A themed puzzle! The title is "Thinking Out Loud." If you get stumped, you might try asking a friend.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Puzzle 6 - 5x5
I've finished a fairly clean version of a themed puzzle that I'm almost ready to submit to the Times, which is accepting online submissions now. Just gotta make a few more good clues.
Meanwhile, here's a tough little one, maybe.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Puzzle 5 - 6x6
My mom and I made this puzzle together. It has exactly one answer that has never appeared in the Times crossword, it's there on purpose, and I think this approach to cluing it is all right. Mom warns that the clues are hard.
Oh, also: This won't keep being daily. Will work more on normal-size puzzles instead.
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Oh, also: This won't keep being daily. Will work more on normal-size puzzles instead.
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Puzzle 4 - 7x7
Here's another little one - all the answers are real this time.
Yesterday I was trying to make a normal-sized puzzle and got pretty far in one area and then - stuck. So completely stuck that the rest of the fill doesn't matter anymore (not that it was especially smooth).
Also, I'm going to schedule the next mini post to come out early in the morning tomorrow. Maybe I'll make this a daily thing for a while.
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Yesterday I was trying to make a normal-sized puzzle and got pretty far in one area and then - stuck. So completely stuck that the rest of the fill doesn't matter anymore (not that it was especially smooth).
Also, I'm going to schedule the next mini post to come out early in the morning tomorrow. Maybe I'll make this a daily thing for a while.
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Thursday, May 21, 2020
Puzzle 3 - 6x6
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Puzzle 2 - 6x6
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Puzzle 1 - 6x6
Update, the next day: It is time. Though I have little pride in any 15x15 themelesses I've tried to make so far, I hope to have a good one soon. Or fairly soon. Working at it. I'll post a few smaller puzzles in the meantime.
To solve the puzzles on a computer, download AcrossLite. If you need help, try here.
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