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    Themed #41 - Mike Rowe Specialty
    Brian Gubin
    • Apr 6, 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...
    142 views2 comments
    Themeless #9
    Brian Gubin
    • Mar 30, 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...
    140 views1 comment
    Themed #40
    Brian Gubin
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Themed #40

    I've said it before and I'll say it again - I like this type of theme. I enjoy parsing something and seeing what phrases I can come up...
    109 views0 comments
    Themed #39 - What the Ell?
    Brian Gubin
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Themed #39 - What the Ell?

    I don't think I've done a puzzle with this type of theme, which seems a little odd just because it's so basic. Maybe too basic? Words...
    113 views0 comments
    Themed #38 - M and M's
    Brian Gubin
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Themed #38 - M and M's

    A puzzle that I think originated around 47-across. I'm an Orioles fan and loved this guy. I knew the team wouldn't sign him (the team...
    119 views0 comments
    Themed #37
    Brian Gubin
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Themed #37

    An untitled puzzle as this one comes with a reveal phrase and I didn't feel like coming up with one. This was a different sort of build...
    106 views3 comments
    Themeless #8
    Brian Gubin
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Themeless #8

    I'm trying to create more themeless puzzles. It is much more difficult for me than creating a themed puzzle. I don't think I'm very good...
    163 views0 comments
    Themed #36 - Fire Starter
    Brian Gubin
    • Feb 16, 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...
    105 views0 comments
    Themed #35 - Tennis Anyone?
    Brian Gubin
    • Feb 9, 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...
    156 views0 comments
    Themed #31 - The Sounds of Breakfast
    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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    Themed #28 - Positive Thinking
    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...
    10 views0 comments
    Themed #27 - Face Peel
    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...
    14 views0 comments
    Themed #25
    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...
    15 views0 comments
    Themed #24 - Twisted Metal
    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...
    5 views0 comments
    Themed #24 - Twisted Metal
    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...
    6 views0 comments
    Themed #23 - Musical Rhyming and Dining
    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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    Themed #22 - Mic Drop
    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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    Themed #21
    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...
    12 views0 comments
    Themed #20 - Role Reversal
    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...
    5 views0 comments
    Themed #19
    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...
    5 views0 comments
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