Buy Individual Puzzles All puzzles are delivered by email, in PUZ and PDF formats (with solution). Puzzle December 22, 2025 - "Can you just pretend I'm not here?" - Katie Hoody, edited by Matthew Luter for $1 Puzzle Notes Dear friends: First of all, we recently announced our 2026 Roster of Lil AVCX constructors. These constructors will be receiving mentorship and constructing midis throughout 2026. Congratulations to Adryel W. Robles Ojeda, Anna Harkins, Faren Roth, Heather Stanger McIntire, Kate Jensen, Keegan Edgar, Kim Alswager, Madison Shultz, Wilfred Bowie, and Zoey Foley. We're excited to solve the puzzles they create! Now to today's puzzle, a 12x11 themed midi, titled "Can you just pretend I'm not here?" It's full of trademark Katie Hoody cluing: clever but fair misdirects, quick wit, and a theme that we hope will lead you to a satisfying aha moment. Here's what Katie has to say about this theme and about her year on the Lil AVCX constructor roster: "A big thank you to everyone at Lil AVCX for making my year on the roster an amazing experience in so many ways. Thank you especially to my mentor, Matt Luter, for sharing his knowledge and skill with me. Each of my puzzles was better because of his influence on the final product. Thank you also to the other editors, test solvers, fact checkers, and typesetters — the village working behind the scenes to make every Lil puzzle ready for prime time. Thank you to all the solvers for joining me and the other Lil AVCX roster members on this journey! Puzzles are meant to be solved, so each of you plays an important role in bringing each project to fruition. Finally, I want to thank the shy parts of myself that have been willing to come along on my adventures in crossword construction despite the discomfort of being in the public eye. Today's puzzle lets those shy parts have their say!" Solve this puzzle online! (AVCX login credentials required) Headed to your inbox tomorrow from Lil AVCX: a midi from roster member Carina. Happy solving, pals. Your friends at Lil AVCX avxwords.com | @avcxword | @lilavcx | @avcxtrivia December 22, 2025 - "Can you just pretend I'm not here?" - Katie Hoody, edited by Matthew Luter for $1 Recipient Recipient Email Address Send as a gift? Gift Options Include a personalized note Send at a later date? Send At Buy Now With A PayPal account is required for recurring memberships. Select a one-time membership to avoid using a PayPal account. To purchase as a guest, select the "Pay with Debit or Credit Card" option on the PayPal checkout page and enter your email address. Close Don't Want to Use PayPal? Please enable JavaScript to continue.
