The Orcas Broadcast, 2025

A little recognition for puzzlemakers! (Very little, but still!)

The awards ceremony for the best crosswords of the prior year dropped on Twitch last night, and if you didn’t see it live, you can check it out here. Full disclosure: I have not yet watched it all the way through, but what I’ve seen is a charming discussion showing the community at its best.

I got a couple of kind offers to review my superhero puzzle, and I’ll be taking y’all up on those—after I give it one more revision. Talking it out with Janice, I realized the meta-puzzle angle was taking things too far. Today’s a busy day, but I should have that done by tomorrow!

Also tomorrow: the next microstic!