Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - BREAKINGSTORY - this crossword was fabulous!

A very pleasing crossword by Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson, who managed to sneakily embed a chyron into the grid. They also seemed to have included a mini-French theme, with 36A, "Ta-da!", ETVOILA, and 18D, Belle's counterpart, BETE. [We momentarily entertained the notion that the answer to 2D, AMI, would also fit the bill, but, alas, the clue, was "Are you telling this story or _______?". Five squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out why, please subscribe, download, listen up, enjoy aaa...