I pulled out 14A Like soil that combines sand, silt and clay: LOAMY because I like BoJack Horseman, and it reminded me of Todd’s rock opera:

The theme today was a decent addition to the puzzle. The puns worked. Good change of pace from the bargaining chip/firecracker/whatever other nonsense puzzle from a month ago or so.

17A [Birds] + [Bees] = P.R. campaign goal: TWITTERBUZZ.
26A [Lightsaber] + [Impatient fingers] = Boring: HUMDRUM.
36A [Cellphone] + [Bubble] = Edible accessory: RINGPOP.
48A [Cow] + [Thunder] = Snake eyes, e.g.: LOWROLL.

57A Academy Awards category eliminated in 2021 … or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle: SOUNDMIXING. I had initially guessed that the eliminated category was BESTACTRESS in order to have a single best performer. I thought that would be a dumb idea because why rob someone of a statue? But also why rob a sound mixer of a statue?

Finished this one in 29:20.

Day	This Wk	Best	Average	4-Wk Avg	Streak
Monday	6:08	3:49	9:25	6:05	76
Tuesday	10:55	5:22	13:16	9:54	0
Wednesday	15:36	7:38	17:03	11:40	17
Thursday	29:20	12:12	28:44	31:09	3
Friday		16:23	32:15	21:01	16
Saturday		20:12	34:22	34:25	16
Sunday		15:11	53:56	46:41	3