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Brian Gubin
Jan 201 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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....
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Brian Gubin
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Aug 6, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Jul 22, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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...
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Brian Gubin
May 27, 20241 min read
Themed #148 - Let's Hear That Again
Just got back from a weekend on the Piankatank River with the family. It was Emory's first real vacation. She essentially slept during...
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Brian Gubin
May 14, 20241 min read
Themed #147 - Paper Chasers
Was in Charlotte for a bachelor party this weekend and have been super busy with work so not a ton of time to dedicate to puzzles right...
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Brian Gubin
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Themed #146 - Duck, Duck...
A smaller puzzle this week, 13X13, to be exact. This probably started with 27-across while watching Top Gun: Maverick, which is just an...
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Brian Gubin
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Themed #145 - Circle of Light
Based this one on a Chris Stapleton song. He is one of few current "country" singers I think it really good. I put country in quotes...
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Brian Gubin
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Themed #144 - Celebrities
Hello fellow word nerds. I'm back to work as the daycare phase of parenting has begun. In fact, I just got back from a work conference...
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Brian Gubin
Mar 4, 20241 min read
Themed #143 - No Vegetables Here
I forgot to post last week! I'm sure everyone was very disappointed. I guess being on paternity leave has left my brain a tad mushy. One...
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Brian Gubin
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Themed # 142 - It's Going Down
Very tired today as I was up later than normal watching the Super Bowl and still decided to go to the gym at 5 AM and then ran at noon....
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Brian Gubin
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Themed # 141 - Hard to Judge
The Cowboys are out of the playoffs (shocker), the wife has Covid so I'm on full-time baby duty, but the people demand puzzles so here we...
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Brian Gubin
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Themed #140 - Mystery Meat
New puzzle in back-to-back weeks so I can get on schedule again. Nothing much to say here except hope everyone has a nice NYE and that...
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