xwordswithbabka

Hello! Thanks for all the feedback on my puzzles so far. Hopefully today's intro will be short, I am writing it in advance because this weekend I will be on vacation with my spouse celebrating our anniversary! I really like to put musical references in all the puzzles I've made so far. I think that's why I was excited to make the puzzle today. It is called "Karaoke" and the theme answers are all the names of songs. (Not all of them are songs I like, they just fit for the theme!) This was a hard one to make, and needed to be a Sunday-sized grid to fit all the theme answers. I haven't figured out how to make a Sunday grid without having a little clumsy fill in there. But I think (I hope) it will be worth it. This is a format that I will definitely want to try again (if I can come with something). I think this is a really fun one and I hope you enjoy! Oh, and there's a meta also! Sort of. I mean I don't know if it qualifies, but it's there anyway....

Hello! I hope you're having a good day. I had fun at Boswords Winter Wondersolve, and was feeling very good until the last puzzle where I made a very dumb mistake. But it's okay! I still had a good time, and will just need to keep practicing. I also should acknowledge my silent partner in all this (see picture above). Today's puzzle came from finding a 15-letter phrase that I was surprised to see hadn't appeared in a puzzle before. I never know how to feel when coming across these, because surely someone has used it??? Crosswords have been around for over 100 years. These things get published every day. If you or someone you know has used this theme before, I apologize!! In any case I hope you enjoy it. Thanks to Kate Chin Park for test solving!! [ .puz ] [ Direct Crosshare link ]