Double trouble! Thank you!

Just saw this grid—hope you’re feeling better by now! Thank you very much as always!

Thanks, as always. I think the clue for 13-Across is missing something.

Well, to be fair what you actually said was that I needed to leave the Democratic Party, but it’s just as offensive. What am I, a Democrat In Name Only?

Ezra! I don’t feel that the nation’s capital should have the full rights, freedom, and autonomy of a state. Don’t tell me to leave the movement just because I disagree with you over a point of policy! Who do you think you are, Trump? I expect an apology!

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Very relevant to our current situation. And Colton Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad. A great reminder of America’s dark past.

For a serious (with one fantastic element for storytelling) novel telling the story of one enslaved young woman and her journey into freedom, I recommend Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad.