The American Values Club crossword

Puzzle Notes

Honored friends,

We're pleased to introduce you to an elegant and lightly challenging puzzle by the gracious and talented Debbie Ellerin. Be sure to call Inkubator #24 by its proper name: She's Entitled.

Debbie is a long-time crossword solver, who began constructing in 2014. She has been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as other sites. She is a former computer programmer. She enjoys reading and traveling.

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Next week, it's bonus time! Back by popular demand, Stephanie Cerra concocts another cryptic for your solving pleasure. Trick or treat? Only one way to find out . . .

Respectfully yours,
Laura and Tracy