What an absolute joy it was to write this puzzle with alexandra ladee!

If you don't subscribe to the AVCX Classic Crosswords, get the puzzle here: avxwords.com/puzzles/1457/

Tiny note: this is without a doubt the most difficult puzzle I have ever had a hand in writing, and that includes cryptics.

Finally. #nytxw

It may be 1 AM in Newport News, Virginia, but there’s no curfew on supporting an extra time goal 🔥

Please let me have just one good thing. #spellingbee

Absolutely stumped by #mgwcc this week.

Anyone else think the Excel function for getting a substring with a particular starting position and length is mid?

Outstanding cryptic from @PuzzleTrip in The New Yorker today; some really fun long downs in particular. Solve here: newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

Openly tags characters (some more than once) in minimal effort attempt at making amends on social media (5,3,7)

More proof that andy "committing to the bit" kravis is very good

Puzzles. Pizza. Prizes. Party. It's Lollapuzzoola's Sweet 16, and it's happening on Saturday, August 19 in NYC. Sign up today! bemoresmarter.com/lpz

I wrote today's USA TODAY crossword. If you like a light challenge and a themeless grid, then this freestyle puzzle is for you! Huge thanks to Amanda Rafkin for her editorial expertise on this one.

Solve online at puzzles.usatoday.com

Going live with @fabioethics and Rex Parker 🐈🐾☕️🐾🐈 to solve an Out of Left Field metacryptic from two weeks ago and maybe more? And subscribe to Rachel's Twitch channel to get notified of streams in the future! twitch.tv/fabioethics

Disco

In which I use Neville Fogarty's latest New Yorker #cryptic (6/18/23) to talk about the perfect anagram finds

Bad credit ruined purchasing option (5, 4)

and end by pointing out how this constructor breaks 'rules' effectively. (That's not an anagram!)

crosswordscholar.wordpress.com/2023/06/26/bad…

Me solving the Jumble in April 2020:

Going live with Rachel Fabi, PhD and Rex Parker 🐈🐾☕️🐾🐈 to solve my latest The New Yorker cryptic and one from The Guardian in a few minutes at twitch.tv/fabioethics

A painter who only works short-term jobs is in their temp era.

Looking for other folks who seek the favor of an old Korean car company . . . dae woo?

I'm back with another #cryptic for your enjoyment in The New Yorker. I think it's a little tougher than usual, but I'm sure you're up to the challenge. Solve here: newyorker.com/puzzles-and-ga…

I don't know who Stan Culture is, but if I had to guess, I'd imagine he's the guy behind Go-Gurt.