tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59861285404379398092024-03-28T20:29:45.129-07:00Grids These Dayscrossword puzzles. not every sunday, but any sundayPaolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-8515239612328031882023-02-25T10:00:00.018-08:002023-02-25T10:00:00.201-08:00PUZZLE #101: Themeless 32<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/d95n96mrsgqeify/themeless32.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9bchwmgns466vg/themeless32.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a></div><div>[solution to the last puzzle coming soon]</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a while! How 'bout another puzzle, for old times' sake?</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy,</div><div>Paolo</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rPIyjCVL8a8PjvqrHs0jVpLufcx066Si6YoeVrbtHEf9cHK84hN8gTz03vqnajPrz7yZLYrkhgMJi0cqPbkS-St0uTAj_TyndPhUM_YUifBx2RldEMREvgAgA4aBMIvkNAnonIgohbC1tXrVnb2OApG9xEAOGLAr9jrSBpa9Yl646tpxOQDr4ohXqw/s1280/pic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="1280" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rPIyjCVL8a8PjvqrHs0jVpLufcx066Si6YoeVrbtHEf9cHK84hN8gTz03vqnajPrz7yZLYrkhgMJi0cqPbkS-St0uTAj_TyndPhUM_YUifBx2RldEMREvgAgA4aBMIvkNAnonIgohbC1tXrVnb2OApG9xEAOGLAr9jrSBpa9Yl646tpxOQDr4ohXqw/w400-h170/pic.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700px" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=e9f5e4db&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"> </iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-50552359607359477472022-09-18T09:00:00.003-07:002022-09-18T09:00:00.199-07:00PUZZLE #100: Remedial Chaos Theory<p>Happy Puzzle #100! I wanted to get this milestone right, so I spent a lot of time brainstorming ideas. Unfortunately, I ended up with six puzzles I liked a lot and no way to choose between them. So, I gave each puzzle a number, rolled a die, and decided to publish the puzzle whose number came up.</p><p>I rolled a <b>three,</b> so here's the puzzle I chose; thanks to <a href="https://avidpuzzler.blogspot.com/">David Gold</a> for testing! The meta answer is <b>a word associated with chaos</b>.</p><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ib4q3xr60d6ewy8/remedialchaostheory.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><div><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c00wrsxtijt3ho6/remedialchaostheory.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700px" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=ac69d76c&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"> </iframe><br /><hr /><br />That's #100! I'm happy with it, but I can't help but wonder how things would've been different if I had <a href="https://gridsthesedays.blogspot.com/p/puzzle-100-remedial-chaos-theory-roll-2.html" target="_blank">rolled another number</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuawD5uF6eQg2_Y84-GOODSIKB5VBIkoT8i5UDEENJDJtkRRqREP0FjArnHhpf_NvLLayY5G0wuTMf2lQPS_Zj44F4Kd_X10I6Y4-S5itKXiT-p60oNjn5-bw_quZLQv8rUJ_Wj1Eg-Vh76TYBR7Rfb__Axl0ktNRaHQCqyUM4mejLaRudYT2LC2gow/s328/dice3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="328" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuawD5uF6eQg2_Y84-GOODSIKB5VBIkoT8i5UDEENJDJtkRRqREP0FjArnHhpf_NvLLayY5G0wuTMf2lQPS_Zj44F4Kd_X10I6Y4-S5itKXiT-p60oNjn5-bw_quZLQv8rUJ_Wj1Eg-Vh76TYBR7Rfb__Axl0ktNRaHQCqyUM4mejLaRudYT2LC2gow/w200-h194/dice3.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-36391684040366588192022-06-05T11:00:00.038-07:002022-06-18T15:59:53.155-07:00PUZZLE #99: Unleash the Beast! (by Chandi Deitmer!)<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/3fb9f891vhs9wxe/unleashthebeast.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/huhnulbmgczk6jz/unleashthebeast.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptsqk43hqbutr9q/dotheycomeinotherstyles-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle<div><br /></div><div>If anything was going to wake this site up from its long-dormant state, it would be a tweet like this:</div><div><br /><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anyone feel like hosting a very silly puz I wrote ages ago? Will make zero sense unless obsessed with arrested development</p>— chandzzz (@CDeitmer) <a href="https://twitter.com/CDeitmer/status/1515076431780343808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
So, I'm excited to bring you a guest puzzle by Chandi Deitmer, who you may recognize from her bylines in all types of outlets that sell good puzzles. She's one of the best in the business right now IMO (<a href="https://crucinova.com/week-18-eldritch-fun-with-grid-art-and-a-rebus-innovation/">this</a> from Crucinova, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily/2021/07/25">this</a> from the NYT, and her <a href="https://www.boswords.org/">Boswords joint</a> are all what I would call "absolute heaters"), so it's an honor to be hosting the puzzle. Arrested Development-heads... this is our time.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, some words from Chandi!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>I have been a fan of paolo's work since basically knowing crosswords are in the world, so it is very very special to be hosted on GTD today! this is also a helpful way to cope with the fact that he moved away from cambridge and I no longer have the chance of randomly running into him. (did I run into him ever? no I did not, but there was always the POSSIBILITY.) a hearty congratulations to the new grad, and a big thanks for his kindness in hosting this very silly puzz and offering his keen editing eye 👀👀. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>on a very personal, soul-bearing note, my favorite moment in all of culture is when Michael says to Gob, "Forgot you were married? Quick, Gob, what's her name?!?!?" and he responds with ... "Crindy!" </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>happy solve, ya nice nerds!