Michael Thorson

Brilliant first puzzle, Mr. Guzman! Love it when the constructor makes you think out of the box!

Bravo! Wonderful puzzle today, one of the more interesting in the last year.

Is anyone else frustrated with the new layout of the crossword? My online screen now has across clues left of the board, down clues to the right, and a giant onscreen keyboard that takes up 1/2 the screen, reducing the size of the board significantly. Is it just me? Did I accidentally toggle some option that turned on the onscreen keyboard? If so, I can't figure out how to turn it back off. Who needs a giant onscreen keyboard when you have on the laptop itself? This new layout has slowed down solving a lot. I have to glance back and forth to the clues, and squint at the tiny board now. Is there a way to switch back to the old layout?

Great first puzzle! I liked your clue for 20A better than the editor's replacement, which was too easy. Yours would have involved a bit more noodling to suss out!

Great puzzle, Mr. Seigel. Best of the year so far in 2025. Kudos to you.