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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 27, 20201 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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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...

Brian Gubin
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Themeless #6
I HAVE A DECENT BACKLOG OF THEMED PUZZLES SO I DECIDED TO RESTART LEARNING HOW TO CRAFT THEMELESS PUZZLES. I'VE NEVER BEEN GREAT AT IT SO...

Brian Gubin
Oct 5, 20201 min read
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Themed #18 - Home Run Derby
ANOTHER BASEBALL PUZZLE I HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A BIT. I HAD THE THEME AND THE ANSWERS AND FINALLY GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THE GRID....

Brian Gubin
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Themed #17 - Catch of the Day
I CAME UP WITH THE THEME BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE 32-ACROSS IN A GRID. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT HIS LAST NAME FELL INTO A SPECIFIC...

Brian Gubin
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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Themed #16
I KIND OF LIKE THESE PUZZLES WITH DOWN THEME ANSWERS. I GUESS IT IS JUST DIFFERENT AS MOST PUZZLES I SEE HAVE ACROSS THEME ANSWERS. I...

Brian Gubin
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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Themed #15 - Changing of the Guard
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THEME TYPES. I ENJOY THE WORDPLAY ASPECT. 7-DOWN WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES GROWING UP. I STILL FIND MYSELF...

Brian Gubin
Sep 7, 20201 min read
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Themed #14
CREATING THIS PUZZLE HAS ME NERVOUS. I LEARNED OF THE TRAGIC DEATH OF THE SUBJECT AND WAS (AND AM) SHOCKED. I THINK 21 BRIDGES WAS THE...

Brian Gubin
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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Themed #13 - And One
MY FIRST PUZZLE OF THIS ILK. I REMEMBER A PUZZLE WITH THE THEME "YES, AND" THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH AND ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING...

Brian Gubin
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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Themed #12
I USED TO BE PRETTY BIG INTO WATCHING 59-ACROSS VIDEOS AND IT HAPPENED TO LEND ITSELF TO A PRETTY SOLID REVEAL. WIN WIN I'D SAY. THE...

Brian Gubin
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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Themed #11
I'VE BEEN STUDYING AND THEN WENT ON VACATION SO I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO DEVOTE TO PUZZLES. CAME UP WITH THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND...

Brian Gubin
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Themed #10 - Sabermetrics
ANOTHER BASEBALL PUZZLE. SPORTS SEEM TO BE A COMMON INSPIRATION FOR ME. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE LARGE CONCERNS ABOUT PLAYING, I...

Brian Gubin
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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Themed #9
I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS CAME FROM. MAYBE I'VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH OF THE OFFICE. EITHER WAY, I THINK IT PROVIDED...

Brian Gubin
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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Themed #8
I CAME UP WITH THIS THEME 7 YEARS AGO OR SO AND STARTED WORK ON THE GRID. THEN THE SAME THEME WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NYT SO I STOPPED...

Brian Gubin
Jul 20, 20201 min read
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Themed #7
PRETTY SIMPLE PUZZLE I JUST CAME UP WITH. I'M STUDYING FOR THE BAR EXAM SO I HAVE A LOT LESS TIME FOR PUZZLES THAN I'D LIKE BUT I STILL...

Brian Gubin
Jul 13, 20201 min read
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Themeless #5
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT A THEMELESS. I STARTED THIS WITH A 15-WIDE ACROSS THE MIDDLE USING WIN SOME LOSE SOME BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I ABANDONED...

Brian Gubin
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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Themed #6
THIS WAS A PUZZLE I ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND SORT OF FORGOT ABOUT. I THOUGHT POSTING IT NOW WAS APPROPRIATE BASED OFF...

Brian Gubin
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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Themed #5
I HONESTLY DON'T REMEMBER HOW I CAME UP WITH THIS THEME BUT I THINK IT WORKS PRETTY WELL. I THINK THE THIRD IS A SEMI-OUTLIER BUT I THINK...

Brian Gubin
Jun 22, 20201 min read
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Themeless #4
MY LATEST THEMELESS. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST ONE I'VE DONE TO DATE AS FAR AS NOT HAVING TOO MUCH JUNK. THE SE WAS QUITE DIFFICULT FOR ME...

Brian Gubin
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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