come out of hiding)

Thanks, Rick! Solving put a smile on my face this morning! Now off to our 4-mile walk.

Fun one!

Thanks, Ben! Clever yet straightforward mechanism! Nice way to start the week! -Elaine

Only after I decided what the question might be based on the preponderance of a certain letter and impulsively entered the correct answe, did I go back and consider WHY that was the question and answer, then realized the answer was in the title. Did not see the cleverness of concealing the answer within the appropriate grid answers: Beautiful!!