</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXIkA_5xolFi24oSsQXEqgFiEBu5dzA7gD09vQIFnxW7eTeFm_0YiHSI-zGtb5LWDIfP5f6cE7psC_Iz_1W9KwDMtLWUj8JQMi-NRfSva-Xax7DSsuH7U5X0Vs_DmaDUzeA-Eg4xTDb5yODaxA0j7t4NDaK1Ba40nolFaVJcyvPh-Q5Vt5ltKLJqSkg/s228/crindy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="228" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXIkA_5xolFi24oSsQXEqgFiEBu5dzA7gD09vQIFnxW7eTeFm_0YiHSI-zGtb5LWDIfP5f6cE7psC_Iz_1W9KwDMtLWUj8JQMi-NRfSva-Xax7DSsuH7U5X0Vs_DmaDUzeA-Eg4xTDb5yODaxA0j7t4NDaK1Ba40nolFaVJcyvPh-Q5Vt5ltKLJqSkg/s1600/crindy.jpeg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="1024px" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=4711e41d&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"> </iframe></div>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-58782758901772549622021-12-24T19:54:00.000-08:002021-12-24T19:54:04.200-08:00PUZZLE #98: "Do They Come In Other Styles?" (I Think You Should Theme)<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qob269fuva2qeqd/dotheycomeinotherstyles.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8dstgb94ocjtnvr/dotheycomeinotherstyles.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/x6h0bpnopk5hz5h/themeless31ea-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>crosswords + i think you should leave = i think you should theme. Think of them as <a href="https://aaronson.org/crosswords/getouttahere/">Grid</a> <a href="http://arctanxwords.blogspot.com/2021/06/puzzle-185-what-are-thoooooose-grid.html">Charlemagnes</a> for people who do not listen to Steely Dan so much but watch "I Think You Should Leave" a fair amount. Thanks <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=56815367&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fluckyxwords.blogspot.com%2F&utm_medium=widget">Ada</a> for coming up with the "I Think You Should Theme" title.</p><p>A few other items of interest:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I was lucky enough to collaborate with Megan Amram on a <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/27/the-impossible-crossword">puzzle</a> for the New Yorker's first-ever Cartoons and Puzzles issue. Early reviews say it's "impossible," but maybe it won't be impossible for you. </li><li>You seen <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/avcx/avcxpansion-embiggening-an-indie-puzzle-outlet">this Kickstarter</a>? Pretty cool. I'd fund it if I were you.</li></ul><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy solving,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paolo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8HIHybTRenaeLQ6U8pypCEFpLLZD8Oo-Yv8uY9HOev--vYDsTc9di3FEltFBo2-ruU0J1Wum7sXuziyDqPZgEpz0WZnXJWLYzSYOsyezhNglmWwDczp4XFGz7ypbDDpQsrWhQmxnKsFW6p5InHrJbKyNqiO4LU0rgf_8ZFyX2kC-OiZtkOATOIjpFUA=s1050" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1050" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8HIHybTRenaeLQ6U8pypCEFpLLZD8Oo-Yv8uY9HOev--vYDsTc9di3FEltFBo2-ruU0J1Wum7sXuziyDqPZgEpz0WZnXJWLYzSYOsyezhNglmWwDczp4XFGz7ypbDDpQsrWhQmxnKsFW6p5InHrJbKyNqiO4LU0rgf_8ZFyX2kC-OiZtkOATOIjpFUA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span><br /><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700px" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="//amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=ef03f959&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"> </iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-53355925662161088312021-08-15T10:30:00.010-07:002021-10-24T12:17:28.010-07:00PUZZLE #97: Themeless 31 (with erik agard!)<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvbzgkr6my8qk5n/themeless31ea.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mk4s47dbed121kq/themeless31ea.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/otjsk1iz6n2bwga/themeless30kl-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle<div><br /></div><div>collab season continues apace! feeling lowercase vibes for this post in honor of this week's co-constructor, who you might recognize from editing the USA Today/solving faster than humanly possible/being on the whole one of the nicest and most talented people in crosswords. this site owes many many things to him, so this was, to say the least, a great moment and an immensely fun collab. more from erik below!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>what can i say about paolo that isn't already being said hundreds of years in the future by the puzzle historians teaching courses on his work? maybe just that i look up to him for being one of the most grounded, consistently kind people i've met. i'm thankful for the chance to write some clues for this puzzle and i hope i did it justice.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>thanks to david <a href="https://avidpuzzler.blogspot.com/">gold</a>, adam <a href="https://aaronson.org/crosswords/">aaronson</a> and ada <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/">nicolle</a> for test solving; hope you enjoy the puzzle!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmq2_Rk1slBHZx9R-gvzY7CIKFJZvr4KWUi55hhrmaOpFMvQHrWwHeg2vJWAhFvdiEbkewc6aA20WKMPQESw_OZwCo4WxC5wXIAUHV0h4CapepukfAzelIKMT5EXUqud8kOCs_uvyN2G/s900/knuckles.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cmq2_Rk1slBHZx9R-gvzY7CIKFJZvr4KWUi55hhrmaOpFMvQHrWwHeg2vJWAhFvdiEbkewc6aA20WKMPQESw_OZwCo4WxC5wXIAUHV0h4CapepukfAzelIKMT5EXUqud8kOCs_uvyN2G/s320/knuckles.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=6cdc6c2e&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-42912061885676710982021-08-01T07:00:00.047-07:002021-10-24T12:17:48.143-07:00PUZZLE #96: Themeless 30 (with Kate Leiserson!)<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipos0zt362xpt9l/themeless30kl.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvhsj9e692rnlhs/themeless30kl.