Lucia

As Obi Wan Kenobi would say, "Hello there." I finally tried my first full NY Times crossword on 1/20/24. I've enjoyed Wordle, Connections and the Mini Crossword and consider myself "skilled" at those (if it's a skill), and I get mad when I don't solve them (has never happened with Wordle, though). So I finally took the plunge to the full crossword. Goodness, friends: I gave up. Do the crosswords advance in difficulty as the week progresses? Was it too bold to start on a Saturday? I've heard this community is "the nicest place on the internet" (according to Deb Amlen's 1/21/24 headline piece), so this is also my very first comment. I'm also in the process of writing my 4th book this year and speak 6 languages. I love words, books, language, and word play! Lucia from San Francisco