Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Not a Yacht Rock puzzle today, but we named this one for a Christopher Cross song because we’ve got a Snake Charmer variety puzzle! Snake Charmer is a variety type invented by Patrick Berry and is traditionally presented in an “S” shape, but I prefer the more compact,…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver If you’re just tuning in, we’re doing one puzzle for each episode of the Yacht Rock series, and this is our tenth one! You can find the others here. We have an easy-breezy themed puzzle today we hope you enjoy. Thanks to Kate for the test-solve! Enjoy the…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Another day, another terrific tool courtesy of Jeff Davidson over at Kotwords. This time it’s a tool to make Helter Skelter puzzles, which is a variety puzzle I really like. So I had to try it out and make one! This may be a variety puzzle type…
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PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Video contains spoilers for today’s puzzle! This past weekend we made an acrostic on Twitch, and here it is! Thanks so much to everyone who watched the stream and participated in the creation of this puzzle. And then thanks to Will for test-solving it and saying “hey,…
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PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Thanks to our test solvers Meatdaddy and Britta for taking a look at this one! They said what I expected them to say, which is that they enjoyed the puzzle but did not understand how the title related to anything. Our friend Kate stepped in to suggest something…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Yacht Rock puzzle #8! Just a handful more of these to go. Only a few theme entries in this one so we’re going with an unusual grid. Hope you enjoy! A thousand thanks to Kate for the test-solve. Go check out her latest themeless! Enjoy the solve, and…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Our first spiral! We’re still trying to figure out what’s the best for these. Do you lean toward more overlap between words, or does that not matter as much? We’ll see how this one is received. Also! Quick note — one of these clues pretty obviously dupes its…
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PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Titling coded crosswords is a challenge. The plan for this one was to hint at some grid entries. We’ll see how it plays. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of a coded crossword, here’s the rundown: Each answer in a kaidoku, or coded crossword, is a common, lowercase…
PUZZLE LINKS: JPZ Download | Online Solver Back with a new acrostic! Thanks so much to Ajay and Kate for the test-solves. We think you’ll like this one. I also highly recommend this puzzle’s source material; definitely check it out if you haven’t already. Enjoy the solve, and as always, if you plan to solve…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Pretty sure I don’t need to introduce my co-author today, but in case you hadn’t heard, Brendan Quigley has been pumping out crosswords for years in all the outlets including over 1400 at his own site. He recently constructed a cryptic crossword as part of the AVCX Kickstarter…
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