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gvaax9y8hj4ks20/themeless29-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Another collab! This time with Kate (i.e. kateschmate of <a href="https://kateschmatecrosswords.weebly.com/">crosswords schmosswords</a>), who's been using her site to publish a series of what we at Grids These Days call "bangers." Many thanks to Kate for her fun/fresh/thoughtful work on this puzzle—she's a joy to work with, and it shines through in the puzzles she has a hand in (when I opened the file she sent on my phone, there were clues that made me stop mid-walk and say "oh wow"). More from Kate:</p><p><i>What has two thumbs and doesn't mind using them to poke at crossword legends on Twitter and ask for a collab?! I like to think that our collective work on this puzzle was what in the woodworking world we call "a good fit" (technical term). This is like the ball pit of grids - working on it was pure fun. I'm so chuffed having had the chance to work with Paolo, and I hope the result is a delight for solvers!</i></p><p>Thanks to Kate for everything (and <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/">Ada</a> for test solving)! Hope you enjoy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0WbYoZ2xuZQHiW1J4kRxoFlQIPboD87puWbOsI7f1D67Sl2rJVqWI12ZxwWVkTzb-ILiG-v_Psbx_B7C7cgF2CF3deUYCE-AHamqDvfJOKOBrRsEdmt4jYOcJ740Zm6ybZSWO6QZyFIQ/s1995/lasso.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1995" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0WbYoZ2xuZQHiW1J4kRxoFlQIPboD87puWbOsI7f1D67Sl2rJVqWI12ZxwWVkTzb-ILiG-v_Psbx_B7C7cgF2CF3deUYCE-AHamqDvfJOKOBrRsEdmt4jYOcJ740Zm6ybZSWO6QZyFIQ/s320/lasso.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=11f59c9f&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-18761398919558648012021-06-27T08:00:00.002-07:002021-06-27T08:59:08.256-07:00PUZZLE #95: Themeless 29<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu16kb3w1744kbu/themeless29.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0ew2baomjyq5t6/themeless29.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/noyn5t5fh98urvl/themeless28-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Quick post—lotsa <a href="https://crosswordlinks.substack.com/p/crossworld-news-and-notes-25-june">crossword news</a> going on, really sweet overall! 66 words, 0 themes, hope you enjoy!</p><p>-Paolo</p><p>P.S. Excited as always to have today's <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/daily/06/06-27.html">7xwords</a> puzzle!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFJLaZWXv6TPRyOlxkJQk5H3ZNoEqhoiijLuEZ8Klq4Fmut4VAPlPQv0kKUeML7mmBMBbT8N6RhDapiBBggR1I6Jj9bMzYuSUhi_MzwaSl7bOwFnkJ32yCWA4Y0Cngwyqe-TRQQUHveOy/s960/fire.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFJLaZWXv6TPRyOlxkJQk5H3ZNoEqhoiijLuEZ8Klq4Fmut4VAPlPQv0kKUeML7mmBMBbT8N6RhDapiBBggR1I6Jj9bMzYuSUhi_MzwaSl7bOwFnkJ32yCWA4Y0Cngwyqe-TRQQUHveOy/s320/fire.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=9487ac72&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-38636604487196966422021-06-06T11:20:00.001-07:002021-06-25T20:47:36.338-07:00PUZZLE #94: Themeless 28<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7u8wrn6pt41edma/themeless28.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/maxl8dxb1h6bkdf/themeless28.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vv6mbx0jwdop09/progressbars-solution.pdf?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle (+ explanation of the meta)</p><p>There's a full writeup (in the link above to avoid spoilers in case anyone's still working on it). Thanks to everyone who submitted, and everyone who sent kind words in your answer emails—it always means a lot. Out of 50 entries, the randomly selected winner is <b>Malaika "7x7 overlord" Handa</b>! Congrats to Malaika, and everyone who solved!</p><p>And, an announcement: I'm excited to be joining the <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/free-daily-crossword-puzzle/">Atlantic</a> puzzles team as assistant crossword editor! What does that mean for the future of this site? Who knows, really. Free time's going to be a big limiting factor, but my goal is to keep posting for a little while, since (a) I have a lot of unclued grids I'm sitting on, and (b) I just wanna get to Puzzle #100. </p><p>Big-stacks themeless today. Hope you enjoy!</p><p>-Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxtvWgBB_MSPTeFw_SOP45liDks6TW1X0gXyl2L6TA9WtfqlVBsTzMYjsjzmWXkFFtxCEs5pVmL-krvD75guw34Ver8E7gCOCulXDS7xLFq2YxWh1i8CEmGhUUcsL61ESg33IMM7Ni38T/s1200/stacks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxtvWgBB_MSPTeFw_SOP45liDks6TW1X0gXyl2L6TA9WtfqlVBsTzMYjsjzmWXkFFtxCEs5pVmL-krvD75guw34Ver8E7gCOCulXDS7xLFq2YxWh1i8CEmGhUUcsL61ESg33IMM7Ni38T/s320/stacks.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=a538321c&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-80538220904283881802021-05-23T10:00:00.064-07:002021-10-24T12:18:03.702-07:00PUZZLE #93: Progress Bars<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/px07gx2xnft8n44/progressbars.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfjnr214f8hsw8o/progressbars.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/dxuv6k0gok36dn9/themeless27-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Meta this week; first off, many thanks to <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/">Ada Nicolle</a> and <a href="https://avidpuzzler.blogspot.com/">David Gold</a> for test-solving! Second, no points for guessing what thing from this week inspired the puzzle. Email your answers to pascopuzzles [at] gmail [dot] com by 11:59 A.M. Pacific time on Saturday, May 29, 2021 for a chance to win a crossword subscription of your choice. Best of luck, and don't forget to look at the information below!</p><p><b>The meta answer is nine letters long.