Themed

Feb 15, 2021
1 min

Themed #36 - Fire Starter

Pretty typical "first word follows" type theme. I think 16-across was the entry I built the puzzle around. I like the phrase and have...

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Brian Gubin

Feb 8, 2021
1 min

Themed #35 - Tennis Anyone?

I grew up watching tennis and played in high school, which seems like ages ago now. I still try and play with my wife - it was one of the...

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Brian Gubin

Feb 1, 2021
1 min

Themed #34

Honestly this is almost a themeless. It's not but there isn't a reveal or a title and the theme isn't overly complicated; it's probably...

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Brian Gubin

Jan 19, 2021
1 min

Themed #33 - Author's Beginnings

THE FIRST ITERATION OF THIS PUZZLE HAD CC SABATHIA AT 16-ACROSS. I THEN REALIZED THE OTHER 4 ANSWERS WERE ALL AUTHORS AND REALIZED I...

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Brian Gubin

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

Themed #32 - End Pursuit

A PRETTY BASIC THEME TYPE BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT BAD! I THINK TOM CRUISE HAS AWESOME MOVIES SO I THINK 46-ACROSS MAY HAVE BEEN THE...

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Brian Gubin

Jan 5, 2021
1 min

Themed #31 - The Sounds of Breakfast

MY TYPICAL BREAKFAST REVOLVES AROUND EGGS AND SAUSAGE. I USED TO EAT LUCKY CHARMS REGULARLY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I GREW UP. HOW FOOLISH OF...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 29, 2020
1 min

Themed #30 - Help is on the Way

I KIND OF GOT INTO A STREAK OF MAKING THESE PUZZLES WHERE I ADD WORDS TO A FAMILIAR PHRASE. THEY ARE KIND OF FUN. I LIKE 18-DOWN AS A...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 22, 2020
1 min

Themed #29 - It Rises

AS I FREQUENTLY SAY ON THIS SITE, I'M NOT SURE THE THEME WORKS BUT THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT I GET TO EXPERIMENT. I THINK IT WORKS FINE....

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Brian Gubin

Dec 15, 2020
1 min

Themed #28 - Positive Thinking

I GREW UP WATCHING BASEBALL AND PROBABLY DIDN'T REALIZE 28-ACROSS'S "FIRST NAME" WAS ACTUALLY A NICKNAME BUT HEY, KIDS ARE DUMB. I WAS...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 8, 2020
1 min

Themed #27 - Face Peel

I THOUGHT ABOUT TITLING THIS "SPA TREATMENT" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T END UP USING THAT TITLE. I THINK WHAT I HAVE...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 1, 2020
1 min

Themed #26

CAME UP WITH THE THEME AT SOME POINT AND DON'T THINK I HAD CREATED A PUZZLE WITH THIS TYPE OF THEME BEFORE SO IT WAS FUN TO BUILD....

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Brian Gubin

Nov 24, 2020
1 min

Themed #25

I THINK THIS THEME GREW AROUND 20-ACROSS. LIKE THE BAND AND THE SONG SO IT WAS NICE IT WORKED. MAYBE NOTHING SPECTACULAR IN THE...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 17, 2020
1 min

Themed #24 - Twisted Metal

THE TITLE OF THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES GROWING UP. THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT SHOOTING MISSILES OUT OF YOUR CAR THAT IS...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 10, 2020
1 min

Themed #23 - Musical Rhyming and Dining

I STARTED WITH 58-ACROSS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT OF IT BUT ONCE I DID I FIGURED I COULD BUILD SOMETHING AROUND THIS. THEN I TRIED TO...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 3, 2020
1 min

Themed #22 - Mic Drop

I THINK I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET 9-DOWN INTO A PUZZLE AND HIS NAME JUST SO HAPPENED TO WORK WITH THE THEME PHRASE. SERENDIPITY INDEED....

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Brian Gubin

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Themed #21

I ACTUALLY DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THE MOVIE THE THEME IS BASED AROUND. I DON'T DISLIKE IT I JUST NEVER QUITE GOT THE HYPE. EITHER WAY, I...

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Brian Gubin

Oct 20, 2020
1 min

Themed #20 - Role Reversal

A THEME IDEA I CAME UP WITH A WHILE AGO BUT JUST RECENTLY FINISHED. I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF 20 AND 57 ACROSS, BUT THEN I...

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Brian Gubin

Oct 13, 2020
1 min

Themed #19

UNTITLED PUZZLE TODAY AND NO REVEAL PHRASE. 18-ACROSS WAS THE NAME THAT GAVE ME THE IDEA. I CAME UP WITH OTHERS BUT EVENTUALLY NOTICED I...

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Brian Gubin

Sep 29, 2020
1 min

Themed #18 - Home Run Derby

ANOTHER BASEBALL PUZZLE I HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A BIT. I HAD THE THEME AND THE ANSWERS AND FINALLY GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THE GRID....

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Brian Gubin

Sep 22, 2020
1 min

Themed #17 - Catch of the Day

I CAME UP WITH THE THEME BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE 32-ACROSS IN A GRID. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT HIS LAST NAME FELL INTO A SPECIFIC...

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