July 28, 2026 - "Let Your Hair Down" - Sarah Sinclair, edited by Sally Hoelscher

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Puzzle Notes

Dear friends:

Today we encourage you to "Let Your Hair Down" as you solve Sarah Sinclair's 9x11 puzzle. We're confident that gentle persistence will work out any snags you might encounter during your solve.

Sarah Sinclair (she/her) is a product manager at Microsoft living in Seattle, Washington. When she's not constructing crossword puzzles, you can find her singing in a barbershop quartet and making lots of craft projects.

Sarah says: "This is my first published midi puzzle as well as my Lil AVCX debut—I'm so excited on both accounts! I hope the theme makes you smile, and please stay tuned to see if I cave re: the parenthetical on 22D."

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