I'm going to level with you: You need to solve this. This week's puzzle was constructed by Matthew Luter, and edited by Hoang-Kim Vu. Matthew is a writer, teacher, and crossword constructor in Jackson, Miss. A new puzzle appears every Tuesday on his website.
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