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Dec 11, 2020
Puzzle #50: Themeless
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Woohoo, it's Sid's Grids' 50th puzzle! Celebrating today with a tricky themeless. I was inspired by Nam Jin...
Nov 6, 2020
Puzzle #49: Themeless (with Brooke Husic)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Always a blast teaming up with Brooke, especially on a 62-word puzzle! She's been tearing it up recently on...
Oct 31, 2020
Puzzle #48: "Stacks on Stacks" (by Rebecca Goldstein)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Excited to feature the world debut of Rebecca Goldstein today! Rebecca and I started chatting this summer...
Oct 11, 2020
Puzzle #47: "Right Now" (by Chris Piuma)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution I love boundary-pushing puzzles — especially ones that subvert the traditional rules of crosswords — but...
Oct 7, 2020
Puzzle #46: Themeless
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Before I say anything about today's puzzle: if you're reading this in the United States, please take a few...
Sep 17, 2020
Puzzle #45: Themeless (by Nam Jin Yoon)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution A 10×10 themeless puzzle today by Nam Jin Yoon, who recently had his debut in the New York Times (also with...
Sep 3, 2020
Puzzle #44: "Distance Learning" (by Richard D. Allen)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution The streak of guest puzzles continues! I've been keeping busy publishing in other venues — you can see a...
Aug 19, 2020
Puzzle #43: "Key Change" (Themeless, by Adam Aaronson)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Whew, what happened this past weekend? It was all a blur ... at least nothing unusual happened with my...
Aug 9, 2020
Puzzle #42: Themeless
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Dipping into ultra-low-word-count territory today with this 62-word themeless. This grid pattern comes...
Jul 24, 2020
Puzzle #41: Themeless (with Matthew Stock)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Themeless today with a timely seed that has both of us excited (spoilers). As always, Matthew brings the...
Jul 23, 2020
Puzzle #40: Themeless (by Brooke Husic & Brian Thomas)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Today's guest themeless comes courtesy of Brooke and Brian — and is the counterpart to a themeless with the...
Jul 10, 2020
Puzzle #39: "Dropped Connection"
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution I saw the revealer for today's puzzle trending on Twitter yesterday, and I'd been following some of the...
Jul 3, 2020
Puzzle #38: Crossnerds Themeless (by Brooke Husic & Rebecca Neipris)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution A guest themeless for you today! Rebecca Neipris hosts the brilliant cruciverbal podcast Crossnerds, which...
Jun 4, 2020
Puzzle #37: "City Limits" (with Matthew Stock)
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Black Lives Matter. I haven't been able to concentrate on much of anything besides that. I had a timely...
May 20, 2020
Puzzle #36: Themeless
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Very topical seed for today's themeless — inspired by the enterprising crossword streamer Aaron Paulsen,...
May 13, 2020
Puzzle #35: Themeless (with Brooke Husic)
Downloads: pdf/puz (hard clues), pdf/puz (harder clues), solution Time for another Sunday-sized themeless! I made this grid shortly after...
May 5, 2020
Puzzle #34: "Indie Rhyme Time"
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution It's going to be hard for me to write a blurb about today's puzzle without ruining the solve — so please,...
Apr 22, 2020
Puzzle #33: "Deuce Dropping"
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution Welp, today's puzzle certainly doesn't pass the "breakfast test," so don't solve it over breakfast with the...
Apr 18, 2020
Puzzle #32: "Fire and Ice"
Downloads: pdf, puz, solution The last time I posted a food-related puzzle, I was reprimanded for not warning hungry solvers in advance....
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