</b></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i>These clues might be helpful:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Cosi fan ___"</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Grand ___</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Honor</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Olympic equipment pieces</span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Online admin</span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saw</span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shade of purple</span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Silent performers</span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Strain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you enjoy the puzzle, and happy solving!</div><div style="text-align: left;">-Paolo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uUSYF4TV0zXlzl6BBjdDbAS8NK99t-aaIp1tDxOYZDB6zaDTNDvKvH2Gu4aj3DTjJ8JOUvEOfNdJeyD0nlSedGvOItCoj_sMU6n9UV0KynGRG-oR1LPWQ44Xy20MyAvl4-5I_jsQqVDW/s660/g4y.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="660" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uUSYF4TV0zXlzl6BBjdDbAS8NK99t-aaIp1tDxOYZDB6zaDTNDvKvH2Gu4aj3DTjJ8JOUvEOfNdJeyD0nlSedGvOItCoj_sMU6n9UV0KynGRG-oR1LPWQ44Xy20MyAvl4-5I_jsQqVDW/w400-h295/g4y.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=6557b92e&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-26856333018588488362021-05-09T10:00:00.065-07:002021-05-09T10:00:00.202-07:00PUZZLE #92: Themeless 27<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5kq0jyy02wnskz/themeless27.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c6lyyplzj56godj/themeless27.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jeff5o26dfwss2r/themeless26-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Another themeless today—aimed for a medium-ish difficulty on this one, for ~variety~. Hope you enjoy!</p><p>Also, I don't have a tip jar on this site + I'll always be posting puzzles for free, but if you want to show appreciation, consider a donation to <a href="https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/">any of</a> <a href="https://aapip.org/what-we-do/supporting-api-communities-resource-directory/view-all-resources">these</a> <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-india-during-its-covid-surge-12-places-you-can-donate">funds</a> for AAPI Heritage Month. Only if you're able, of course, but there are a lot of funds that could use donations</p><p>-Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9a0HeeTE7Jn2CB_VTic8geE6OFfaVseKOIUy0K0Me5DYZZ9YAMdJ2ZosgujXG5Z0VvE5d7CGXiKJNGYhG4k1l6x0gf35gREJqMmLv3kbJnKeyOl3xB4SysAGJCQ-Hroq9LEptdnux1Cq/s387/achewood.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9a0HeeTE7Jn2CB_VTic8geE6OFfaVseKOIUy0K0Me5DYZZ9YAMdJ2ZosgujXG5Z0VvE5d7CGXiKJNGYhG4k1l6x0gf35gREJqMmLv3kbJnKeyOl3xB4SysAGJCQ-Hroq9LEptdnux1Cq/s320/achewood.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=bff1fc01&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-60698572732839782632021-04-25T09:05:00.005-07:002021-10-24T12:18:16.482-07:00PUZZLE #91: Themeless 26<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt1ejdtfhv1x3oi/themeless26.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3dxaqqin0f6fgh/themeless26.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ri3no0vpmgdpjn/themeless25-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to last week's puzzle</p><p>Typing this with the online ACPT in another tab, so this is also gonna be a short post, but: been a fun first ACPT, great puzzles, great people, great presentations, highly recommend! </p><p>This is the puzzle I brought to the Virtual Puzzle Table, so some people have already gotten the sneak peek of this puzzle. If you haven't solved it yet, check it out! If you have solved it—idk, solve it downs only or something? (Many thanks to official ACPT comedian <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/">Ada Nicolle</a> for test solving!)</p><p>Hope you enjoy,<br />Paolo</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPH1ob9IqR5cKiqwmSxyirGbTzAphyjwjEIbGoWL2mwiL2JhmzlO3P5oBuaN6hvEs-ZrfLigOtBwHe9K7-u5k4Fja8MERgdZF_vcGWIKN3zrBNxpzzpK7c7quSu73kyYhYzh2fWa-Dedh/s640/if+paolo+wins.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPH1ob9IqR5cKiqwmSxyirGbTzAphyjwjEIbGoWL2mwiL2JhmzlO3P5oBuaN6hvEs-ZrfLigOtBwHe9K7-u5k4Fja8MERgdZF_vcGWIKN3zrBNxpzzpK7c7quSu73kyYhYzh2fWa-Dedh/s320/if+paolo+wins.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(luckily there is no chance sid will have to do this)</i></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=bb0bde63&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-60402768842294942312021-04-18T09:06:00.000-07:002021-04-18T09:06:15.144-07:00PUZZLE #90: Themeless 25<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nruq9yz4rlnd55x/themeless25.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fwfff68p8hpxzjd/themeless25.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8mll7u7jpj2898/title%20here%20DO%20NOT%20PUBLISH%20EARLY-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Quick post, can't type a ton, but there are a lot of <a href="https://www.acptonline.com/">great</a> <a href="https://fund.nnaf.org/fundraiser/3196850">puzzle</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sid_sivakumar/status/1383565405600370688?s=20">things</a> going on that you should check out!</p><p>Themeless today—hope you enjoy!<br />Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-53862249342915151892021-04-01T10:00:00.004-07:002021-04-01T10:21:26.613-07:00PUZZLE #89: [post title here] DO NOT PUBLISH EARLY<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2l390nci6rqs41j/title%20here%20DO%20NOT%20PUBLISH%20EARLY.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/sr07fnz012n5fok/title%20here%20DO%20NOT%20PUBLISH%20EARLY.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/uw9gai4sx1hp4gh/nobees-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>[post here]</p><p>[rest of post here]</p><p>[sentence that reads naturally in post but is in fact heavily sponsored]</p><p>[end post here]</p><p>Hope you enjoy,<br />Paolo</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRquWfcLI53xhPpnqcMpCACW8peUmTU1TSt0NauejXoMSSfb7jPzJlETs0bnHG710E0zOWgpRvmVGJEw53TSo6EMlj4fSDgeaE4DNlGNwku7e8JLu0J7Iwju7347PJNhin4ZMxgcPNCDcF/s840/tsr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRquWfcLI53xhPpnqcMpCACW8peUmTU1TSt0NauejXoMSSfb7jPzJlETs0bnHG710E0zOWgpRvmVGJEw53TSo6EMlj4fSDgeaE4DNlGNwku7e8JLu0J7Iwju7347PJNhin4ZMxgcPNCDcF/s320/tsr.