Themed 7/8

Dec 22, 20201 min read

Themed #29 - It Rises

AS I FREQUENTLY SAY ON THIS SITE, I'M NOT SURE THE THEME WORKS BUT THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT I GET TO EXPERIMENT. I THINK IT WORKS FINE....

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Brian Gubin

Dec 15, 20201 min read

Themed #28 - Positive Thinking

I GREW UP WATCHING BASEBALL AND PROBABLY DIDN'T REALIZE 28-ACROSS'S "FIRST NAME" WAS ACTUALLY A NICKNAME BUT HEY, KIDS ARE DUMB. I WAS...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 8, 20201 min read

Themed #27 - Face Peel

I THOUGHT ABOUT TITLING THIS "SPA TREATMENT" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T END UP USING THAT TITLE. I THINK WHAT I HAVE...

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Brian Gubin

Dec 1, 20201 min read

Themed #26

CAME UP WITH THE THEME AT SOME POINT AND DON'T THINK I HAD CREATED A PUZZLE WITH THIS TYPE OF THEME BEFORE SO IT WAS FUN TO BUILD....

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Brian Gubin

Nov 24, 20201 min read

Themed #25

I THINK THIS THEME GREW AROUND 20-ACROSS. LIKE THE BAND AND THE SONG SO IT WAS NICE IT WORKED. MAYBE NOTHING SPECTACULAR IN THE...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 17, 20201 min read

Themed #24 - Twisted Metal

THE TITLE OF THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES GROWING UP. THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT SHOOTING MISSILES OUT OF YOUR CAR THAT IS...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 10, 20201 min read

Themed #23 - Musical Rhyming and Dining

I STARTED WITH 58-ACROSS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT OF IT BUT ONCE I DID I FIGURED I COULD BUILD SOMETHING AROUND THIS. THEN I TRIED TO...

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Brian Gubin

Nov 3, 20201 min read

Themed #22 - Mic Drop

I THINK I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET 9-DOWN INTO A PUZZLE AND HIS NAME JUST SO HAPPENED TO WORK WITH THE THEME PHRASE. SERENDIPITY INDEED....

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Brian Gubin

Oct 27, 20201 min read

Themed #21

I ACTUALLY DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THE MOVIE THE THEME IS BASED AROUND. I DON'T DISLIKE IT I JUST NEVER QUITE GOT THE HYPE. EITHER WAY, I...

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Brian Gubin

Oct 19, 20201 min read

Themed #20 - Role Reversal

A THEME IDEA I CAME UP WITH A WHILE AGO BUT JUST RECENTLY FINISHED. I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF 20 AND 57 ACROSS, BUT THEN I...

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Brian Gubin

Oct 12, 20201 min read

Themed #19

UNTITLED PUZZLE TODAY AND NO REVEAL PHRASE. 18-ACROSS WAS THE NAME THAT GAVE ME THE IDEA. I CAME UP WITH OTHERS BUT EVENTUALLY NOTICED I...

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Brian Gubin

Sep 28, 20201 min read

Themed #18 - Home Run Derby

ANOTHER BASEBALL PUZZLE I HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A BIT. I HAD THE THEME AND THE ANSWERS AND FINALLY GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THE GRID....

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Brian Gubin

Sep 21, 20201 min read

Themed #17 - Catch of the Day

I CAME UP WITH THE THEME BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE 32-ACROSS IN A GRID. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT HIS LAST NAME FELL INTO A SPECIFIC...

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Brian Gubin

Sep 14, 20201 min read

Themed #16

I KIND OF LIKE THESE PUZZLES WITH DOWN THEME ANSWERS. I GUESS IT IS JUST DIFFERENT AS MOST PUZZLES I SEE HAVE ACROSS THEME ANSWERS. I...

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Brian Gubin

Sep 7, 20201 min read

Themed #15 - Changing of the Guard

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THEME TYPES. I ENJOY THE WORDPLAY ASPECT. 7-DOWN WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES GROWING UP. I STILL FIND MYSELF...

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Brian Gubin

Aug 31, 20201 min read

Themed #14

CREATING THIS PUZZLE HAS ME NERVOUS. I LEARNED OF THE TRAGIC DEATH OF THE SUBJECT AND WAS (AND AM) SHOCKED. I THINK 21 BRIDGES WAS THE...

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Brian Gubin

Aug 24, 20201 min read

Themed #13 - And One

MY FIRST PUZZLE OF THIS ILK. I REMEMBER A PUZZLE WITH THE THEME "YES, AND" THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH AND ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING...

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Brian Gubin

Aug 17, 20201 min read

Themed #12

I USED TO BE PRETTY BIG INTO WATCHING 59-ACROSS VIDEOS AND IT HAPPENED TO LEND ITSELF TO A PRETTY SOLID REVEAL. WIN WIN I'D SAY. THE...

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Brian Gubin

Aug 10, 20201 min read

Themed #11

I'VE BEEN STUDYING AND THEN WENT ON VACATION SO I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO DEVOTE TO PUZZLES. CAME UP WITH THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND...

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Brian Gubin

Aug 3, 20201 min read

Themed #10 - Sabermetrics

ANOTHER BASEBALL PUZZLE. SPORTS SEEM TO BE A COMMON INSPIRATION FOR ME. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE LARGE CONCERNS ABOUT PLAYING, I...

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