May 27, 2022 - "Kinda Hard to Explain" (themeless) - Christina Iverson, edited by Sid Sivakumar

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Puzzle Notes

Dear Friends:

Today's AVCX+ themeless, diagonal symmetry and all, comes to us from Christina Iverson -- and it's her AVCX debut! It's titled "Kinda Hard to Explain", and we're calling it 2/5 in difficulty. Christina is Patti Varol's assistant editor for the LA Times Crossword, and constructs puzzles for a variety of outlets including the New York Times, the New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal. She also makes custom puzzles; you can find more information about those at her website. She lives in a multi-generational home in Ames, IA, with her husband, mother-in-law, and two young children (and a very handsome cat).

After tomorrow's Trivia puzzle, the expansion puzzles will take our regularly scheduled week off. Thanks for your continued support! We hope you and yours are staying well.

Sid, Max, Quiara, Ada, Chris & the expanded AVCX crew

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