Puzzle #47: Themeless "Pitchers"
This one has some of my favorite fill squeezed into it. Let me know what you think!
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Puzzle #45: "Inkblot's Inferno"
One of my favorite recent innovations in the crossword space is Caleb Madison's Inferno puzzles at the Atlantic, which get harder and harder as you descend. I tried my own spin on it and... they're hard to make! My main conclusion is: hats off to Caleb! But I hope you appreciate my attempt. PDF Puz Fullscreen
Really fun puzzle with lots of unusual (and appreciated!) fill. Clean, only six 3s, open corners - lots to like!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this! loved seeing 3D, 16D, 41A in particular, and 15A gave me a hit of a particularly minty-smelling nostalgia (iykyk). also really liked the clue for 52A, didn't twig to it until my second look! I had the most trouble in the NE after the rest flowed pretty smoothly (you wouldn't believe how many things I auditioned to be the end of 21A), but/and/so I feel I appreciated the puzzle all the more for having been made to think harder ^^ oh, also, I wasn't familiar with 20D but was able to guess it once a few crosses were in, super fun entry.
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