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Crossword constructor, he/him. Indie puzzles at http://blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/, and others at the New Yorker, Vox, Maclean's Magazine, Crossword Club, and more
another chunky themeless on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/11/puzz...
Puzzle #254: Freestyle 21
Another very cornery themeless for you ( pdf , puz , pdf solution ) - enjoy! Thanks to Ada for the test-solve.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
another chunky themeless on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/11/puzz...
there are drinks called perry and perrier, whoever invents a drink called perriest is gonna be rich
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
there are drinks called perry and perrier, whoever invents a drink called perriest is gonna be rich
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @xws.bsky.social and a double dose of @benzimmer.bsky.social: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
October 20: Pitch Perfect (Ben Zimmer, Defector) October 21: Untitled (Ben Zimmer, Slate) October 25: Puzzmo Mini Crossword #25 (Brooke H...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @xws.bsky.social and a double dose of @benzimmer.bsky.social: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/indi...
it's ironic that the musicians on the Titanic didn't try to flee, given that they were a band on ship
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
it's ironic that the musicians on the Titanic didn't try to flee, given that they were a band on ship
the masculine equivalent of "blonde ale" is "blond al"
October 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
the masculine equivalent of "blonde ale" is "blond al"
themed puz on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/puzz...
Puzzle #253: Megaphone
Time for another themed one ( pdf , puz , pdf solution )! Dig in.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
themed puz on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/puzz...
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @frisco17.bsky.social and Liam Hughes: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
September 11: Fully Freehand Fhemeless #4 (Frisco17, Good Clues for People Who Love Bad Clues) September 18: AVCX Cryptic 9/18/25 (Liam Hu...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @frisco17.bsky.social and Liam Hughes: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/10/indi...
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For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
October 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
the apostrophe in bat'leth replaces the letter t, because a klingon battleth with it
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
the apostrophe in bat'leth replaces the letter t, because a klingon battleth with it
a themeless that I'm hyperbolically calling "the world's most cornery crossword": blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/puzz...
Puzzle #252: The World's Most Cornery Crossword
I actually have no idea what the world's most cornery crossword is. But this themeless ( pdf , puz , pdf solution ) is definitely cornerier ...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
a themeless that I'm hyperbolically calling "the world's most cornery crossword": blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/puzz...
here's a puzzle that hopefully doesn't occasion a 52-Across: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/puzz...
Puzzle #251: It's Kind of Like Raspberry Ripple
New themed puzzle for you this week ( pdf , puz , pdf solution )! Asymmetrical, as my puzzles are wont to be these days. Made by Will Nedi...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
here's a puzzle that hopefully doesn't occasion a 52-Across: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/puzz...
a mashup album of Alicia Keys' As I Am and Songs in A Minor called Asia Minor
September 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
a mashup album of Alicia Keys' As I Am and Songs in A Minor called Asia Minor
where there's a mill, Theresa May
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
where there's a mill, Theresa May
special Lollapuzzoola edition of indie puzzle highlights, feat. @xws.bsky.social, Malaika Handa, and @cimmet.bsky.social: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights: Lollapuzzoola edition
This year's Lollapuzzoola featured a thoroughly excellent set of puzzles, so this special edition of indie puzzle highlights will cover thre...
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September 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
special Lollapuzzoola edition of indie puzzle highlights, feat. @xws.bsky.social, Malaika Handa, and @cimmet.bsky.social: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/09/indi...
big themeless on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/08/puzz...
Puzzle #250: Freestyle 20
It feels like it's been a while since I've had a themeless here, so here's one ( pdf , puz , pdf solution ) - Sunday-sized and asymmetrical,...
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August 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
big themeless on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/08/puzz...
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🍉 fundraising stream tomorrow! 🍉
we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share!
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share!
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
August 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🍉 fundraising stream tomorrow! 🍉
we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share!
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share!
www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv
having trouble distinguishing undertones from overtones? just remember, the overtone is the overt one
August 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
having trouble distinguishing undertones from overtones? just remember, the overtone is the overt one
one potato, two potato, three potato, four, vtuber, six potato, seven potato, more
August 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
one potato, two potato, three potato, four, vtuber, six potato, seven potato, more
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @e-a-rly.bsky.social, @giltcomplex.bsky.social, @obergs.bsky.social, and Bob Weisz: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/08/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
July 25: themeless no. 36 (crosstina aquafina & erik agard, crosstina aquafina) July 29: the symphony series: movement twenty-seven (owen ...
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August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. @e-a-rly.bsky.social, @giltcomplex.bsky.social, @obergs.bsky.social, and Bob Weisz: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/08/indi...
I'm changing my name to Sirius whether you like it or not - and don't call me Shirley!
July 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I'm changing my name to Sirius whether you like it or not - and don't call me Shirley!
thesis: Yukon Blonde
antithesis: 4 Non Blondes
synthesis: Blonde Redhead
antithesis: 4 Non Blondes
synthesis: Blonde Redhead
July 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
thesis: Yukon Blonde
antithesis: 4 Non Blondes
synthesis: Blonde Redhead
antithesis: 4 Non Blondes
synthesis: Blonde Redhead
sweet child o' mine, ba ba ba
July 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
sweet child o' mine, ba ba ba
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Halle and @luckyxwords.com: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/07/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
July 17: Stay in the Loop (halle, Puzzmo) July 17: Puzzle Pieces (Ada Nicolle, Dissonant Grids) S P O I L E R S Stay in the Loop (halle) I...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Halle and @luckyxwords.com: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/07/indi...
the last puzzle of the Joyce series is up: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/07/puzz...
Puzzle #249: Words in Progress (Crossmess Parzel #5)
When I picked up Stan Gebler Davies' biography of Joyce, I knew I was in for a bad time from the first paragraph of the preface, which calls...
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July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
the last puzzle of the Joyce series is up: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/07/puzz...
I wish this was called EDITH STOREY: EDIT HISTORY
July 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I wish this was called EDITH STOREY: EDIT HISTORY