Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Grid art and a theme? Sure, why not. Thanks go out to Will for testing this one. Do you like acrostic puzzles? Join our Patreon! Do you want a place to discuss puzzles? Join our Discord! Do you want even more puzzles? Check out our charity puzzle…
If you’re a long-time solver you’ll know that I put enumerations on my acrostics. I think it’s good if the entries are long, because you can get an idea of the entry that way. Today’s acrostic has some smaller entries, which makes me worried that enumerations would make it too easy. I’ve removed the enumerations…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Easing my way back into posting (hopefully!) weekly puzzles with a dropquote. I hope you like it! Do you like acrostic puzzles? Join our Patreon! Do you want a place to discuss puzzles? Join our Discord! Do you want even more puzzles? Check out our charity puzzle…
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One issue with 15×15 crosswords is that lively phrases of length 12, 13, and 14 don’t show up that often because they force some awkward black square patterns. Acrostics, of course, have no such restrictions. As a result, I’m proud to share some fun entries of those lengths in today’s puzzle. I hope you like…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver | PDF Taking a brief vacation break to post this puzzle from the great minds at The Rackenfracker. I had very little to do with the creation of this puzzle, but they did a great job of extending the acrostic concept in a few very clever ways…
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Over at the blog I’ve been playing around with acrostic-like puzzles. We ran an acrostic without a quote that we called a “portals” puzzle (https://tinyurl.com/xw-portals) and we’ve also run a dropquote, which is an acrostic without … well, without the acrostic, I guess. Here’s how it works: In a dropquote, you must reveal the quote…
Well, we took a little break from stand-up comedians as fodder for the acrostics, but I couldn’t stay away forever. I like this quote a lot and I hope you do too! Solve at: https://acrostics.crosswordnexus.com/ Discuss at: https://discord.gg/ep2J3KXcmM Enjoy! This content is available exclusively to members of this creator’s Patreon at $1 or more.
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver | PDF Puzzle #100! To celebrate I will be taking a few weeks off from posting puzzles. In the meantime you’ve got this flower power puzzle to enjoy. If you like it, there’s another one in our charity puzzle pack! And if you’re looking for more puzzles…
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Ten acrostics already? Where does the time go? Once again and as always, thanks so much for being here! I hope this little puzzle succeeds in brightening up your day. Feel free to give us a mention on social media if that’s the case? Solve at: https://acrostics.crosswordnexus.com/ Discuss at: https://discord.gg/ep2J3KXcmM Enjoy! This content is available…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver I have no memory of this movie except that I once accidentally watched it thinking the stateroom sketch was in this one but it’s not (it’s in A Night at the Opera). But it makes for a good crossword title and Kate agrees! In fact, the theme…
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