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BWS Puzzle 1: Medium Shade

First puzzle to share! After years of making crosswords with mathematical themes (and, most recently, making a ton of 10x10s), I wanted to jump back into making standard puzzles.

This is a 15x15 whose theme was inspired by reading books with my 3-year-old daughter at bedtime. My guess for the difficulty is a tough Tuesday, but I'm open to discussion on that.

Enjoy the solve, and share if you do! Constructive feedback in the comments is always welcome.

Download links:   [puz]   [pdf]   [solution]

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  1. The puzzle is part of the phenomena. Remember to thank them! Good work as always, Brendan!

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