This Carries a Punch!

Difficulty ● ● ◐ ○ ○

Puzzle Notes

Dear Crossword Nation Subscribers, 

I hope you'll excuse my brief preamble this week ... or perhaps a quiet puzzlemaker is the best kind of puzzlemaker. 

I was sidelined by a bad cold/flu this week. For two days, I did nothing but ache and sneeze and simply exist. Though a bit zapped by the experience, I'm on the mend. To regain my strength, I turned to an empowering, strong puzzle theme that really packs a punch. Let the games begin!

Welcome to Week 513 of Crossword Nation. In the spirit of empowerment, we present "This Carries a Punch!" as your diversion of the week.

Be well and happy, Dear Ones.

Cruciverbally yours,

Liz


Solvers of The New Yorker puzzles: Check out my latest crossword (a moderately-challenging diversion, per the editors) in The New Yorker!


Mini Crossword Aficionados: For a quick solve, please try the Daily Mini Crossword in the L. A. Times. It's free! Simply bookmark and visit daily for a new puzzle.


Important message for solvers who subscribed prior to September 2020: If your Crossword Nation subscription was on auto-renewal through Rumination Software, please cancel it via your PayPal account. Our puzzles are no longer sold through Rumination Software. We expect that Rumination cancelled those auto-renewals from their end. But to be safe -- please discontinue such auto-renewals from your end.


If you enjoy our 'indie' Crossword Nation puzzles, please give them a positive rating on Amy Reynaldo's blog, Diary of a Crossword Fiend. Your ratings help keep our little puzzle shop independent and strong!

Ade Koiki blogs our puzzle every Tuesday. Simply page through Amy's blog to find the Tuesday blog posts. http://crosswordfiend.com/

Happy solving and be well!

Liz Gorski

www.crosswordnation.com