I’m guessing that if you like hard puzzles enough to solve these puzzles, you know that the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament happened this past weekend. I’m sad but not crushed by my own performance (my first mistake in I think 8 years led to me dropping out of the top 10) and I continue to be astonished by the speed of those six-ish dudes (why are they all dudes?!) who are consistently faster than I am. Erik Agard’s performance was dominant. I’m in awe.
Those of you who follow me on Instagram might have noticed a slight uptick in clues about a particular place a few weeks ago, because I was reading a book about that place. This puzzle is the last remnant of that, as its seed is also found in that place.
Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski 
I want to say you rock. I was rooting for you at ACPT. Yes I was wondering why men only at top. Not sure really. I am a pretty good solver, fast but not super fast. My claim to a tiny bit of fame is I came in 59 of about 300 solvers in the online portion.
Maybe I have to do more of your puzzles to climb the ACPT ladder. Yours are about the hardest I try to do. And often needs hints and searches.
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