Today's puzzle is from the lovely Yacob! I have only been solving for two-ish years, but I know that when I see a Yacob Yonas byline, I am in for a treat. This themeless from a few months ago was delightful. Anyway, dear solvers, today you are in for a treat!

Yacob says: "excited to be participating in the 7xwords project! thanks Malaika for having me and making this wonderful space for folks to create + share incredible 7x7 crosswords."