Jeff’s Puzzles

More Anagrams on the Side

Words: 62 (17×11) Average Length: 5.03 After I posted “I’ll Have Anagrams on the Side” a few weeks ago, I began wondering how many anagrams of a single word I could reasonably include in  a similar puzzle.  The answer, it turns out, is five.  In today’s puzzle, the five edge answers in the top half…

I’ll Have Anagrams on the Side

Words: 78 Average Length: 4.79 Word nerd that I am, I love anagrams.  So much so, in fact, that I decided that each edge of this puzzle should be populated by three anagrams.  The first answer of each triplet has three clues; the solver has to determine which clue applies to which member of the…

Crickets

Words: 43 (11×11) Average Length: 4.79 The idea for this puzzle came from a book I just finished, Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, by Dennis McNally.  There’s a particular song (8 Down) that the Dead covered in live performances more than 500 times, and I thought the title of the…

Pert Butt Cracks Up Little Seymour

Words: 10 (5×5) Average Length: 5.00 I’ve now constructed a handful of cryptic crosswords.  I’m still not sure whether I’m following all the rules, but I’m pleased with the way this puzzle turned out.  Any tips/corrections/comments would be greatly appreciated!  Not to fear, non-cryptic solvers – I’ll post an American-style midi in a couple of…

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