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Cruncher -

Initially the central square gets a 3-letter word so that another thematic entry is created.

Thank you. Got a bit fogged by the wording

New to this forum...hello all!

Grid filled and endgame completed, however I can't help but think I've made a mistake with the missing letter for 19ac. I have the full message that indicates what the letter should be, but I seem to have selected one that doesn't fit.

As soon as I posted it became extremely clear, please ignore me.

Hi all – any insight into the title of the puzzle? Might be too early for this question… but perhaps if you expressed it in a sort of general way?

I laughed out loud when I got the title. Very good!

Stands for Dialogue 2. Not essential for solving the puzzle, but a nice checksum. Thematic.

hw7, either you’re being coy, or you could reconsider! I can’t share any more about the title as there’s no real way of doing so without spoiling it. Hopefully, I’m not the only one that has caught it. I think it’s clever and funny.

Ah, unless that’s the origin of the reference in which case I’ve just learned something new. Thank you.

I had thought that the title, when following the initial and revised contents of the central square created a slightly tenuous link with the theme.