Def-Con News started in September of 2018 so the theme of this week’s puzzle is, duh, Def-Con News. There’s a twist however: it’s not so much DCN trivia because what the f*ck is that? It’s actually mostly about you, the loyal DCN reader. Many of the answers are your Disqus names, which is my bullshit way of getting more of you to do the puzzle.
If you do the puzzle and find your name, type “I’m 23 across” or whatever it is in the comments section and you’ll earn 50 bonus DCN points, redeemable at the DCN country store, which only exists in the dark recesses of my troubled mind. Enjoy!
Sorry, I was unable to come up with any clues where the answer was “Joatmoaf” “ernldo” or “Adamaniac.” But hey, you just got a shout out and now there’s no reason in hell for you to do this stupid puzzle.