Themeless #22
Since I found out the Universal crossword accepts 74-word themeless puzzles I've been playing around with that format for many of my...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Themed # 99 - Turn up at the Bar
Stop reading if you don't want any hints. This is a puzzle in the vain of a Thursday NYT puzzle. It's only one trick executed four...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Themed #98 - Baseball Royalty
Brief introduction today as the right 1/3 of my laptop screen has gone dark. I'm doing my best to get this week's puzzle up and face the...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Themed #97 - Sounds Sad
I'm on vacation this week in the Outer Banks (Duck). My family has been renting a house here for the past 3 years, so it's becoming a...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Themed #96 - Waterworks
Any excuse to use a Taylor Swift clue and I'll probably do it, which really worked out well for the reveal phrase in this puzzle. I kind...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Themed #95 - What's in a Name
I think this phrase lends itself to being interpreted for puzzle purposes. I'm also aware, via The Morning Show, that some people may...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 4
- 1 min
Themeless #21
This puzzle was built around 14-across. The original has been my favorite Taylor Swift song for many years so I wanted to include it in a...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 27
- 1 min
Themed #94 - Is There an Echo in Here?
I created this puzzle right when I created an earlier puzzle that also involved countries. Countries seem to lend themselves to a lot of...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Themed #93 - Grab a Fork
The reveal on this is 14-letters, which can present more difficulties setting up the grid. I think this one works out well, with good...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Themed #92
Again with the titles. I had this one titled "Her Majesty" but didn't really think that seemed fitting so decided to omit the title here....
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Themed # 91 - All Square
Simple sounds-alike theme. I initially also wanted to include TAI FRASIER, Brittany Murphy's character in "Clueless", but didn't want to...
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Brian Gubin
- May 30
- 1 min
Themed #90 - Dog Training
I think I formulated this idea around the time we got Seven, or at least were thinking about getting a dog and conducting some training....
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Brian Gubin
- May 23
- 1 min
Themeless #20
A 70-word themeless! That's basically my limit right now, at least if I want to make something that is halfway decent. I like the middle...
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Brian Gubin
- May 16
- 1 min
Themed # 89 - Repair
I worked on this one for a while with some different reveal phrases as opposed to a single word. I probably could have reworked it with...
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Brian Gubin
- May 9
- 2 min
Celebrating 100 Puzzles
100 puzzles! Like most people I just love my round numbers so this puzzle is much more important than puzzle 99 or 101. I know it doesn't...
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Brian Gubin
- May 2
- 1 min
Themed #87 - Night Shift
As I was preparing to write this my opening line was "I'm sure this has been used as a reveal phrase before" so I searched Cruciverb. (I...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Themed #86 - Avatar Specialty
If it hasn't been demonstrated by my cluing references, Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of my favorite shows. I think I just completed...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Themed #85 - Border Crossings
I want to say I thought of doing something like this while doing a Sporcle quiz to name all the countries of the world but who knows. I...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Themeless #19
It's been a long time since I published a themeless puzzle. I've mostly been creating themed puzzles and haven't dedicated much time to...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Themed #84 - Team Openers
I was supposed to publish a themeless puzzle this week but when I realized it was MLB opening week I audibled. I threw together this...
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