
I’m not up on it now, but I’ll have to ask my friend about the happenings of Elena and Co.

You know that thing Matt Gaffney is wont to mention when he reviews an NYT puzzle? That the clues could all have been written a decade a more ago? The only clue I see that runs afoul of that is 15a. And the player of the dad (the same character, older) on Girl Meets World. Hallux valgus is the clinical term for bunions.

, “I CRIED.” Didn’t know the title but the clue pretty much gave it away.

But the clues took the venture down to near-Monday/Tuesday difficulty. I suspect the constructor intended this as a Thursday puzzle, given the openness of the corners and the word count of 72. The theme phrases (with their berries) are a lively bunch, and CHUCK BERRY is always welcome. In each case, “berry” would normally end the first of the two words. ) instructs us to enter the theme answers after chucking the “berry” portion: NY Times crossword solution, 10 15 14, no.
