Word Count: 70
Mean Word Length: 5.46
Welcome to Trash Panda Puzzles! I have a brand-new crossword for you today. But before we dive into it, let's take a moment to celebrate the latest Academy Awards ceremony. Over the weekend, one of my newest favorite films, Everything Everywhere All at Once, took home a whopping seven awards! I was so thrilled about the film's success that I found it hard to sleep, on top of the added challenge of the recent Daylight Savings time shift. I hope you all had a great weekend and start to the week too.
Now, let's talk about today's puzzle. It's a 15x15 themeless crossword with standard symmetry. Normally, I can create a grid or fill without needing much revision, but this week was particularly challenging. I was dead set on using the 15-character grid-spanning word you’ll see when solving. That word led me to completely overhaul the grid four times. But finally, I landed on a grid that gave me the flexibility I needed to make the puzzle work. So, without further ado, let's get started!
Title Inspiration: 33A, 44A
Seed Word: 33A
Personal Word List/Score: 6D, 27D, 33A, 47D
Reused 4+ Letter Words: 5D, 6A, 9D, 11D, 13D, 14A, 15A, 16A, 19A, 22A, 25A, 25D, 31A, 34D, 37D, 44D, 46A, 49A, 50D, 53A, 56A, 57A, 58A
Unique Words to Date: 5,151 (+42)
Non-NYT Words: 3D, 6D, 10D, 27D, 33A, 47D
Non-Shortz-Era Words: 30A, 41D
If you enjoy, solve, stream (I give bits), or find a typo in my crossword, please let me know!
Don't forget to love each other,
Jac
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