xwordswithbabka

Hello! Happy whatever day it is. You ever have one of those days where you realize you don't have any more good ideas for crosswords, even though you promised that you would make a new one every two weeks? Then you look for your drafts and see something you wrote as just a possibility, even though it was kind of dumb and you're not sure about it? And then your friend helps you develop it into a theme, and you end up working it into a puzzle you feel okay about? Well, I have recently, and the result is this puzzle. Norah Sharpe helped me figure this one out, and Lila Goldenberg test solved it! Please enjoy! [ .puz ] [ Direct Crosshare link ]

Hello! I hope you are well. It's March? (this statement has not been verified) I'm excited about this puzzle, it is my first asymmetrical puzzle! It was very hard to make, and I don't know how people do this all the time. But I had this idea for a semi-theme, inspired by a random comment from a recent Crossweird stream. It wouldn't work with standard symmetry, so here we are! I think in my mind a "semi-themeless" is a puzzle with three theme entries and no revealer? But also the title is sort of a cryptic hint to the semi-theme. Maybe I should accept that it's themed after all. I don't know! I think this puzzle might be a bit harder than other ones I've done. Norah Sharpe was kind enough to test solve. I hope you enjoy! [ .puz ] [ Direct Crosshare link ]