As a constructor I've had many instances where I've had a puzzle I've made accepted for publication by an outlet, and then in the interim between that acceptance and the puzzle getting published, one or more of the clues became outdated or otherwise problematic (sometimes I look through the AVCX archives and think, wow, we referenced Kanye a lot back then!) ... have you ever had to significantly alter or un-accept a puzzle that was kosher at the time you accepted it?
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Hi Mike. Big fan.
As a constructor I've had many instances where I've had a puzzle I've made accepted for publication by an outlet, and then in the interim between that acceptance and the puzzle getting published, one or more of the clues became outdated or otherwise problematic (sometimes I look through the AVCX archives and think, wow, we referenced Kanye a lot back then!) ... have you ever had to significantly alter or un-accept a puzzle that was kosher at the time you accepted it?