The impetus for this puzzle was the cute way that the Crosshare logo winks every 10 seconds. Nice touch!

Thanks Jed! When I made the logo I was worried the CROSSHARE was too... cross. So I added the wink to lighten the mood a bit 😉

It definitely worked, Mike! We all think the CROSSHARE is super cute. 😊

Oh, that was an amazing solve! Tons of short fills and no crosses, but somehow they all worked well! I'm very impressed. This should be the first puzzle anyone sees when they go on the site for the first time.

I agree! Maybe we can think of some sort of easter egg or something that brings you to this puzzle

This is amazing! Thank you so much for posting it 😊

I had to reveal 5D.  Clever theme, though, and good that the fills weren't too hard.  Now I know about the winking!

That was fun, and confirmed that I am not a very observant person.

In the Crosshairs

With the completion of this crossword, I'll be taking a small break from construction, but I'm sure I'll be right back into it soon! Can't believe it's been a year on Crosshare!

Great theme, some wonderful fills, congratulations!

Awesome puzzle - just like the other 49! Thank you for sharing them and congratulations!

Congrats and thanks for all the time you've put into creating these enjoyable puzzles for me and many others to share.

Wow, congrats! Thanks for sharing them all with us!

Congratulations on the achievement! And it's a fantastic puzzle - loved the clues for SATIRIZED, SNIPES, UGANDA, and HAIRTIE, and the thematic use of the black squares!

congratulations...thank you. I really liked the clue for hairtie.

🥳 Milestone 🥳

Great puzzle! I hate golf but loved PAR5!

Musical Numbers

Hope you enjoy the grid art to match the theme!

Awesome puzz! Great theme and execution, but what else would I expect from you.

OH MY GOD I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HOW I WAS THE ONLY VOWEL

Haha glad your enjoyment increased after the fact!

wow, this grid has layers to it. nice one!

This puzzle is partly inspired by [today's daily mini from Ryan!](https://crosshare.org/crosswords/xtlyixVKUofpKKrfuZsr) A bit easier cluing than normal that might hopefully balance out some of the tougher fill.

Very nice! I especially liked HARE 😂🐰

Enjoyed it! Liked the physics/astronomy mini-theme.

My middle name was supposed to be 6D, still disappointed that my parents decided to go with a family name :-/

Q and A

Explanation if needed: the "cross-ing" pairs of answers form ATTHE-cross-ROADS and INTHE-cross-HAIRS. I would have liked the crosses to look like actual crosses or x's instead of T's, but they do still cross each other, so I can't complain. Honorable mention: Red Cross nurse.

Yes. I like this "cross". Last one I found.

I saw the Ts but it took me a while to get some necessary answers to make it much more obvious. At least I didn't need hints or checks. 😁 Nice puzzle

Very nice! Fun grid to work through and I enjoyed the trick!

Double-Crosser

17A is an incredible clue! I'm a bit in awe of it.

I got really excited when I figured it out!! Fun puzzle!

You too, Brutus?

Very nice! I think SPEED should be "go 15 over, say", right?

Thanks for catching that. I'll fix it now!

Wow, great puzzle! Very clever with beautiful fill. How did you get the theme entries in gray?

Thanks! In the menu you can toggle between whether you want to use circled letters or grayed-in squares.

Triple Header

Heh the JOEL/JOB connection is brilliant!

Thanks! I loved having the matching 1 Across/Down.

Really great clues, particularly the double meanings in the clues for OFTEN/BARGAIN/EARTH

This means business!

Very nice! I put STRIKE in the wrong place originally but quickly realized something wasn't right 😂

Joah

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