See, fun, right?Sigh. The most interesting mistake I made came at the most interesting answer in the grid interesting, in that it felt not at all in keeping with the mindset / humor / frame of reference of the Entire rest of the puzzle: HERB 25D: Marijuana, slangily. Had the "H " and quickly wrote in HASH seemed more like what someone who uses the expression "OH, MY STARS!" would call marijuana. This puzzle doesn't really warrant further comment. Signed, Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld The first time I ever heard the phrase HUNKERED down, I was smitten. Couldn't wait to use that in conversation. Now, HUNKERing has become pretty much a lifestyle choice. Lucky me, I guess. But, back in the day, a roommate might score some HERB, not what we called it, and we would get the munchies. My job was to cook popcorn using a stainless steel skillet, no easy task. They ATE it and never complained about the old maids or the scorched bits.