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I was mad as I was writing the answer in, like "how dare you!?" But as we now know, it was wrong. I know, I know, you don't need PHOTO IDS for voting (not in NY anyway). I feel like EVIL QUEEN is very specific, though now that I think about it, I guess there have been a number, though not all in "fairy tales." Anyway, not having QUEEN halted my progress, and also meant that I wrote in PHOTO IDS instead of QUORUMS for 41D: Requirements for voting. But this led to my next problem: EVIL what? What fairy tale? I was looking for something generic. "Dribs and drabs" is a phrase, right? Anyway, easy to fix because the at 40A obviously had to be EVIL something. Not sure why I wrote in DRAB at first for 33D: Minute amount ( DRIB), but I did. Needed "APG-" before I "remembered." I did get BADGE right away, though, so that's something! ( 1A: Evidence of merit). I learned APGAR from crosswords, and let's be honest about "learned," because even today, when I "remembered" it, I couldn't actually remember it. I had the "A" and wrote in AMNIO at 2D: Kind of test for a baby ( APGAR). Minimal trouble in every case, but still, trouble. Now I will walk through all the parts of this grid that gave me trouble. So today ties last year's total! So things won't be worse this year! Baby steps! That's out of something close to 500 Saturday puzzles.

That's better than 2011, 2013, and 2015, when there were precisely zero puzzles by women on Saturday. What'd we have last year, like, one? Let me check. And it's nice to see a woman constructor on Saturday. Crosswordese (like ERTES and LEO IV and AMAS) is spread out so as to be inconspicuous, and solid, familiar, in-the-language answers abound. But like I say, despite the lack of oohs and aahs, I admired the craftsmanship of this one. TRANSYLVANIA probably wins the day, especially in the clue department ( 23A: Where one might go out to get a bite?) (Get it? 'Cause Dracula?). " A STAR IS BORN" is a nice entry, but its clue is some pretty bland trivia ( 25D: 2018 Oscar-nominated picture whose soundtrack sold over one million copies). fresh a few years ago, maybe, but now, less so. This could easily be because I do so many puzzles, but the marquee answers here, while just fine ( NOTORIOUS RBG, GREEN GOBLIN) feel like things I've seen before. There's just not much sizzle here, for me. Found yesterday's puzzle somewhat more delightful and intriguing, but this one is smooth and solid and works quite well, overall. Back-to-back very easy puzzles! Nice to head into the weekend feeling invincible.