Puzzle Notes

Dear friends,

This week's puzzle is the AVCX debut of Elly Zupko, and quite a debut at that. It's called "Mysterious Case" at 4.5/5 difficulty. Enjoy it!

Elly "ZK" Zupko (she/her) is a writer, designer, and fine artist in Maryland, where she shares her home with her spouse, 7-year-old child, and two cats. When not constructing puzzles, she can be found making scale miniatures, designing fabrics, and treating her yard like an art installation. Elly posts her art extremely sporadically at instagram.com/ellyzkart and shares her "unpublishable" puzzles at crosshare.org/ellyzupko. She has upcoming "publishable" puzzles in Fireball, Universal, LA Times, USA Today, and SpyScape.

Lastly, the AVCX is continuing our subscription drive through the end of 2024. Thanks to everyone who's plugged us so far, or bought a subscription as a gift. And of course welcome to all our new subscribers so far. We have a long way to go, and any love you're able to give us on social media or any other platform will be greatly appreciated. Meanwhile, we are working actively on a few things, including a digest email option, an embedded solver on the website, and a tiered, choose-your-price subscription model. More on all of those soon!
Yrs,
Ben and the expanded AVCX crew
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