Words: 10 (5×5)
Average Length: 5.00
Here’s a mini-Themeless and a song recommendation: check out “The Christians and the [7 Acrosses]” by Dar Williams. It’s beautiful, seasonally appropriate, and heartwarming. For that matter, check out her “When I Was a Boy” or pretty much anything else she’s recorded. She’s a wonderful singer-songwriter!
Words: 18 (7×7)
Average Length: 5.00
Welcome to year 4 of JeffsPuzzles! Today’s grid started with 1 Across, a talented performer with a name made for wordplay. I put 16 Across in for some superficial thematic closure. The availability of 11 Across after visiting 15 Across, while not intended, is certainly fortuitous; the same holds for the short down edges, all of which somehow came out in XYY form. The crossword gods work in mysterious ways!
Words: 14 (7×7)
Average Length: 5.57
I figured I’d construct a Thanksgiving-themed mini but 8 Across popped into my head and I ended up with a puzzle better suited for St. Patrick’s Day. I did construct a Thanksgiving-themed puzzle a couple of years ago (“I’ll Never Be Your Feast of Burden”), which you can find here. Have a wonderful holiday, y’all, and sláinte!
Words: 10 (5×5)
Average Length: 5.00
Here’s a mini I constructed on the airplane last week. It’s amazing how quickly a flight can go in the “flow state” of crossword construction. I’ve got a 16-hour flight to Australia coming up in January – who knows how many puzzles I’ll construct!
Words: 16
Average Length: 4.75
As promised, after last week’s heavenly-focused mini, here’s one playing devil’s advocate. Happy Halloween! Bit of a different schedule this week: Tuesday instead of Wednesday for the mini, and I’ll post a full-size grid Friday before heading to Cuba for a week. Next puzzle probably will be Monday the 13th.
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