This week, Ryan and Brian welcome Shannon Rapp back to the program with a fantastic extended Thunder Round all about indie puzzles! It's quite spoiler-laden, so if you want to check out the puzzles first, here are links to the sources:

• girlbosswords: Themeless 20: Difficult Women (September 15, 2022 by Malaika Handa and Brooke Husic)
• Completing the Square: Puzzle 44: Quadz (October 16, 2022 by carter)
• AVCX: "Can We Solve It? Yes, We Can!" (October 14, 2022 by Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park)
• crosstina aquafina: themeless no. 19 [feat. erik agard] (October 12, 2022 by Kelsey Dixon)
• Crossword Nexus: All In Love Is Fair (October 21, 2022 by Alex Boisvert and Ben Zimmer)
• xwordswithbabka: Bread Week (September 18, 2022 by Dan Schwartz)

And if you're looking for more information and access to non-major-outlet puzzles, check out Daily Crossword Links and Will Nediger's monthly indie roundup (linked is the September edition).

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