I’m starting to notice daylight at 4:30 PM, which feels celebration-worthy to me, and also Lunar New Year is coming up. This puzzle does not reflect my celebratory feelings about either of these things, but have fun solving it anyway! (And I do have a Lunar New Year-themed cryptic in The Browser this weekend, so I hope you’ll solve that one too.)
Gong hei fat choi everybody!
Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski 
Early happy new year! Loved this one — such diverse fill and a lot of interesting facts included, and it was definitely Tough as Nails (took me over 16 minutes in Puzzazz on my iPhone).
Think I understand almost all of the clues now, but still confused about 5D. (Is it sauce? A person/character’s initials?) Thanks!
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A fun one! When I first read through the clues, I was daunted by the number of names and expressions I didn’t know…but lucky crosses and lucky guesses helped finish. Thank you for the enjoyable workout.
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