NOBLY 🎷🕯️ JD’s elf boot and Mike’s shadow dwarves.

ALLOY 🧀 National Cheese Day. Two: Sean Arose (and his ginger cat), Kim Align. Three: Glenda Sepia, ADK Sauce, Hi T. Orbit, Charles & Least & Jeb & Sven all Steal, Elaine Soare, Kralc Creek (is that a show?), JD Roate, Amy Money.

NOTCH 🎭 Two’s: Kim Unity, Elaine Trace. Donna’s green submarine! Mark’s Purple Zebra Tomato?

BASIS 💥🎈 Two’s: Glenda Sepia, Hi T. Arose, Mark Dunes. JD’s grid art with Excalibur. Kat Food.

CHILI 🎊🎷 The foodies! One 2: Kim Clout. Mostly 3s, 4s, and 5s. Tuffy.

ETUDE 🍁🇨🇦 That Canadian advantage. Surprising 2s! Least Steal, Eric Stile, Kim Tribe (and her Piano), Sven Steal. Movie poster: The Bee Keeper.

SMILE (repeat) 🪇🥳 Tough to even get a 3 today, but John’s AMBLE had 1 word left! Other TWOs: Paul Orate, Eric Stile, Mark Lumen.

CLANG 🎈kralc’s Grid Art. Four Two’s: Elaine Lance, VeeDub Place, Faith Aline, and Mark the Shark! 🦈

DIVOT 🎶💥 A break 50 party! Golf and polo talk.

STUFF 🎷 Teelee’s 2-seater. What Grok did with JD’s Wordle Grid Art.

COUCH 🎶 Two’s: Glena’s *almost* 1, Kralc Creek. Ruth’s grid art. Blaine’s story. Many Seas of Greens.

VISIT 🎉 Two’s: Paul Orate, Hi T. Orbit, Sven Steal. Also: Glenda’s puns.

NIECE 🤩 2 Two’s: Hi T. Optic, Kim Sauce. 11 Three’s!

CHUCK 🎊 1 Two: Kim Cobra. 8 Threes: ADK Reast, Faith Aline, Mark Flags, Mike Tread, Hi T. Optic, Elaine Stane (rhymes!), Ruth Saner, Sven Steal.