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">[replace with good picture]</div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=3df0f765&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-8257297191952672872021-03-28T11:30:00.000-07:002021-03-28T11:30:16.588-07:00VARIETY PUZZLE: Who's Zoomin' Who?<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1pbqq0fbpt4bb2/whoszoominwho.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1viVKt-Btt1Nvf0iHKfOGMiw0jlxq4yY2Zlw6cljIOW8/edit?usp=sharing">GOOGLE SHEET</a> (to copy the Google Sheet, click on "File" then "Make a copy"—that should create a version of the sheet that you can edit)<br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r4goig4ahnoogt/whoszoominwho-solution.pdf?dl=1">SOLUTION</a></p><p>Variety puzzle time! This one's a Packing Crates, a puzzle type invented by Patrick Berry and seen in <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-PUZZLEB-2908">the WSJ</a>, where you have to place answers in Rows and rectangular Boxes. And, after spending a year seeing people's faces in little boxes on my little screen while I go to my little classes, this type of puzzle feels especially appropriate.</p><p>Credit where credit's due: first, many thanks to <a href="https://cruzzles.blogspot.com/">Ricky</a> for test-solving—his input really improved this puzzle over the first draft. And, if you like puzzles like these, check out the <a href="https://aframegames.com/store/?download=containment-policy">variety suite</a> Patrick Berry just dropped. All the puzzles are great (of course), but the Packing Crates was a real standout. It's also where I got the idea to make one of these, but he doesn't need to know that</p><p>Email me if you have any questions/need help! As always, hope you enjoy!<br />Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZ5CecyKg0znvWO69c9AUnTIvwnIzd-TxkgQMmCgJU7iwfVoXxSgM3iSArj5XZ7dNvIAcmfptn3evje1UZwiTfVLBEtnSi-gGkmHqz5IU3157gn6_A_HGiq-YiCWA1qWlyAXBH8M2v3hM/s2514/Screen+Shot+2021-03-22+at+10.43.47+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="2514" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZ5CecyKg0znvWO69c9AUnTIvwnIzd-TxkgQMmCgJU7iwfVoXxSgM3iSArj5XZ7dNvIAcmfptn3evje1UZwiTfVLBEtnSi-gGkmHqz5IU3157gn6_A_HGiq-YiCWA1qWlyAXBH8M2v3hM/w640-h259/Screen+Shot+2021-03-22+at+10.43.47+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-21454959096669508412021-03-25T19:22:00.001-07:002021-03-25T19:22:10.913-07:00PUZZLE #88: "They Don't Allow You to Have Bees in Here"<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/54p4ht4czmquw8e/nobees.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ecfa9awe6db34eg/nobees.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7cwzsllx2xy1ie/thistimeitsfursonal-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>There are a lot of great Lucille Bluth quotes that pop into my mind on a regular basis, but <a href="https://youtu.be/5J2kc4oZTVU?t=25">the titular quote</a> rises to the top for me. Truly an all-time great character—RIP to one of the best to ever do it</p><p>Thanks (and apologies) to <a href="https://avidpuzzler.blogspot.com/2020/09/barred-cryptic-4-global-warning.html">David Gold</a> for his blessing on the theme!</p><p>Hope you enjoy,<br />Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39p2XBLIziVRlTofRZW60Og4T71CnkIxI0roZu3pu2C6_T4J-Arlo7SIgkaDajq-TM3XmJoVe0TTZE-U-y4SfD5R_qhdrg-yEp6wbJlPxLz_EEgqYuZVtDylJsYceEX2DsipEF8pVRAgT/s500/cackling.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39p2XBLIziVRlTofRZW60Og4T71CnkIxI0roZu3pu2C6_T4J-Arlo7SIgkaDajq-TM3XmJoVe0TTZE-U-y4SfD5R_qhdrg-yEp6wbJlPxLz_EEgqYuZVtDylJsYceEX2DsipEF8pVRAgT/s320/cackling.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=99383f68&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-10560349838724568482021-03-21T14:35:00.001-07:002021-03-21T15:02:19.469-07:00PUZZLE #87: This Time It's Fursonal<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/p7ap5jeaj99wwrw/thistimeitsfursonal.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbx2zd4ln4j95yw/thistimeitsfursonal.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/rbixb5aihxcxsz8/sadhonkREMIX-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><div style="text-align: left;"><b>BEFORE GETTING INTO THE POST: It's been a rough week, so here are some resources that are worth the time/money (<a href="https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/">HERE</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RedCanarySong/status/1372990146170253318">HERE</a>). Donate if you're able</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Themed puzzle this week; tried to get it to play easier than normal. Before you email me: no, I'm not a furry, no, I don't have anything against furries, they rule, and yes, I thought of this theme on the fifth anniversary of "Zootopia."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you enjoy,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Paolo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCAW3VaQhy5EVKKyn8CSUBnDJAIm5PuHuC91XF9KPHPZPwVglwOa9xi5KRDqSfAbylq80gSdWjw_GNnkUJIIR-pfcyjvvG9vxQCuYn1OfJ0xJ2CVD3WYnDwS09LqhTUI4Em0nwKcFdkWd/s496/iamawolf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCAW3VaQhy5EVKKyn8CSUBnDJAIm5PuHuC91XF9KPHPZPwVglwOa9xi5KRDqSfAbylq80gSdWjw_GNnkUJIIR-pfcyjvvG9vxQCuYn1OfJ0xJ2CVD3WYnDwS09LqhTUI4Em0nwKcFdkWd/s320/iamawolf.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=59a8d563&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-84340239268278249872021-03-14T09:00:00.002-07:002021-03-15T10:11:22.064-07:00PUZZLE #86: *sad honk* (remix) (with Malaika Handa!)