Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver So I had a dream about a new crossword type. I ran it past a few people on Discord and they didn’t laugh me off the stage, so here it is. Thanks to Quiara for the suggestion of calling it “Portals.” How does it work? In this puzzle…
PUZZLE LINKS Easier: iPuz Download | Online Solver Harder: PDF Download | Online Solver I’m getting slightly obsessed with this puzzle type. It’s just so pretty! Here’s how you solve: Answers in this puzzle are entered in the rectangular areas, either delineated by colors or by bars. Answers are entered left to right, row by…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Here it is, the puzzle that was famously (?) accepted by the New York Times, and then, months later, rejected by the New York Times. I later repurposed it for Crosswords LA, and now I’m using it here. So, it’s had a good run, despite its rocky…
PUZZLE LINKS: PDF Download | Online Solver It’s been a while since we’ve run one of these — it’s a “Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad” puzzle! This is a puzzle type invented by our friend Joon, and one we really like. Remind me how this works? Each answer in this puzzle is a lowercase…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Let’s celebrate two things today: one is the return of baseball and two is the open beta release of Ingrid, the crossword construction software that allowed me to make this puzzle with both black squares and bars. Happy to have both things in my life! Today’s grid…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver We continue our celebration of Kotwords supporting iPuz with a spiral! Remember what a spiral is? When completed, this grid will contain two series of words—one reading inward from 1 to 100, the other outward from 100 back to 1. Every space will be used exactly twice….
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Exciting news from Jeff Davidson – his crossword scraper and kotwords tools now support iPuz export! I’ve also worked with Jeff to extend the iPuz definition to allow for coded crosswords like today’s, so I thought I’d celebrate by releasing such a puzzle today! Do you remember…
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