SQUEEEEE!

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So, that puzzle I sent to Will Shortz at the New York Times, the one he sent back for another revision? I cranked out a revision that I was only semi-happy with and e-mailed him the grid; he responded yesterday, saying that it still had some problems, and asked if I'd have another go at it. Encouraging.

So this morning, I whacked my head against the desk for an hour or so and fixed what needed fixin'. I wasn't completely happy with it, and told Will so, but I solved more problems than I created, and crossed my fingers.

An hour later, he wrote back with some very kind words, and one absolutely beautiful one:

"Yes."

My gods. A Sunday New York Times crossword. By me. This is my Channel crossing, my Everest. I may never stop dancing.

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Date unknown. Accepted puzzles are sorted by day of the week, then go into a bin with other puzzles of the same day. They've got a backlog of about six months, if I remember correctly (possibly even longer for Sundays), but beyond that, I find out when it goes in when it actually goes in. Luckily, I've got xwordinfo.com at my disposal, so I'll keep watch and let folks know when it turns up.