i think there's been a glitch?

something looks wrong with this crossword... why aren't all the squares checked??? what are these things called """unches"""????

guys, i did the thing! i made a cryptic by myself! i've been falling in love with cryptic crosswords for a couple years now. i still remember solving my first cryptic clue ever (the answer was PHOTOGENIC; the clue had something to do with GUINEA maybe? or it was an anagram? both? i guess i only sort of remember), even though i didn't actually know what was going on; i just sort of got it through vibes. (which remains the way i get most cryptic clues to this day!)

if you don't know how to solve cryptics, i cannot recommend watching a twitch streamer solve them enough as one way to learn. i owe all my solving skills to these people (and more!!!) who i am really glad to call my friends. if you're lucky enough, find a group to sit in with as they solve; the best way to do a cryptic is a group call, full of friends cracking jokes. love y'all so much.

thank you to anyone i've ever groupsolved a cryptic with. thank you to anyone who i've ever watched stream a cryptic! thank you to anyone who ever did buttsbot (the actual first cryptic i ever made, with juff!). thank you to my test-solvers/advice-givers skaldskaparmal, brad, and juff, and my vibe-checker, gwen.

mild blog rebrand! the header is different, the url is the same, i don't know where that leaves me

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