Xword: Themeless ~ “I am confusion”
September 24, 2024Tried thinking outside of the box (by one row on each side) with a 17×17 size to get a feel for that sort of thing. Happy solving!!!!
Xword: Themeless ~ International Relations
/ March 18, 2024Happy March! Enjoy this themeless offering with lively entries clued at slightly easier than a NYT Friday
MIT Mystery Hunt 2024 Recap
/ January 21, 2024Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending it all doing the MIT Mystery Hunt with my favorite team, NES. We had the explicit goal of trying to finish for the first time, and while we fell…
MIT Mystery Hunt 2023 Recap
/ January 20, 2023[Note: I will avoid specific puzzle spoilers, but will talk about structural things and how rounds worked. I am on team NES but my opinions are my own] I’ll start out by saying I thoroughly enjoyed hunt…
Xword: Themeless Five ~ Leaping from your problems
/ June 7, 2022Happy June! Here’s a new piping-hot fresh-out-of-the-oven grid with some timely entries. Hope you have a fun time with it!
Xword: Themeless Four~Pulling a Fast One
/ March 31, 2022Looking forward to ACPT this weekend! Will be my first time going to an in-person crossword event. Hoping this grid will be 55-Across for you!!
MIT Mystery Hunt 2022 Recap
/ January 20, 2022[A note about this blog: In 2022 hoping to post both things related to puzzlehunts (hunt recaps, etc.) as well as my own crosswords. These have and will continue to be been posted in separate categories, but…
Xword 6: Themeless Three
/ December 15, 2021I’ve been playing a lot of Pokemon since the release of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so I think that leaked a bit into this grid, but the entries should be reasonably inferable.
XWord 5: From The Top
/ November 17, 2021Here’s a grid with a light theme, but some fun bonus entries that are sure to whet, satisfy, and cleanse the palate all at the same time. As always, feel free to let me know (in any…
XWord 4: Climactic Buildup
/ September 1, 2021New themed puzzle with…well…a unique shape. Perhaps it’s a triangle? Maybe a pyramid? Could it be a paper hat? You’ll have to find out! I find the theme hilarious so I hope you do too I made…
XWord 3: Themeless Two
/ July 15, 2021This has a whopping 64 WORDS. Let’s ignore the fact that I put a ton of black squares in it. I ended up liking the shape and the flexibility that came with it. With this puzzle, I…