Hello, cryptic lovers! I don’t do a lot of full-sized puzzles over here these days, but I can think of no better way to pay tribute to The Browser Crossword and its editor extraordinaire Dan Feyer, than with a 15×15 block cryptic. When the venue ceases to put out new crosswords at the end of… Continue reading So Long, and Thanks for All the Cryptics
Ah, hello, Quiptic solvers! It’s been such a long time. I hope you’re doing well! I know I haven’t shown up here in a while, but I’ve been busy with a bunch of other stuff. I’m still making my two monthly variety cryptics over at Square Chase (quickly approaching the big 1-0-0!), as well as… Continue reading Quiptic Pack 2025 (#52-60)
Hello Quipsters! I thought it would be fun to pop in with a puzzle today. For those who don’t know, this is an 11×11 cryptic crossword in which each clue contains only one device. You can reveal said device while solving the puzzle if you need a little help. It’s easier than most UK crosswords… Continue reading Quiptic #51
Hello, solvers! A couple of years ago I started making quiptic puzzles for an American audience. I’d recently fallen in love with UK cryptic crosswords and wanted to share the joy with others, but the introductory puzzles over there were simply too hard and culturally specific for most of my fellow Americans. I could find… Continue reading Quiptic Pack 2024 (Quiptics 42-50)
Hello, Quipsters! I’m back with something from the vault for you! This is a quiptic from back in 2021, which was dredged up briefly as a freebie for the St. Louis Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2023. I figured it was doing nobody any good sitting on the hard drive so here it is. I tweaked… Continue reading Lost Quiptic (#40)
Hello quipsters! I was watching a cryptic-solving friend crack a couple of my old quiptics on her Twitch stream earlier and I thought, “hey, it would be fun to make another one of those!” Well, here we are a few hours later, and I’ve done that. If you don’t already know the drill, it’s one… Continue reading Quiptic #41
This is it, Chanukah puzzlers! It’s the last night of Chanukah and final installment of Eight Cryptic Nights! It’s been an absolute pleasure making these puzzles for you and a great time interacting with folks along the way. I hope they’ve brightened your holiday (or just plain old) week. Thanks to everybody who’s supported this… Continue reading Eight Cryptic Nights #8 – Zot Chanukah
Hello again, Chanukah solvers! Let’s get stuffed! I love a good sufganiyah on Chanukah. There’s a lot of stuffing going on in today’s puzzle too, which I hope is entertaining for you. There’s one space left in the menorah and one puzzle left in the suite. Tomorrow night is bigger and trickier than the ones… Continue reading Eight Cryptic Nights #7 – Sufganiyot
Hello, Chanukah puzzle die-hards, So glad you’re still with me in the back half! So far this suite has been all “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” but today’s puzzle is themed to the real classic among Chanukah songs. “Ma’oz Tzur” is an all-time seasonal favorite, but there’s no need to learn it to solve! Did you see… Continue reading Eight Cryptic Nights #6 – Ma’oz Tzur (Rock of Ages)
Hello, holiday puzzlebuds! So nice to see you on a night a little shorter than the one before it. Shin is the worst spin you can get in dreidel, and it means you actually need to put something from your own personal reserve back into the pot. That means you’ll have one less chocolate coin,… Continue reading Eight Cryptic Nights #5 – Shin