Themed #56 - Charge!
Pretty classic theme type - adding letters to make whacky phrases. I think this particular letter string being added could go on for a...
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Brian Gubin
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #55
I probably came up with this because taking a 63-across is so fun. I had a similar theme using CODE and I thought the results turned out...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #54 - Inner City
I'm on vacation so a short write-up this week. Started with the concept and it evolved into being 4-letter capitals. I guess there is...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Themeless #12
72 words seems to be about the max of what I can construct these days as far as themeless puzzles. I'm ok with that. I think I need to...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #53
I am not one of the 61-across people. I have my cable and I watch it. I guess my excuse was always live sports, but I imagine I could get...
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Brian Gubin
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #52 - Journalism 101
A theme that I'm guessing has been done many times, probably including How somewhere in there. I didn't do that. I think the theme...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #51 - Sharin' Stoner
Another puzzle where the reveal phrase deals with smoking marijuana. Not sure why these get in my head as I don't even smoke. I have seen...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
Themed # 50 - Car Theft
Another Thursday-type puzzle. I typically try to avoid themes where the result is gibberish, but this is obviously an exception. Had to...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Themed # 49 - Small Town USA
I think this may be a difficult puzzle but I'm not entirely sure how to gauge that. When you are the one creating the puzzle the gimmick...
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Brian Gubin
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
Themeless #11
Tried a different approach with this themeless. I usually just have open corners that connect around the middle, but here I built an open...
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Brian Gubin
- May 31, 2021
- 1 min
Themed # 48 - Breakfast
Simple theme this week with no reveal phrase. Thank you, puzzle titles. Only four theme answers so the grid gets to breathe easy. I like...
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Brian Gubin
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #47 - Hit for the Cycle
I'm guessing this subject matter has made it into another puzzle but I didn't check. Since I'm not trying to publish I figured I'd just...
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Brian Gubin
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Themed # 46 - I Smell a Rat
A puzzle I think benefits from having a title instead of a reveal phrase. I do like how the reveal gives the aha moment, but having a...
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Brian Gubin
- May 10, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #45 - You Can Say That Again
I'm guessing 17-across was the entry that gave me the idea. Any time I can work in something related to Seinfeld it's an added bonus....
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Brian Gubin
- May 3, 2021
- 1 min
Themeless #10
I think 17-across was the only "seed" entry in the grid. I've had one myself and I guess it was ok. I prefer the "fat" version, although...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #44 - Coming Clean
I haven't created a Thursday-type puzzle in a long time but they are some of my favorites to come up with. I know I'm not the first to...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #43 - Causes a Commotion
I considered leaving this one nameless because it has a reveal phrase. That's typically been my convention - if it has a reveal, I leave...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #42 - Dating Clichés
I toyed around with theme answers and clues for this one before finally landing where I did. I wanted to include "It's not you it's me"...
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Brian Gubin
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Themed #41 - Mike Rowe Specialty
NOTE/ALERT: this puzzle has an adult theme so if you are not into that sort of thing, feel free to check out the rest of my site, which I...
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Brian Gubin
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Themeless #9
I think there was only one seed entry for this puzzle: 15-across. The meal is delicious and I haven't seen it in a puzzle so I wanted to...
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