June 2, 2025 - "Kitchen Confidential" - Carina da Rosa, edited by Sally Hoelscher

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Puzzle Notes

Dear friends:

We're delighted to bring you the Lil AVCX debut of roster member Carina da Rosa, an 11x11 puzzle titled "Kitchen Confidential." We'll let you in on a secret; we think you'll find this to be an enjoyable, breezy solve.

Carina da Rosa (she/her) hails from Toronto but is about to move to Italy (tough life, she knows). She's a freelance writer, editor, and a newbie crossword constructor. And when she's not procrastinating on finishing her novel, she's designing knitwear and filling her Google search history with, "Lead me, O Wise One, to the best and nearest carrot cake."

Carina says: "Yay for debuts! Thanks to Sally and the team for helping me polish this wee baby puzz. Let it be known that I don't condone gossiping—also let it be known that I'm a great secret keeper. Did I ever tell you about…"

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