Saturday, March 11, 2023 - One COOLIO of a crossword!

An ENDEARING Saturday crossword, with nary a GIMMICK to be seen (except, of course, for the answer GIMMICK), and at least an OCTET of great clues, including, 1D, Four+Four, OCTET 😀. Mike's favorite in the grid was undoubtedly 17A, Northwest of 1, ESC (wow!), while Jean was partial to 33A, Apt anagram of "I sew a whole", ELIASHOWE; but we enjoyed the entire puzzle, so much so that it's our JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) winner! Huzzah! We love feedback! Send us ...