PUZZLE #53: Themeless 13

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Scattershot announcements today:

• The PDFs have a hot new look! Many thanks to Crossword Nexus for providing the service, and to Chris King for recommending it.
• Late to the game on this, but this thread by Rebecca Falcon is relevant today and forever. Give it a read if you haven't already.
• Tournaments! Boswords is open for registration, Lollapuzzoola is right around the corner, and The Indie 500 is still letting people order the tournament puzzles. Guaranteed great puzzles all around—I hear if you do all three, they call that "the gauntlet."
• Watch this New Yorker video if you want to see crossword lovers talkin' crosswords. Natan Last does some off-the-dome cluing, and it's a joy to watch.

Themeless puzzle again, this one with a weird size; hope you enjoy!

-Paolo

PUZZLE #52: Themeless 12

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Summer's here! Here's a themeless that hopefully feels like drinking freshly-squeezed lemonade on the porch at night, with fireflies in the air and a bonfire in the distance. You can hear the porch lights buzzing gently, but that doesn't drown out "Country Roads" playing from inside. You take another sip of lemonade (it took ages to get the sugar/lemon balance right, but once you got it right you knew you might never make a batch of lemonade like this again, so drink up while you can) and watch the smoke as it drifts into the sky. You know, that feeling.

-Paolo