Puzzle Notes

Dear friends,

AV Classic's 77th themeless comes courtesy of Jess Rucks and Carly Schuna, and it's 4.5/5 difficulty with all kinds of fresh stuff within.

Jess (she/her) is an in-school therapist to elementary and middle school students; her passion is play therapy. Jess is currently based out of Colorado, but is a Minnesotan at heart. Her puzzles have appeared in multiple venues including Universal, USA Today, LA Times, New York Times, Apple News+, Inkubator, Boswords, and now AVCX!

Carly is based in Madison, WI and works as a circus coach and performer. When not circusing or crosswording, she likes rock climbing, traveling, baking, and hanging out with her three dogs.
Yrs,
Ben and the expanded AVCX crew
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