Words: 16 Average Length: 5.00 The seeds for this puzzle were the title clue (used in 5D), which came to me out of the blue the other day, and 8A, which I learned from a Norwegian gentleman a few weeks ago. The title clue is cryptic. If you solve the online version, there’s a conventional…
Words: 81 (17×15) Average Length: 5.14 I’d had the clue for 20A in my list of ideas for a while. I decided to try coming up with two other grammar-related answers/punny clues, which turned into 36A and 56A. Having said that, my favorite answer/clue combination is 64A – it’s not a pun but it’s a…
Words: 72 Average Length: 5.25 Here’s a challenging themeless with a bit of everything: science, religion, archeology, baseball, and of course, music. I’m posting this from Berlin, Germany, where I’m finishing up a sometimes disturbing but ultimately inspirational trip that included Copenhagen, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Dresden, and Wittenburg, among other places. I’ve written about the…
Words: 72 Average Length: 5.31 The seeds for today’s puzzle were 20A (something I actually do say quite a bit; I even have a t-shirt to that effect) and 35A (which was going to be the revealer in a themed puzzle containing the examples in the clue as answers, but I couldn’t come up with…
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Music, history, food, science, and travel all wrapped up in moderate-to-challenging crosswords. Enjoy!
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