If you’re a first-timer attending the ACPT next weekend, I enthusiastically recommend signing up for the Cru Dinner. It’s a great way to start your ACPT weekend and meet lovely people. The Cru is nothing more than “the community of crossword solvers who met via the internet,” so that’s you, Fiend readers! The dinner buffet includes salad, vegan pasta with roasted veggies, roast turkey, bruschetta, rolls, and dessert. It’s $45 per person–hotel catering is never cheap, but on the plus side, the 6 to 8 p.m. dinner is on-site at the Stamford Marriott, so you it’s effortless to get there and you’re assured of not missing the Friday evening puzzle events. Reservations required. Details here.–Amy

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