Michael Schlossberg

Thank you for all of the responses about my peppers. It’s been extremely helpful! I’ve got a list and will be heading to the garden center tomorrow. Some quick notes: To the person who thought the culprit was Peter Piper, I say, touché my friend. My next puzzle has half of a gimmick. So kind of a compromise between the pro-gimmick and anti-gimmick camps. The hemoglobin comment reminded me of playing VR recent with one of my sons, when for some reason he said “hemogoblin,” which I thought was hilarious. It’s really hard coming up with good constructor’s notes—harder at times than constructing the puzzles themselves. This time I thought it would be both helpful and funny to go in this different direction. Honestly, I thought there would be some umbrage but everyone has been really supportive, which I appreciate! And finally, the Night Beast can’t be reasoned with, it can’t be bargained with . . . it doesn’t feel pity of remorse or fear . . . and it absolutely will not stop. Ever. Ok, I took that last bit from “The Terminator.” But still. Thanks for doing my puzzle!