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"May I cut in?" Today veteran constructor Micah Sommersmith  treats us to a letter insertion theme.  For the punny version of the theme clues the answer to the above question is YES .  For the in-the-language version the answer is NO ... 17A. Accumulation on neglected steps?:  STAIR DUST .  Joni Mitchell sings the words "... we are  STAR DUST , we are golden, we are 10 billion year old carbon ..." in her classic song Woodstock ... 24A. Institute for invective?:  TIRADE SCHOOL .  With the high cost of college these days, increasing numbers of high school graduates are going to TRADE SCHOOLS .  They generally cost less than college and enable students to enter the work force more quickly .  Here are some programs offered at Maryland trade schools .  51A. Shop selling more groanworthy gag gifts?:  CORNIER STORE .  One  CORNER STORE is an establishment created by Zhouqin Burnikel where everyday...

  Green, Green, it's Green They Say This is constructor Micah Sommersmith's second outing with the LA Times, the previous one being August 9, 2022, reviewed by our favorite feline .  Micah describes himself as "a musician, crossword constructor, and generally curious individual".  Here's his website .   Today he presents us with a straightforward theme, revealed by 5 theme clues consisting of the word GREEN , and filled by idioms and metaphors: 16A. Green: BURNING WITH ENVY .  ENVY is often confused with JEALOUSY , but they are quite different emotions.   As nouns the difference between envy and jealousy is that envy is resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions) while jealousy is (uncountable) a state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc, from fears of infidelity. - WikiDiff. 21A. Green: PUTTING AREA ....