Words: 16 (7×7)
Average Length: 4.88
I constructed this one as an exercise: I wanted to make a mini puzzle starting with 1D and ending with 12D. As exercises go, it turned out to be of the not-exactly-breaking-a-sweat variety: to my surprise, filling the grid only took a half hour or so after I’d settled on a grid shape.
Words: 72
Average Length: 5.25
Here’s a challenging themeless with a bit of everything: science, religion, archeology, baseball, and of course, music. I’m posting this from Berlin, Germany, where I’m finishing up a sometimes disturbing but ultimately inspirational trip that included Copenhagen, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Dresden, and Wittenburg, among other places. I’ve written about the trip and posted lots of photos on my travel blog. Please take a look if you’re interested.
Words: 14
Average Length: 5.29
I started with the grid shape and 8 Across and then looked for some interesting stuff to go around it. The result has a bit of an unintended celestial theme.
Words: 24 (9×9)
Average Length: 4.67
I’ve been wondering about the difference in valuation between 10A and 4D. Is it because we value our own thoughts more highly than others value them? (Anything to avoid thinking about the state of the world!)
I just returned from a cruise that took me from San Diego to Miami. If anyone is interested, I’ve been blogging about it on my PuffinlessTravel site. Here are links to the posts:
Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo
Guatemala – The Tour That Didn’t Happen
Words: 18 (7×7)
Average Length: 5.00
After the election debacle, finding my mood rather bleak, I put together an ever-evolving playlist of songs that always lift my spirits. Some of those songs (starred in the clues) will make it into a series of Happy Songs grids, of which this is the first. If you’d like to see the playlist, email me at JeffsPuzzles@gmail.com.
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