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 […]
Category: Kaidoku
Puzzle #18: Coded Cryptic #2
PUZZLE LINKS: Online Solver Reaction to our last coded cryptic was mostly positive, so let’s do it again. There was one common complaint, which is that most solvers didn’t look at all the cryptic clues. They used a few to find a foothold and then filled in the grid using the code, which is fine, […]
Puzzle #16: Coded Cryptic (collab with Liari and Frisco!)
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | PDF | Online Solver EDIT (8:11 AM Pacific): A few missing clues have been added, and an enumeration fixed. We’ve got a very special puzzle for you today, a hybrid coded and cryptic. Here are the instructions for such a thing: Each answer in a coded crossword is a common, […]
Puzzle #11: Kaidoku
Online Solver Man, this takes me back. Years and years ago, Matt Gaffney, Joon Pahk and I ran dozens of Kaidoku (otherwise known as “coded crosswords”) on my now-defunct blog. Well I think it’s about time to bring these things back, so here’s one from the archives. How does a Kaidoku work, you ask? Well: […]