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Brian Gubin
Sep 13, 20211 min read
Themed #60 - Announcing Duty
Hopefully people don't get scared by this puzzle having a sports theme. I still don't quite get the shade thrown at sports entries or...
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Brian Gubin
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Themed # 59 - Strip Poker
I've used this concept before, in this puzzle. I think it worked out well and I got some interesting and modern theme answers. Thank you,...
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Brian Gubin
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Themeless #13
The themeless that I promised last week is finally here. I think this is the first themeless I've created where I went with the two rows...
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Brian Gubin
Aug 23, 20211 min read
Themed #58 - Catchphrases
I called an audible with this post. I had a themeless ready to go (themeless coming next week) but then when today's NYT puzzle ran, it...
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Brian Gubin
Aug 16, 20211 min read
Themed # 57 - Move In On
I feel like I have a lot more puzzles with theme answers running vertically than most. Seems like the NYT has a puzzle with vertical...
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Brian Gubin
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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