Dear MGWCC Solver,

For the tenth time in nine years, I need to postpone MGWCC for a day. Testers found a major snag with the puzzle that should’ve gone up today; it’s fixable, but I’ll need a day to do so. Ergo, MGWCC #448 will be sent out to subscribers at 3:00 PM ET tomorrow, Dec. 31st. The deadline for entry will be Wednesday, January 4th, 2017, at 3:00 PM ET.

Truly hate to do this, but it’s for the best. And you can get your Friday meta fix from the Wall Street Journal here: http://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/category/crossword/ . Today’s contest crossword there is by Marie Kelly, and should tide you over until tomorrow.

Thanks in advance for understanding and I’ll see you tomorrow.

–Matt