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I don’t often post pictures of myself (for fear that the fame would go to my head), but I couldn’t resist this one. For the annual New York Times Puzzle Mania supplement, yours truly made the puzzle on the cover. They put on way too much lipstick on that pig (the flower puzzle is the only thing I did, the rest is just … psychedelica), but here we are. The ole’ Biz Quig is a cover boy now. Hold yr. applause. I’m not sure how you can get a copy, but watch this space.

Oh, I also wrote a cryptic. It doesn’t happen that often, but here we are. Totally free, by the way, and for the soon-to-be-enlarged AVXC. Next year the merry prankster at the AVXC are looking to expand into more weekly content: more themelesses, quizzes, varieties, and, yes, cryptics alongside their already award-winning puzzles. If you want to get in on that, please consider throwing a couple ducats into the hat over at their Kickstarter. Please and thank you.

While you have that credit card out, please consider tipping your humble constructor. Remember, the puzzles on this site are free and shall remain free until the heat death of the universe. My whole life is dedicated to the entertainment of you, you, and you. All I ask if that you are financially able, please consider a small tip of $15 to keep the site chugging along. Everyone who tips gets two bonus 21xs, a themed and a themeless, as a thank you. PayPal or Venmo (@TheBEQ) preferred. But I take everything, including crypto, just email me Long for appeal is here.

Also, let me know if you have tipped but haven’t got your puzzles yet.

Looking for some puzzly gift ideas? Say no more. Click here for a run down of 2021 puzzle book highlights.

Still looking for more puzzles? The Hub Crossword (Sunday puzzles by me and Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon) and Marching Bands year seven have begun. So if that To Do list needs even more puzzles, you know what to do.

Share the puzzle. New one on Thursday.

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