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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
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Puzzle #258: Freestyle 22
Back again with an asymmetrical giant themeless ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , fullscreen link )! Thanks to Kiran, Frisco, and Owen for test-s...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
big themeless: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/02/puzz...
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Ben Tolkin, @xws.bsky.social, @juffowup.bsky.social, @rebecculous.bsky.social, and Kelsey Dixon: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/02/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
December 22: The Uber Ultra (Ben Tolkin, Nautilus Puzzles) January 28: welcome to the fold (Brooke Husic, Puzzmo) February 1: Masterpiece ...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Ben Tolkin, @xws.bsky.social, @juffowup.bsky.social, @rebecculous.bsky.social, and Kelsey Dixon: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/02/indi...
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Episode 7 of Crosstalk with @bewilderingly.bsky.social is out now!
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Apple:
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February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Episode 7 of Crosstalk with @bewilderingly.bsky.social is out now!
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/6x9j...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/6x9j...
Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Joanna Newsom in the party shuffle to prove to my guests I'm not using Spotify
February 2, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Joanna Newsom in the party shuffle to prove to my guests I'm not using Spotify
themed puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/01/puzz...
Puzzle #257: Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
New themed puzzle ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , fullscreen link )! Thanks to Ada for test-solving and talking me out of making it a double p...
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January 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
themed puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/01/puzz...
big puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/01/puzz...
Puzzle #256: Order Forms
Another big puzzle for you, this time 23x19 ( pdf , puz , pdf solution , fullscreen link ) - enjoy!
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January 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
big puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2026/01/puzz...
hamnet? is that like a web slung by spider-ham?
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
hamnet? is that like a web slung by spider-ham?
the word "assassinates" starts with two asses and ends with the fancy Latin word for the ass
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
the word "assassinates" starts with two asses and ends with the fancy Latin word for the ass
George Thorogood's most famous song is about being thoroughly bad
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
George Thorogood's most famous song is about being thoroughly bad
big puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/12/puzz...
Puzzle #255: Horseshoe Falls
Got a Sunday-sized themed puzzle ( pdf , puz , pdf solution ) for you all this time around. Instead of the usual PuzzleMe, I'm trying out th...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
big puzzle on the blog: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/12/puzz...
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Ryan Mathiason, @xws.bsky.social, and @orta.io: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/11/indi...
Indie puzzle highlights
November 10: Puzzle #6 (Ryan Mathiason, Boswords Fall Themeless League) November 24: Meeting of the Minds (Brooke Husic and Orta Therox, P...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
new indie puzzle highlights, feat. Ryan Mathiason, @xws.bsky.social, and @orta.io: blog.bewilderinglypuzzles.com/2025/11/indi...
Julio and Enrique Iglesias should stylize their names like JVLIO and ENRIQVE and start a Spanish-language CHVRCHES cover band
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Julio and Enrique Iglesias should stylize their names like JVLIO and ENRIQVE and start a Spanish-language CHVRCHES cover band
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