xwordswithbabka

Hello! I am a person. I have two cats, Paprika and Babka. Paprika is, as of this writing, almost eight years old, and Babka is just over a year old. When we got Babka in 2021, we needed to keep him in a separate room in order to try to integrate him with Paprika. While he was there I started streaming solving cryptic crosswords on Twitch. Babka would jump on the keyboard, meow, and need belly rubs, making himself a part of the stream. Eventually I put a camera on him and renamed my channel as danandbabka . Now I would like to bring Babka's energy with me as I try to make my own puzzles! This is my first puzzle on the blog and it is called "My 1st Puzzle." I am calling that because 1) it fits thematically, and 2) this literally is the first puzzle I ever tried to make, way back in August 2021, using pad and paper, without really knowing what I was doing. I had the central 15 spanner but did not know how to make a grid, which is one reason why the grid looks all wonky. A