<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/130an8oyk9v1ihb/sadhonkREMIX.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/favaqgg7ny2zj5l/sadhonkREMIX.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ios4nviei1r1kw3/themeless24-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle<div><br /></div><div>Collab with Malaika! We also have a puzzle <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/all/sad-honk.html">on her site</a>, which you should check out first. I'll be here.</div><div><br /></div><div>You probably know from <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/other-puzzles.html">her site</a>, <a href="http://gridsthesedays.blogspot.com/2020/12/puzzle-80-malaikas-midi-by-malaika-handa.html">my site</a>, and <a href="https://beyondwordplay.com/small-puzzles-big-ambitions-a-conversation-with-malaika-handa-eb57381da331?sk=fe1c163cc5adb202acd519ecf79931df&source=friends_link&gi=b6b1aac68d79">interviews</a> that she's very good at this whole crossword thing, but it also can't be said enough how fun she is to collaborate with. There's something to be said about being in a Google doc with someone and watching them drop multiple fun, clever, funny clues for an entry in a row. My favorite clue in the puzzle full-stop (26A) is all her, as are the rest of the good clues. All this is to say, the vibes on this puzzle were great, I'm a huge fan of this collab, and I hope you are too!<br /><div><br /></div><div>If you're having trouble solving digitally, here's a hint (<a href="https://rot13.com/">ROT13'd</a> because spoilers): gur yrggre K jvyy uryc svyy va nal fcnprf</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoy!</div><div>P & M (on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/malisolves">@malisolves</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. She also made "<a href="https://www.7xwords.com/all/i-fold.html">I Fold</a>," which is one of my favorite solving experiences of the year. Check it out!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozDOLplagrihtIUIz2UPQ6hfKrr9mylGlgM4OEmLGB6lb3djWyfv4lDQ4kch5vvJBsl5PezOPs7MsEspOJt1VlWHK7e8PBQXJ1pjODrMwc7XdKkvH1bZLTTL0eo3OYHM_JGWPthWU4NH7/s620/d74cbe7346eb47e25c03c759fa870b9f.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozDOLplagrihtIUIz2UPQ6hfKrr9mylGlgM4OEmLGB6lb3djWyfv4lDQ4kch5vvJBsl5PezOPs7MsEspOJt1VlWHK7e8PBQXJ1pjODrMwc7XdKkvH1bZLTTL0eo3OYHM_JGWPthWU4NH7/s320/d74cbe7346eb47e25c03c759fa870b9f.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=d054733c&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe></div>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-83358781206544513552021-02-28T10:30:00.005-08:002021-02-28T10:30:00.769-08:00PUZZLE #85: Themeless 24<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7y6a8p6jrotdj7/themeless24.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mb4ri9q65stkiru/themeless24.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/yipfll3kh10k6uf/themeless23-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Another themeless! I went down more rabbit holes than usual cluing this, and they were the kinds of rabbit holes you find and then really want to share with other people, so here's a doc with a <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/fumzku6gi5uxeas/rabbitholes.pdf?dl=1">few links</a> to stuff I found cool (spoilers for the puzzle, so only click after you've solved).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you enjoy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paolo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. If you like cryptic crosswords but don't like the "word" part, try this <a href="https://twitter.com/gpaolopasco/status/1364384101352939522?s=20">all-emoji cryptic crossword</a> I posted a few days ago. I'm also hearing from a lot of people that this was their first complete cryptic solve, so especially check it out if you're a cryptic beginner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjH0BPC9sTLdKet70exBZIf8yPnSdsvOYXs6DetBYDE2OTfduD523ftRDPwBQ3FMsuuEXG-jVpFkE-II8mXntfL50lH13RgWngtnJyVhz_aDxVhS6-BbC6RYuKZXFh4Me8UKHvordHhDHH/s1361/the+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1361" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjH0BPC9sTLdKet70exBZIf8yPnSdsvOYXs6DetBYDE2OTfduD523ftRDPwBQ3FMsuuEXG-jVpFkE-II8mXntfL50lH13RgWngtnJyVhz_aDxVhS6-BbC6RYuKZXFh4Me8UKHvordHhDHH/w400-h173/the+web.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span></span><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=3c20b092&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe></p>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-46240393557063576342021-02-21T07:30:00.002-08:002021-02-24T16:10:58.461-08:00PUZZLE #84: Themeless 23<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8u454086r0vo3bl/themeless23.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvq1n8zf2lv0h99/themeless23.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/382lfyk2sba2wku/entrylevel-solution.pdf?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle<br /><br />Bullet points because I'm writing this while trying to figure out what "statistics" are:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Thanks for all the love <a href="http://gridsthesedays.blogspot.com/2021/01/puzzle-83-entry-level-stuff.html">the last puzzle</a> has gotten!</li><li>Late to post about this, but read <a href="https://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=2/6/2021">these</a> Kameron Austin Collins notes if you haven't already.</li><li>Some puzzles from new indie sources that I've really enjoyed: <a href="https://mcgrids.blogspot.com/">this indie debut</a> from Ryan McCarty, and <a href="https://crosswordsfromouterspace.blogspot.com/2021/02/themeless-3.html">this themeless banger</a> from Mollie Cowger.</li></ul><div>Normal themeless today, no tricks, but I feel like it leans into "modern" more than usual. Hope you enjoy!