Words: 77 (13×17) Average Length: 5.06 This is my 500th puzzle since starting this blog in April 2021! Two hundred eighty-four of those have been full-sized (15×15 or larger): 132 themeless and 152 themed. One hundred forty-two have been minis (including 34 Mostly Musical Minis and 4 Cryptics), and the remaining 74 have been midis. …
Words: 8 (4×4) Average Length: 3.75 On an hours-per-square basis, this must have been the most time-consuming puzzle I’ve ever constructed. Its lineage stretches back for months. Early last winter, I decided it’d be cool to design a puzzle where each entry formed a different, valid word either forward and backward or up and down,…
Words: 70 Average Length: 5.57 I’m happy with how wide-open and relatively 3-free this grid turned out. 1A and 15A were the seeds. 10D and 64A are clued etymologically because I think their origins are pretty cool, and I loved learning the facts in the clue for 17A. I also wanted to give a shout…
Words: 18 (7×7) Average Length: 5.00 1A was the seed for today’s mini; along with 3D it’s the reason for the title. I had fun with some of the clues, so watch out! online | puz | pdf | solution
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