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Themed # 163 - Car Guys
We are watching Home Improvement as our bedtime TV show so maybe that provided some inspiration for this theme, since The Toolman is very...

Brian Gubin
Jun 21 min read
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Themeless #36
A little themeless puzzle action. I was doing some spell check and a little editing before publishing and think I like the clue for...

Brian Gubin
May 51 min read
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Themed # 162 - Fifth of Vodka
Watching Moana 2 so not going to spend time opining on this grid other than that it's a smaller, 13X13 puzzle. Enjoy. Fifth of Vodka -...

Brian Gubin
Apr 211 min read
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Themed # 161 - Down Bad
Been a while since I've posted. Just been busy with work and life. We have to go back into the office every other week so I'm busier now...

Brian Gubin
Mar 311 min read
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Themed #160 - We're All Out
No time to write today. Enjoy the puzzle! We're All Out - Across Lite

Brian Gubin
Mar 31 min read
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Themeless #35
Was looking at open puzzles and saw that I had this one in one of my tabs. Went to the puzzle and saw the grid was filled in but the...

Brian Gubin
Feb 101 min read
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Themed #159 - I didn't know I could sing
I've actually never seen the movie that is the reveal for this puzzle. I'm familiar with it and know the basic plot but it's a hole in my...

Brian Gubin
Jan 201 min read
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Themeless #34
I've been a tad lax on posting puzzles. Guess I've been busy with the baby, work, vacations, etc. Hopefully I'll get back into the rhythm...

Brian Gubin
Jan 61 min read
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Themed #158 - Let's Get Swifty
The annual Taylor Swift birthday puzzle. It's getting a little trickier to come up with original themes but we're giving it the old...

Brian Gubin
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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Themed #157 - The Beginning
Classic theme type here. I think I was able to get solid/fun theme answers. I enjoyed the movie 17-across. Kept me entertained, anyway....

Brian Gubin
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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Themed #156 - Semester Postings
This idea has been on the drawing board for a bit and finally got around to putting the finishing touches on it. Not sure if having...

Brian Gubin
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Themed #155 - Do I Hear a Storm?
Not in the mood for an intro today so here is the bi-weekly puzzle! Just noting that I wanted the circled squares to be perfectly...

Brian Gubin
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Themed #154 - Alien Invasion
We are back after missing a post. I was traveling, first for fun and then for work, and just didn't have it in me to post. I went to...

Brian Gubin
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Themed #153 - Balanced Diet
I don't think I've done a puzzle like this where the revealer is broken up between 3 rows. I'm not quite sure why I didn't just put this...

Brian Gubin
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Themeless #33
Unsure what the seed entries were for this one but I imagine one must have been 52-across. The 2022 movie, as I've said before, is such a...

Brian Gubin
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Themed #152 - Muscle Mass
As people are potentially aware, I generally create these puzzles months in advance. This is because sometimes I just create a lot of...

Brian Gubin
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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Themed # 151 - Word Composition
We used to have some shenanigans surrounding 151 back in my younger days. A friend recently showed me a video of us pregaming with...

Brian Gubin
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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Themed # 150 - Bottoms Up
If my numbering convention is accurate, and it may not be, this is apparently the 150th themed puzzle I've posted. I'm pretty shocked, to...

Brian Gubin
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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Themeless #32
Got back from Costa Rica at approximately 1 AM today. Along with some great memories and photographs I also returned with a supremely...

Brian Gubin
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Themed # 149 - Sounds like Chocolate
We have a midi-puzzle for this installment. The theme answers worked out so that making a 15X15 didn't really seem reasonable. Kind of...

Brian Gubin
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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