Emma

As a Gen-Z crossword solver, I was really surprised to see SKULL for 9D! I feel that the evolution of emojis to mean things other than their face value (lol) has occurred mostly as Gen-Z grows into the internet. Usually in crosswords, I would put ROFL/ROTFL, even though in my own texts I do use the skull emoji. This is mostly just because I'm aware that most crossword constructors are older than Gen-Z. I'm excited, because I've always privately felt that the Mini was a tad slangy (even for me), and the xword a bit outdated. I remember the 02.07.24 puzzle that was musically themed, but almost all the songs were from the 1970s or older. Struggled on that one :( Keep up the good work! I'm excited to see the evolution of the crossword in my lifetime <3