Puzzle Notes

Dear friends,

Jeremy Newton and Matthew Stock bring us a fantastically fun and original puzzle this week, at 2.5/5 difficulty. We strongly recommend solving the PDF rather than the .puz, for its visual element. Please note that no inksaver version is included this week. The puzzle is called "Look Before You Leap." Stay safe out there!

Matthew writes: "I'm a graduate student in Gainesville, Florida these days and have been making crosswords since 2019. You can find all my work at happylittlepuzzles.com. My favorite arcade game growing up was Galaga.

Jeremy writes: "I'm an engineering manager for Light & Wonder mobile games. My favorite classic arcade game was Defender."

And an announcement! The ballot has dropped for the 13th ORCA Awards! Pick your favorites by February 17 and join in for the awards ceremony on February 24 at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Yrs,
Ben and the expanded AVCX crew


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