Jeff’s Puzzles

Themeless 133

Words: 70 Average Length: 5.29 Unlike my wife, who seems to have perfect recollection of everything that’s happened to her since age 3, I retain few clear memories of my earliest years.  One I do have, though, is playing 50A in Kindergarten (well before differential calculus got on the curriculum).  That was my first seed…

You Butter Believe

Words: 30 (9×9) Average Length: 4.60 Once 14A popped into my head, I knew I had to build a puzzle around it.  And since butter makes almost everything better – spread the word – a theme was born. online | puz | pdf | solution

P(f)un With Food

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. …

To and Fro

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,…

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

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