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Themeless #35
Was looking at open puzzles and saw that I had this one in one of my tabs. Went to the puzzle and saw the grid was filled in but the...
Brian Gubin
Feb 101 min read
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Themeless #34
I've been a tad lax on posting puzzles. Guess I've been busy with the baby, work, vacations, etc. Hopefully I'll get back into the rhythm...
Brian Gubin
Jan 61 min read
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Themeless #33
Unsure what the seed entries were for this one but I imagine one must have been 52-across. The 2022 movie, as I've said before, is such a...
Brian Gubin
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Themeless #32
Got back from Costa Rica at approximately 1 AM today. Along with some great memories and photographs I also returned with a supremely...
Brian Gubin
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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Themeless # 31
Daycare germs have begun infiltrating the house. Defenses have been breached and forces are attempting to repel the enemy but have not...
Brian Gubin
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Themeless #30
It hasn't been that long since I've posted a themeless. I generally do 4 or 5 themed before publishing a themeless but I was saving one...
Brian Gubin
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Themeless #29
I've just been having so much fun during the holidays that I forgot to post a puzzle! That coupled with the baby, the dog, work, football...
Brian Gubin
Dec 26, 20231 min read
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Themeless #28
Fam, we're back with a themeless puzzle. I haven't really been writing themeless puzzles as much as I planned to. I just am not very good...
Brian Gubin
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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Themeless #27
It's been a long time since I've posted a themeless puzzle. My puzzle creation has definitely slowed as I've working more and I joined a...
Brian Gubin
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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Themeless #26
I have begun making a concerted effort to use different phrases. I think what happens is that I say "I'm going to create this themeless...
Brian Gubin
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Themeless #25
I have so many themeless puzzles where I have started with a seed entry but then just haven't finished them for whatever reason. I say...
Brian Gubin
Jan 2, 20231 min read
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Themeless #24
It's been a long time since I published a themeless puzzle. Honestly, I'm not great at creating them and I've been consumed with God of...
Brian Gubin
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Themeless #23
A themeless puzzle? Must be manna from heaven. Or it's just been a while since I posted one. Could be either. I don't know when I...
Brian Gubin
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Themeless #22
Since I found out the Universal crossword accepts 74-word themeless puzzles I've been playing around with that format for many of my...
Brian Gubin
Aug 15, 20221 min read
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Themeless #21
This puzzle was built around 14-across. The original has been my favorite Taylor Swift song for many years so I wanted to include it in a...
Brian Gubin
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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Themeless #20
A 70-word themeless! That's basically my limit right now, at least if I want to make something that is halfway decent. I like the middle...
Brian Gubin
May 23, 20221 min read
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Themeless #19
It's been a long time since I published a themeless puzzle. I've mostly been creating themed puzzles and haven't dedicated much time to...
Brian Gubin
Apr 11, 20221 min read
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Themeless #18
I'm still very amazed and impressed by people who can crank out themeless puzzles. I see the constructor lineup at The New Yorker and...
Brian Gubin
Feb 21, 20221 min read
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Themeless #17
I still haven't figured out the "art" of constructing a themeless puzzle. I need Robyn Weintraub or Nam Jin Yoon to give me a lesson. I...
Brian Gubin
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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Themeless #16
I was supposed to publish this next week, at least based on my publication schedule, but I have a puzzle that has to be published next...
Brian Gubin
Dec 6, 20211 min read
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