We are back with TWO new guest constructors this month! March’s puzzle is “Use Your Inside Voice” by Carina da Rosa and Shannon Rapp. The meta answer is a well-known children’s novel.

Carina is a Lil AVCX alum and has had crosswords appear in several daily outlets as well as in the Boswords 2025 Fall Themeless League. Shannon has been a prolific crossword constructor since 2021, but this ACL outing is one of her first forays into the world of meta and contest puzzles You can find their full bios over on our Team Ariadne page.

To submit to the contest, send an email with your answer in the subject line to damefoxwords@gmail.com. The contest deadline is 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, March 5. The solution, as well as the name of the randomly chosen winner, will be published on Saturday, March 7.

AcrossLite (puz) file can be downloaded here.

PDF for download is below.

Happy solving!

Ex libris Ariadne