ALOE VERITY

I’ve been a fan of Puzzler for years, but I must admit that I’m getting tired of seeing certain words appear in the weekly crossword over and over.

Therefore, I’d like to issue a challenge to Puzzler creators Barry Tunick and Sylvia Bursztyn: Please give us a year’s worth of Puzzlers without SPA, EEL, EBB, ASP, OOP, ABET, ABUT, ARIA, DIVA, EMIT, STY, ARLO and ALOE. Especially ALOE!

NICK DeBENEDETTO

Encino

Looks like you didn’t need to call (900) 454-3303 for help with the answers to 19 across last week or 3 down across the way.