The other day, I noticed that the three most famous books by a certain 15-letter author also have 15-letter titles! Surely I'm the first crossword constructor in history to notice this. Some might say that three book titles and an author name does not an interesting theme make, and it would be better to have some additional theming. But personally, I think this puzzle (pdf, puz, pdf solution) is enough.
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Crosswords by Will Nediger
Monday, April 22, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
Puzzle #224: Left-Brained (+ Word Cloud solution)
This is the first time I've published a puzzle here on April Fools' Day. But I didn't plan ahead for it at all - no shenanigans in this one (pdf, puz, pdf solution), aside from my usual ones. Below the grid, after a spoiler space: the solution to the meta from a few weeks ago, Word Cloud.
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The Word Cloud meta featured two grids that were placed back-to-back. Here's the solution to Grid A:
Monday, March 11, 2024
Puzzle #223: Word Cloud
Yet again, today's puzzle (PDF only) is really a pair of puzzles. It's PDF-only for a specific reason - it has assembly instructions!
There are two puzzles, labeled A and B. You can either print out the PDF double-sided, or print it single-sided, and then glue the pages together so that grid B is directly behind grid A. Then, after solving the puzzles, cut out the grids and cut them into 15 strips, one for each column, making sure to keep them in the same order. Then you'll be able to solve the meta, whose answer is the song that partially inspired this puzzle. (The puzzle also has a non-meta-related theme, involving the circled letters - those circled letters have nothing to do with the meta.) If you email me the meta answer (at wnediger@umich.edu) by March 31, you'll be entered in a draw to win a crossword subscription.
If you want your name to be entered in the draw not once but twice, you can go the extra mile in a way I'll describe below! You see, the main inspiration for this puzzle was the Clouds series by an artist whose name I'll redact here, since it's an answer to one of the clues. As a crossword constructor, I'm naturally drawn to art that uses grid patterns, and in particular I've long loved Canada's own Agnes Martin, the acknowledged master of the grid form.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Puzzle #222: Round Figures
Only two theme entries in this one (pdf, puz, pdf solution), but sometimes two is all you need, you know?
Monday, January 29, 2024
Puzzle #221: Well That's Just Not True
It's been a while but I'm back with a new puzzle (pdf, puz, pdf solution)! More to come soon, hopefully.
Friday, December 22, 2023
Musings occasioned by the end of the year
Monday, December 18, 2023
Puzzle #220: Great Job All Around
Themed puzzle with good vibes today (pdf, puz, pdf solution). Accidental mini-themes include food, sex, and Portuguese-language literature (the three good things in life).