Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #8, and it’s a contest crossword! The meta answer is a beverage. If you think you know the answer, send it to us at ****@crosswordnexus.com (email redacted as the contest is now over) by noon Eastern on Wednesday, April 19th. We’ll randomly choose one…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #7, with special guest Dan Schwartz, whose blog you should definitely check out if you’re unfamiliar. We’re both big Marx Brothers fans, so it was synergy to get this together. My favorite type of collaborative theme is when both parties bounce ideas around until…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #6, once again featuring one of my absolute favorite collaborators, Shannon Rapp, who you may know as Norah Sharpe. The theme here is all Shannon’s, as is the theme density she was able to wrangle into this one. Too many good clues of hers…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #5, and this time we’re featuring the incomparable Brooke Husic, aka Xandra Ladee! If you have somehow never heard of Brooke, I envy all the good stuff you are about to discover, from her blog puzzles to her work at other outlets. Along with…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #4! I am sure I have seen this movie, but it made absolutely no impression on me. Not their best one. But I think this puzzle is pretty good! Thanks go out to Will Eisenberg for testing this for me. Our puzzle today is pretty…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Marx Brothers puzzle #3 features language guy Ben Zimmer, and without giving too much away, this theme is right up his alley. We had a lot of fun working on this and we think you’ll like it too! Oh, and if you don’t understand the theme, maybe give…
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PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver It’s Marx Brothers puzzle #2! In general I don’t like movies, but I love this one. Possibly my favorite movie of all time. This is a theme conceit I’ve been wanting to try for a while! I think it came out pretty good, though it may be on…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Write what you know, right? I’m a huge fan of the Marx Brothers, so we’re going to do a series of 11 puzzles, one for each of their Paramount and MGM films. If I’m feeling especially motivated, I’ll do the two UA films too, but no one cares…
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