Puzzle Notes

Hi friends: 

The 11th puzzle of 2016 is by Patrick Blindauer, clocks in at 4/5 difficulty, and is titled "Change We Can Believe In."

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Yours,

Ben and the AVCX crew [avxwords.com, @AVCXWord]