January 19, 2026 - "Never, EVER Split the Party" - Will Eisenberg, edited by Sally Hoelscher

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Puzzle Notes

Dear friends:

Today we're bringing you a 9x9 brainteaser of a puzzle from leadership team member Will Eisenberg. It's called "Never, EVER Split the Party." You'll need to put on your thinking cap for this themeless puzzle, but it will be so satisfying when you are ultimately successful.

Will says: "This puzzle came out of a lot of playing around with grid shapes. While the concept of a 9x9 with nothing but a 3x3 black square in the center is probably too challenging to fill cleanly to AVCX's standards, I'm happy with this one, both visually and in its fill. Hopefully it's a relatively stern challenge for a 9x9."

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