Andrea Carla Michaels: This fun idea was all Brian's! Very pleased with his initial grid that had the LATIN LOVER and EXTRA EXTRA, as I am a sucker for both Italian men and extra X’s. Working with her was a blast — once she ironed out the theme the grid came together nicely (at least we think so!). I was very happy to work in LATIN LOVER and EXTRA EXTRA as bonus Downs. Filling the grid is my personal favorite part of construction, and overall I’m pretty happy with how this turned out.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2018 23:00 UTC