Jeff’s Puzzles

Music of the Spheres

Words: 76 Average Length: 4.82 Here’s a bonus puzzle:  a themed grid built around the intersection between music and certain orbs in our solar systems.  This was a collaborative effort with fellow constructor Jeanne Breen, creator of all sorts of fantastic word puzzles available on her blog, In Pursuit of Puzzles.  If you’re not already…

Opinion from Volatile Russian Leader (Cryptic)

Words: 10 (5×5) Average Length: 4.80 Today’s puzzle is a cryptic mini. I’ll explain the clues below, but first I want to plug a poem I posted last week.  online | puz | pdf | solution Our three-year-old granddaughter and one-year old grandson live with us, and I’m always surprised and tickled by things our…

Themeless 139

Words: 68 Average Length: 5.65 Here’s a fairly approachable themeless, with the usual RDA of music, history, food, and puns. online | puz | pdf | solution

Can’t Stand To Win

Words: 70 Average Length: 5.06 I’m not sure if kids still play 55 Across, but I remember it as a staple of kindergarten, along with Duck, Duck, Goose. (Thanks, Mrs. Messina, for being the first of a series of terrific teachers I had all through my “Elhi” years, to use a word I will never…

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Music, history, food, science, and travel all wrapped up in moderate-to-challenging crosswords. Enjoy!

Please check out my travel blog, puffinlesstravel.com, and my poetry site, It-Could-Be-Verse.com

Questions or comments? Email me at Jeffspuzzles@gmail.com.

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