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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...

Brian Gubin
Jan 23, 20231 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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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....

Brian Gubin
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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Themeless #25
I have so many themeless puzzles where I have started with a seed entry but then just haven't finished them for whatever reason. I say...

Brian Gubin
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Dec 26, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Themeless #24
It's been a long time since I published a themeless puzzle. Honestly, I'm not great at creating them and I've been consumed with God of...

Brian Gubin
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 31, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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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....

Brian Gubin
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Sep 19, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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