</div><div>Paolo</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithjH1gtGWZFlLDFww2Kj1YxPOjRoqlDl09bAH4OkILM-qC8eD389je7hVgZZtL9WepDUUw5PEJhQ2OHS6ep5vVn4zXwTlkC2SSILE_0PaZo-dEX2DWC6XcY2dCY4-l8JjkMPnUXw-fzGf/s715/scene+kid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithjH1gtGWZFlLDFww2Kj1YxPOjRoqlDl09bAH4OkILM-qC8eD389je7hVgZZtL9WepDUUw5PEJhQ2OHS6ep5vVn4zXwTlkC2SSILE_0PaZo-dEX2DWC6XcY2dCY4-l8JjkMPnUXw-fzGf/s320/scene+kid.jpg" /></a></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=b15095ed&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-49304085404464460062021-01-30T12:30:00.004-08:002022-09-15T22:43:41.486-07:00PUZZLE #83: Entry-Level Stuff<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/plms22mmb9q3qj9/entrylevel.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/nvtxo5xgrd9wdsy/entrylevel.puz?dl=1">PUZ </a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/zz8ty8014k27cxt/themeless22-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Happy Saturday! Gonna get right into a disclaimer:</p><p><b>This puzzle is best solved on the blog post applet</b> (after the break), but there are .pdf and .puz files available if that's not an option for you. And, special thanks to <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/">Ada Nicolle</a> for test-solving this week's puzzle!</p><p>Hope you enjoy,<br />Paolo</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRt-UfJg_yvn3EtCA8bLjiZO1XQGzYfgi0wmujp4xQADf6n_UGn5g1xoON6TYJnvg1gHosyXqR7HvFwUIMQBAFA6GQk46ILlWRi7FTw5L39RaUaJzacg5xKyKytQ7iLQ3p6QOnxce2_NV/s1020/entrylevel.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1020" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRt-UfJg_yvn3EtCA8bLjiZO1XQGzYfgi0wmujp4xQADf6n_UGn5g1xoON6TYJnvg1gHosyXqR7HvFwUIMQBAFA6GQk46ILlWRi7FTw5L39RaUaJzacg5xKyKytQ7iLQ3p6QOnxce2_NV/w400-h169/entrylevel.png" width="400" /></a></div>
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Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-53528606709055044252021-01-24T10:00:00.016-08:002021-01-24T10:00:04.275-08:00PUZZLE #82: Themeless 22<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbksglw5posmi6o/themeless22.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9ka0gpg5znk582/themeless22.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/y4ws329o500vb6p/themeless21-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Happy 2021! Late for the first post of the year, but I got caught up with the Mystery Hunt (fun! great!) and registering for classes (meh). Some notes:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Check out the new crossword feature at <a href="https://thebrowser.com/crossword-archive/">The Browser</a> if cryptics are your vibe! I'm lucky enough to be one of the contributors, and the puzzles that have already come out are setting a high bar. </li><li>The <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/index.html">7xwords project</a> is underway, and all the puzzles so far have been bangers. I'd be remiss not to point out <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/daily/01/01-21.html">this one</a> and <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/daily/01/01-13.html">this one,</a> which were especially fun</li><li>Contribute to <a href="https://twitter.com/ewojcik/status/1352629354791112705?s=20">this form</a> to help diversify wordlists!</li></ul><div>Back to normal-sized themelesses; hope you enjoy the puzzle!</div><div>Paolo</div><p></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2sqtDPjGl-WnvZ5oh4ts7mFl8MDy-EbvPJt6bb6gdhzbHD5F3Yk-FYQKBA66iLaqKw-5jlSdY4sB5qyI02k7jDxzArjSwJCbMc1f1LcPTA0B_ELERx76cQBWIghq9eds8UHhPPOsSKyq/s1996/Screen+Shot+2021-01-18+at+12.10.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1996" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2sqtDPjGl-WnvZ5oh4ts7mFl8MDy-EbvPJt6bb6gdhzbHD5F3Yk-FYQKBA66iLaqKw-5jlSdY4sB5qyI02k7jDxzArjSwJCbMc1f1LcPTA0B_ELERx76cQBWIghq9eds8UHhPPOsSKyq/w640-h402/Screen+Shot+2021-01-18+at+12.10.35+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=5b2817d0&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1&compact=1&maxCols=2" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-26209835399400840132020-12-29T11:30:00.060-08:002021-10-24T12:18:50.912-07:00PUZZLE #81: Themeless 21<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/vkihdhxuwnr271p/themeless21.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlivud3wt3l9uu4/themeless21.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/45ej9ja0ru25ue9/malaikasmidi-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle<div><br /></div><div>It's Themeless 21, and the last puzzle before 2021, so why not make it a 21x? I wrote a few versions of a 2020 recap for this post, but they all boiled down to "if you're a solver, constructor, streamer, tournament runner, or any combination of those, thanks for making the crossword community the way it is." So I'm just going to say that.</div><div><br /></div><div>As far as this puzzle goes, shoutout to <a href="https://luckyxwords.blogspot.com/2020/10/puzzle-37-themeless-twenty-eight.html">Ada Nicolle</a>, <a href="https://www.sidsgrids.com/home/page/18">Sid Sivakumar/Brooke Husic</a>, <a href="https://cruzzles.blogspot.com/2020/07/puzzle-26-big-chungus-themeless.html">Ricky Cruz</a>, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/sunday-evan-birnholz/">Evan Birnholz</a> for their excellent work on 21x themelesses, which very much paved the way for this one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, the pdf has a new look—many thanks to Nam Jin Yoon's excellent new <a href="https://njyoon.github.io/pdf">puz-to-PDF</a> tool for the new layout! </div><div><br /></div><div>See you in 2021,</div><div>Paolo<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVbdVdI-wXEFdKvQSbFBJpcafwLQDSgbTjcOZykTYUFeTYFYXlZixXc1C-oMbU-xjwcL6m-UzabfztYV1_aKCT64ctya2TLgueyBKDIKxr4jgmqncCML_8jb2ipjWg536AhcIiDBY45zj/s1200/sammyparadise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVbdVdI-wXEFdKvQSbFBJpcafwLQDSgbTjcOZykTYUFeTYFYXlZixXc1C-oMbU-xjwcL6m-UzabfztYV1_aKCT64ctya2TLgueyBKDIKxr4jgmqncCML_8jb2ipjWg536AhcIiDBY45zj/w400-h168/sammyparadise.