Today's puzzle is a toughie from Chris! Chris has got more puzzles here, and crossword streams every day (except Tuesday) at noon EST. (7xwords included!!)

Chris says: "I don't have much to say here about the puzzle (except that I hope you have fun with it), I just want to gush about this project! It's such a brilliant idea, and it has brought together all sorts of new and familiar voices, and offered a terrific variety of puzzles. Thank you, Malaika, for coming up with this, and for doing all the work behind the scenes!"