{"id":34,"date":"2021-05-28T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosswordnexus.com\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2021-07-22T01:28:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T01:28:16","slug":"puzzle-1-dimensionless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosswordnexus.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/28\/puzzle-1-dimensionless\/","title":{"rendered":"Puzzle #1: Dimensionless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yes, this is yet another blog posting the occasional crossword puzzle.\u00a0 This despite there being no shortage of great independent crossword puzzles out there<\/a>.\u00a0 So what do we bring to the table that other places don’t?\u00a0 Well, open up this puzzle and you’ll see a few things immediately:<\/p>\n

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  1. This puzzle is asymmetric<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s really not even close to being symmetric.\u00a0 For this particular grid, asymmetry was a necessity, and I didn’t feel like compromising the theme for symmetry’s sake.\u00a0 Speaking of which:<\/li>\n
  2. There are only three theme entries<\/strong>.\u00a0 Very little theme for a puzzle these days, with five being the de facto minimum.\u00a0 We’re going with very little theme when necessary.<\/li>\n
  3. There are over 20 3-letter entries<\/strong>.\u00a0 Is that bad?\u00a0 Does it negatively impact the solving experience?\u00a0 You tell me, but I vote no.<\/li>\n
  4. This puzzle is quite easy<\/strong>.\u00a0 I expect expert solvers to blow through this one in record time, unless of course they’d like to spice it up a bit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For me, what you need from a crossword is fun.\u00a0 I don’t know that tons of theme and a symmetric puzzle and an arbitrary constraint on 3-letter entries adds up to a fun puzzle.\u00a0 However, if you’re like me and you struggle with the later-week puzzles, you might want to consider this a refreshing breeze on a Friday.<\/p>\n

    If you’re curious about the origin of this puzzle, it actually came to me in a dream.\u00a0 In the dream I saw a puzzle Erik Agard<\/a> had constructed with this theme, but only the first theme entry was visible to me.\u00a0 When I woke up I came up with the other two themers.\u00a0 So … thanks, Erik?<\/p>\n

    We’ll be posting the occasional easy puzzle with relaxed constraints, so keep an eye on this space for more.\u00a0 And let us know what you think in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    PUZ | PDF | Online Solver Yes, this is yet another blog posting the occasional crossword puzzle.\u00a0 This despite there being no shortage of great independent crossword puzzles out there.\u00a0 So what do we bring to the table that other places don’t?\u00a0 Well, open up this puzzle and you’ll see a few things immediately: This…<\/p>\n

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