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=a10110d6&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1&compact=1&maxCols=2" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-34579259231528214582020-12-20T11:00:00.031-08:002020-12-20T11:32:46.651-08:00PUZZLE #80: Malaika's Midi (by Malaika Handa!)<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/iar2jbp50m0jhb5/malaikasmidi.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/sto3tur2cm2cfu8/malaikasmidi.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/mpp0f6avm3p477p/liketryingtosolve-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Hello! Excited to be posting this guest puzzle by Malaika Handa, a rockstar constructor who recently started <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/other-puzzles.html">her own site</a> (which just launched recently, but is already providing incredible content). Many thanks to her for sending it my way—you can see below that our interests and voices overlap in a lot of ways, and I'm honored to have this puzzle on the site! A few words from Malaika:</p><p><i>It is so exciting to be featured on Grids These Days! I love the chaotic-good energy of this site / Paolo and hope this puzzle channels some of it. Speaking of chaotic ideas, for some reason I thought it would be fun to cobble together a <a href="https://www.7xwords.com/">collection</a> of every mathematically possible 7x7 crossword. (A pretty hefty project given that I've only been constructing for three months... But it's good to aim high, right?) If you're interested in contributing one, email me at handamalaika at gmail dot com!</i></p><p>I for one am excited to see the 7x7 project develop, so be sure to check out the link. If it's anything like this puzzle, the project is going to be bangers only.</p><p>Hope you enjoy the puzzle!</p><p><b>[UPDATE: Thanks <a href="https://squarepursuit.com/">Steve Mossberg</a> for pointing out the download links led to the wrong puzzle! Fixed now]</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF_mGqQhRVfBfajoBp-MEXee-mw4tl6pcTK0XQq3vV-0ncJ_posAa2dNTAVL99x_PdVVlaWyQ0F5Q-zXr30vpgiWgg-Iu-6hgDQBnl5S9O5oO9yAIncZPny3As5211R6rTmXKurm0DGbN/s1200/riverdale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF_mGqQhRVfBfajoBp-MEXee-mw4tl6pcTK0XQq3vV-0ncJ_posAa2dNTAVL99x_PdVVlaWyQ0F5Q-zXr30vpgiWgg-Iu-6hgDQBnl5S9O5oO9yAIncZPny3As5211R6rTmXKurm0DGbN/w400-h225/riverdale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=cb2c01d8&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1&compact=1&maxCols=2" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-83304809889503564722020-12-10T21:00:00.001-08:002020-12-10T21:00:00.669-08:00PUZZLE #79: "Like Trying to Solve a Crossword and Realizing..."<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/it77u1x3d6yrgsl/liketryingtosolve.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/f56j98pivzl8dqx/liketryingtosolve.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/hcdyzgyub3h7x79/themeless20-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Quick post, timely puzzle, hope you enjoy!</p><p>-Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdPBfGhkGRT5YVrsMos8sUGj2aEsR0F3GJGAw7rD5UKm729EEHbKhGLmflj3T2kU4EU5YL7xxccV_Bg0sd0RCdDycoqKYrREdxfyphqF3TveDVCR6sM7pkMV8BUzi4d_fYxXG8MorHl7V/s1920/cottagecore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdPBfGhkGRT5YVrsMos8sUGj2aEsR0F3GJGAw7rD5UKm729EEHbKhGLmflj3T2kU4EU5YL7xxccV_Bg0sd0RCdDycoqKYrREdxfyphqF3TveDVCR6sM7pkMV8BUzi4d_fYxXG8MorHl7V/s320/cottagecore.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=dd1e9a29&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1&compact=1&maxCols=2" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe></p>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5986128540437939809.post-3825048170941494272020-12-04T14:15:00.001-08:002020-12-04T14:15:16.491-08:00PUZZLE #78: Themeless 20<p><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qx0x4ji8q3u0brw/themeless20.pdf?dl=1">PDF</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8a1m1pou4t7bb48/themeless20.puz?dl=1">PUZ</a><br /><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c1mvvcuvgc61c4h/whythelongpuzzle-solution.png?dl=1">SOLUTION</a> to the last puzzle</p><p>Writing this in the seven hours before my math final paper is due, so this is gonna be quick (unrelated, if you know a lot about the Petersen graph please comment below).</p><p>Boswords Fall Themeless League just wrapped up, and it was a great time with a great set of puzzles. The puzzles are still <a href="https://www.boswords.org/">here</a> for purchase, and with such a stacked constructor lineup, there's no reason not to snatch them up.</p><p>Anyway, tried for a low word count grid today—hope you enjoy!</p><p>-Paolo</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tDR9przvOFytbyfId5TkQHdz988cCQ-gedymDcQgtSsq7K0Xob8bQ2nwgcSzOET6MISmsDP8pjrOFYhRsgT7o_-k0V-6lFejxjUL1GZuZvGti5wm7sNuhcypilGNNZ5hgmHob9IKxpDf/s479/animeniacs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="479" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tDR9przvOFytbyfId5TkQHdz988cCQ-gedymDcQgtSsq7K0Xob8bQ2nwgcSzOET6MISmsDP8pjrOFYhRsgT7o_-k0V-6lFejxjUL1GZuZvGti5wm7sNuhcypilGNNZ5hgmHob9IKxpDf/w400-h225/animeniacs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><br /></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" height="700" name="66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7" src="https://amuselabs.com/pmm/crossword?id=70e01ecd&set=66ec9635ecbe3d3edf3a74bfe0bdbefbd90f7186bb71b1a7f9adb80dda3a06c7&embed=1&compact=1&maxCols=2" style="border: none; display: block !important; margin: 0 !important; position: static; width: 100% !important;" width="100%"></iframe>Paolo P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18408305729802188337noreply@blogger.com1