October 4, 2023 - "Romantic Boundaries" - Dan Caprera, edited by Ben Tausig

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Puzzle Notes

Dear friends,

Dan Caprera's "Romantic Boundaries" is 4.5/5 difficulty. This is his AV Classic debut!

Bio-wise: Dan Caprera is a Brooklyn-based writer, comedian, and puzzle-maker whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Vulture (New York Magazine), and the Princeton University Triangle Club. In addition, he has made crossword puzzles for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, Universal Crosswords, The Modern Crossword, and Crucinova. His work can be found at DanCaprera.com

And hey, kind of big news -- our friend Alex Boisvert has created a portal where you can download and solve AVCX puzzles in-browser. Log in with your regular AV credentials, and try it out here. We know people have been asking for this for a minute, and we appreciate Alex so much for creating this interface. Please let us know what you think!
Yrs,
Ben and the expanded AVCX crew
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