Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: Online Solver | JPZ Download Here’s a puzzle we released for the triathlon fundraiser we did in 2023. Why release it to the public now? Well, it’s because I signed up for the Newport Beach Triathlon this year, and I’ll be once again sending a puzzle pack to anyone who donates as part…
PUZZLE LINKS: Online Solver | iPuz Download It’s a themed crossword, and a collab with Kelsey! This theme came about, as so many do, via a discussion on a Twitch stream. So we made it a reality! It is a blessing and a joy to be able to work with Kelsey, and I just regret…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz file | Online Solver Good news, everybody! Brooke Husic and Will Nediger, in collaboration with studio A24, have just released a book of 99 TV crosswords. They were nice enough to ask me to write a few puzzles for it, including one with a celebrity collaborator. In celebration of the release, we’ve…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver It’s another crossword! I remember how to make these! Exciting. Good news everyone! You can now solve AVCX trivia puzzles directly from within the AVCX web portal. Just log in and you’ll see a “Solve” link for all future trivia puzzles. Have at it! Do you like acrostic…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Man, I hope no one beat me to this theme. Do you like acrostic puzzles? Join our Patreon! Do you want a place to discuss puzzles? Join our Discord! Enjoy the solve!
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver What do you do if you only have two theme entries and their lengths don’t match? Make a midi with left-right symmetry! And if you’re really lucky, you get to write said puzzle with your daughter! This is her first venture into crossword construction. We were inspired by…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver This have been a good puzzle for some sweet Star Wars grid art, but oh well. I think it’s a fun puzzle anyway. Do you like acrostic puzzles? Join our Patreon! Do you want a place to discuss puzzles? Join our Discord! Enjoy the solve!
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Happy 2024! Let’s kick it off with a collab with the one and only Quiara Vasquez! She’s got a companion puzzle to this one up today that you should check out. The theme is all Quiara’s, and she was nice enough to let me hang around and contribute…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver We’re finally wrapping up the Marx Brothers series with Duck Soup! This puzzle has an accidental mini-theme which I’m sure you’ll spot, and a few other clues that relate to each other in ways that made me chuckle, at least. Happy holidays to all, and we’ll see you…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver I’m trying to wean myself off of CrossFire and move to Ingrid full-time, because Ingrid is an excellent (and free!) crossword construction tool. One thing Ingrid does that CrossFire does not is make barred crosswords, and our friend Quiara noted recently that this ability makes “Going Too Far”…
Read More “Puzzle #111: Joke’s On Me (a “Going Too Far” puzzle)” »