Matthew Luter is a writer and teacher in Jackson, MS. He posts a new puzzle each Tuesday at matthewluter.com/crosswords and is on the 2024 Lil AVC X editing team. When not crosswording, he’s often reading, record shopping, or devising a new homemade ice cream flavor. He admits to far more familiarity with the work of 37-Across than that of 12-Across, and as this puzzle implies, he’s excited about the start of summer.