TIZZY
Pun Play: I’ve HEAD enough!

My Gameplay: STARE, BLINK, WITTY, POUCH, FIFTY, TIZZY
What an ugly start to the week. Hopefully your solve went a little smoother. Happy Monday. On to tomorrow! 
TIZZY
Pun Play: I’ve HEAD enough!

My Gameplay: STARE, BLINK, WITTY, POUCH, FIFTY, TIZZY
What an ugly start to the week. Hopefully your solve went a little smoother. Happy Monday. On to tomorrow! 
SPECK
Pun Play: MAR and pa always argue.

My Gameplay: CREAK, FLECK, SPECK
Enjoy your Sunday. On to tomorrow!
BURLY
Pun Play: Why did she HEFT to be a complete failure?

My Gameplay: STRAP, CURLS, BURLY
My second try was a complete guess, but it put me in a position that made the solve a cinch to see. TGIF everyone! On to tomorrow!
APHID
Pun Play: Don’t tell me you’re SCARAB a tough solve???

My Gameplay: CRANE, HABIT, GLOWS, CAMPY, APHID
Happy Thursday everyone! Yesterday in the comments someone mentioned that they had a difficult time arriving at the solution with the clue word that they chose. I replied that CRANE is the best word to use based on the letters that were used in the previous #396 puzzles. My advice may not have worked today, but I’ll keep using it to see how well it pans out. Oh, I also read somewhere that a person had good luck with AROMA. I’ll stick with CRANE though because it reminds me of the television show Frasier. Happy thoughts can’t be topped. On to tomorrow!