Link to puzzle on Amuselabs is Cryptic Themeless #2, hints can be found under the Reveal menu and will tell you what portion of the clue is the straight definition. PDF can be found at the bottom of this post. Forgive me, but I’m about to be a bit chatty. I had been doing improv… Continue reading Puzzle #15: Cryptic Themeless #2
Category: Crosswords by Josh
Puzzle #14: Attack of the Clones
Heavily themed midi here, where my partner noticed that the seed entries had the same number of letters and 30 minutes later I had a grid. I’ve actually been sitting on this one for awhile, because the to do list for things to finish before Christmas was far too long. I know its December 27th… Continue reading Puzzle #14: Attack of the Clones
Puzzle #12: Cryptic Themeless #1
Happy early thanksgiving to those who celebrate, I bring you a midi (24 clues) cryptic crossword with no association to the upcoming holiday. It does however feature a few clues I am extremely proud of, including my first use of a type of wordplay that still feels very new to me when I see it… Continue reading Puzzle #12: Cryptic Themeless #1
Puzzle #13: Journey through Hell
Yes, I’m skipping Puzzle 12, because Spooky Season got crammed into this puzzle and #13 is too appropriate. The title here is hopefully only literal and not figurative. That said, I’ll warn you up front, this one has a few clues you might be tempted to google, and friend, I’ve given you enough that you… Continue reading Puzzle #13: Journey through Hell
Puzzle #11: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Happy NBA Opening Day to those who celebrate! I’ll be streaming at 9pm (on 2MBStudios for the rest of the month. November I’m back on JoshSolves with a new look!) so I won’t be able to watch the Celtics take on the 76ers, but I’m already jazzed about watching the highlights after the stream. Today… Continue reading Puzzle #11: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Puzzle #10: Fording the River
Another collab! I’ll let the woman of the hour explain:Lambdaeight says: It’s been a bit, but I am pretty sure I came up with the theme for this puzzle as I was falling asleep which is confirmed by its pure silliness. Then Josh said, “Hey! That’s a perfect 15.” And thus a puzzle was born! I… Continue reading Puzzle #10: Fording the River
Puzzle #8: Welcome to the inn
I found this short video essay on what the author suggests is the rising trend of what he terms “cosy games”, and found the main tenet of the video to resonate with something I’ve known about myself: give me a game where the rules are straightforward, where I can have some sense of control and… Continue reading Puzzle #8: Welcome to the inn
Puzzle #6: Vacation Cryptic
This puzzle is dedicated to the smooth jazz playlist of covers that played every morning while my partner and I ate breakfast on a recent vacation in Mexico. The Nora-Jones-ification of pop hits you forgot about led to many a “Wait, is this Aerosmith?” and similar. This is the first cryptic crossword on this blog,… Continue reading Puzzle #6: Vacation Cryptic
Puzzle #5: Well well well
We’re back! And, well…. Sometimes you decide: I don’t care that that hole is round, I’m getting this square peg in it. That is my metaphor for this puzzle at time of posting. This puzzle started out with a seed of “make a puzzle using the phrase “well well well” and ended with experimenting with… Continue reading Puzzle #5: Well well well
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