PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Man, the titles of the Yacht Rock series are so damn weird. Like, this episode is clearly about the writing of Sweet Freedom, but the episode is titled for the song Danger Zone … and it’s all smushed together as one word for some reason. Also: this episode […]
Category: Crosswords
Puzzle #12: I Keep Forgettin’
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Yacht Rock Puzzle #4 today. This episode has my favorite line of the whole series, and this puzzle has a gimmick I think you’ll like. Thanks to Kate, Chris, and Jacob for their test-solves. Enjoy the solve, and as always, if you plan to solve on Twitch, let […]
Puzzle #9: What A Fool Believes
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver I can’t believe I found an Oscar Wilde quote that fits symmetrically and that no one has used before. I mean, I literally can’t believe it, so I assume one of two things is true: either (a) someone has used it and I just wasn’t able to find […]
Puzzle #8: Runnin’ With The Devil (collab with Kate Leiserson!)
JPZ | Online Solver Kate Leiserson — otherwise known as Kate Schmate on her website and on Twitter — collaborated with me on this one, and thank goodness she did, because this puzzle is WAY better than it would have been without her fingerprints on it. Kate is a pro at all aspects of […]
Puzzle #4: FM (A Grid Charlemagne Puzzle)
Puzzle Links: JPZ | Online Solver I’m very pleased to be able to present this puzzle to you today, because it is a continuation of two crossword series I really enjoy. One is Adam Aaronson’s “Grid Charlemagne” series, which up until now consisted of two puzzles by Adam and one by Christopher Adams (maybe […]
Puzzle #3: I, Toons
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ | Online Solver With the advent of online solving and advanced puzzle formats like JPZ, you have to question why we do some of the things we do. Like, why mark theme entries with an asterisk? If it’s not obvious which ones are your theme, you don’t want solvers hunting them down […]
Puzzle #2: Crossword Fiend
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ | Online Solver Huge shout-out and very happy anniversary wishes to Amy Reynaldo and her whole crew with the original and still best crossword blog in all the land. I can honestly say that had Amy not given my first published puzzle such a nice write-up, I don’t think I would have […]
Puzzle #1: Dimensionless
PUZ | PDF | Online Solver Yes, this is yet another blog posting the occasional crossword puzzle. This despite there being no shortage of great independent crossword puzzles out there. So what do we bring to the table that other places don’t? Well, open up this puzzle and you’ll see a few things immediately: This […]