Crosswords and Crossword Tools
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Here it is, the puzzle that was famously (?) accepted by the New York Times, and then, months later, rejected by the New York Times. I later repurposed it for Crosswords LA, and now I’m using it here. So, it’s had a good run, despite its rocky…
PUZZLE LINKS: PDF Download | Online Solver It’s been a while since we’ve run one of these — it’s a “Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad” puzzle! This is a puzzle type invented by our friend Joon, and one we really like. Remind me how this works? Each answer in this puzzle is a lowercase…
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There’s something so satisfying (to me) about an acrostic whose quote completely fills its allotted area. Does it really matter? Not in the least. But I think it’s pleasant to look at, anyway! I hope you enjoy this puzzle. If you haven’t heard of the source, you might want to check it out post-solve for…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Let’s celebrate two things today: one is the return of baseball and two is the open beta release of Ingrid, the crossword construction software that allowed me to make this puzzle with both black squares and bars. Happy to have both things in my life! Today’s grid…
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver We continue our celebration of Kotwords supporting iPuz with a spiral! Remember what a spiral is? When completed, this grid will contain two series of words—one reading inward from 1 to 100, the other outward from 100 back to 1. Every space will be used exactly twice….
It’s the 25th, so that means a new acrostic for you! Like all the others, it’s available on https://acrostics.crosswordnexus.com in JPZ, PDF, and online format. As always, thanks for sticking with these puzzles! I hope you’ve been enjoying them. It’s been fun for me digging up quotes like this one, I can tell you that….
PUZZLE LINKS: iPuz Download | Online Solver Exciting news from Jeff Davidson – his crossword scraper and kotwords tools now support iPuz export! I’ve also worked with Jeff to extend the iPuz definition to allow for coded crosswords like today’s, so I thought I’d celebrate by releasing such a puzzle today! Do you remember…
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Thanks to all of you who solved our last contest crossword, whether or not you figured out the meta and submitted an answer. Writeup, solution, and winner below the spoiler space, which will consist of adorable kittens. (kittens make everything so much better) Looking at the theme entries, we can see that all of them…
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…
Let’s try something new today: I’m not attaching the JPZ to this email. Instead I’m just using this post to let you know that the puzzle is live at https://acrostics.crosswordnexus.com/ and with a click you can go over there, get a PDF or JPZ, or just solve in the browser. If you very much prefer…