Today's puzzle is from John and Ezra! You probably know John from his fabulous work as one of the Boswords organizers. The themeless league is the highlight of my week-- after almost two months, my friends finally have learned that they shouldn't try to schedule anything with me on my "Crossword Mondays."

John says: "Thanks to Malaika for creating the 7xwords project and for the chance to contribute! Ezra and I started with the two seven-letter entries-- a band and a comedian that we've enjoyed over the past year. Hope this gives you a minute or two of fun heading into the weekend!"