PUZZLE #73 ("I Love It When You..." by Brooke Husic) and CRYPTIC #1 ("Character Study")

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hello! two exciting things from the past few weeks:

first, a lovely guest puzzle by brooke husic, who also has today's usa today crossword and a guest spot on matthew stock's site. do check it out!

also, the first-ever cryptic for this site! pdf only to accommodate the ~variety~ cryptic nature, but hopefully it's worth it! check out the cryptic post on my site for more cryptic resources if you're new to them, and i've attached an annotated solutions doc just in case!

hope you're well,

paolo