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 26, 2022
- 1 min
Themeless #23
A themeless puzzle? Must be manna from heaven. Or it's just been a while since I posted one. Could be either. I don't know when I...
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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 15, 2022
- 1 min
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, 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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Brian Gubin
- Aug 1, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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