Themed #118 - Call it Off
I'm trademarking the Monday when football season is over "Melancholy Monday." For me, today is that Monday as my Cowboys fell to the...
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Brian Gubin
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Themed #117 - PB&J
I had a different puzzle ready to publish and then realized I hadn't clued it. I usually clue right after I finish filling in the grid so...
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Brian Gubin
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Themed #116 - Kings & Queens
This theme came about from listening to Ava Max and her smash hit of the same name. Probably also from watching tennis and 9-down....
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Brian Gubin
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #115 - Who, what, ?????, why, and when
19-across was the first answer I came up with. He was one of my favorite Cowboys of the 2000's. Great player and a great dude, from what...
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Brian Gubin
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #114 - One Way to Eat
This came to life as I thought the reveal phrase itself is kind of fun and then 16-across was one of my favorite mall staples. If I was...
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Brian Gubin
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #113 - Taylor Swift Mashups
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holidays, but Taylor Swift's birthday! I made a puzzle that had a Taylor theme last...
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Brian Gubin
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #112 - Name Overlap
I forget the origins of this theme but I'm guessing I was listening to Rock the Bells radio and "Jump" or "Warm It Up" was playing and...
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Brian Gubin
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #111 - Flower Girls
I originally planned to post a themeless puzzle but wasn't happy with the quality so we called an audible. I may try for a themeless next...
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Brian Gubin
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #110 - Spies in Disguise
Back to a pretty tried and true theme type - anagrams. I'll be honest, I really like this type of puzzle. Hopefully I'm not alone in that...
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Brian Gubin
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Themed # 109 - Goodbye, Kiss
No spooky puzzle this week since I posted the Halloween-themed puzzle last week (just wanted to avoid the deluge of Halloween-related...
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Brian Gubin
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Themed # 108 - I Want to Suck your Blood
A spooky puzzle this week in honor of Halloween. It's obviously not spooky, but it is themed appropriately for October 31st. I had this...
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Brian Gubin
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
Themed # 107 - A & E
Another brief writeup this week as I'm still tired from traveling. We got back from Hawai'i/Seattle at 1:30 eastern early Monday morning....
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Brian Gubin
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #106 - Musical Letters
Coming to you live from Hawaii. Not really, but I am in Hawaii at the moment. God bless posts that can be planned ahead. The only issue...
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Brian Gubin
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #105 - Take the L
Interesting timing as the New York Times had a recent puzzle that used "Take the L" as a reveal phrase. That puzzle used the phrase in a...
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Brian Gubin
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #104 - Act Up
I feel like I have more puzzles with downward theme answers that most people. Maybe I'm wrong. Either is possible. I also am never sure...
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Brian Gubin
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #103 - S_X
I'm not sure if this is m first progression puzzle but it may be. I'm not going through the archives to confirm. Seems like every...
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Brian Gubin
- Sep 5, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #102 - No Offense
A publication that's sort of in honor of the NFL season beginning. Let me just say it for the people in the back: FOOTBALL IS BACK! I...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #101 - Me Two
Wasn't sure if I should title this "me too" or "me two" but clearly I went with the latter. Thought it made for sense. I think it works...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 22, 2022
- 1 min
Themed #100 - That's a Rap(per)
100 themed puzzles. Where does the time go? I did not think I would ever get to this point but here we are. With my 20 or so themed...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 8, 2022
- 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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