Congratulations on your first publication! This was so fun, however the referential clues seem to be numbered incorrectly: In 10A, 12A, and 14A, replace 16A with 19A. Also in 14A, replace 15A with 18A.
Thank you so much @Shivangi! Especially nice to hear from a constructor whose puzzles I so enjoy solving.
Also, really appreciate the flag on the mis-numbered clues — I totally forgot that Crosshare treats word ladders "as if" they are crosswords (and thus numbers the down entries even though they are not really parts of the solve). I think I fixed it now!
Jordan Besser 5:53 · 2023-10-27T16:20:27.722Z
Good job! My only feedback would be to use less repetition of letters, for example, the "o" and "e" are unchanged from numbers 9 to 19