Greetings, puzzlers! If you like meta crosswords, you’ll be glad to hear that Patrick Berry has a new puzzle suite: “Heavy Meta” is a set of nine meta-crosswords, the last one being a “meta-meta” that links the set together. The difficulty level is equivalent to the weekly WSJ meta crossword. A supersized version of the variety puzzle Trail Mix (14×21) is included as a bonus. The price is $15, and you can find “Heavy Meta” (along with Patrick’s other puzzle extravaganzas, cryptic crossword packs, and his Crossword Constructor’s Handbook, which any budding constructor should have) at the A-Frame Games site.

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