FRI (38D: Day after Thurs.) It's a small thing, but it makes me happy that this puzzle is appearing on Friday (FRI.). UTAH (55D: Salt Lake City's state) Salt Lake City is the capital of UTAH.
ATLAS (19A: Book of maps) An appropriate answer to find in a grid with three geographical references in the puzzle's first six answers! IAN (36A: Actor McKellen) Sir IAN McKellen has been acting ...
AMA (1D: Reddit Q&A sesh) AMA = Ask Me Anything ALOE VERA (4D: Medicinal succulent) We frequently see ALOE in the puzzle, so it was fun to see the plant's full name ... This has been amazing, and ...
ATLAS (19A: Book of maps) An appropriate answer to find in a grid with three geographical references in the puzzle's first six answers! IAN (36A: Actor McKellen) Sir IAN McKellen has been acting ...