Puzzle Notes
Dear friends,
This week's Classic crossword is by Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin, a fun pair steeped in great theme ideas. It's called "Deep Breaths," and is 2.5/5 difficulty. Nothing but joy putting this one together, and thanks to Wendy and Barb for all that they do.
Meanwhile, some of you may know that I (Ben) edit the quarterly puzzle for
The Believer magazine, which is a themeless written in alternating issues by Wyna Liu and Ada Nicolle. The magazine's
summer issue is currently on its way to the printers, and we wanted to plug it, not just for the crossword but for the reliably great interviews, essays, fiction, and comics that it features. This issue also includes the debut of a new puzzle series by Tamara Shopsin called PuzzleVision. The crossword in this issue is by Wyna.
They were kind enough to create a discount subscription code for AVCX solvers, offering 15% off
print or
digital subscriptions this week. A subscription includes full digital access to
The Believer's twenty-year archive and ongoing web exclusives, plus of course the lovely print magazine with all the puzzles.
Yrs,
Ben and the expanded AVCX crew
avxwords.com // @avcx.bsky.social' // @lilavcx.bsky.social' // @avcxtrivia.bsky.social'
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