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
Oct 5, 20201 min read
Themeless #6
I HAVE A DECENT BACKLOG OF THEMED PUZZLES SO I DECIDED TO RESTART LEARNING HOW TO CRAFT THEMELESS PUZZLES. I'VE NEVER BEEN GREAT AT IT SO...
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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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Brian Gubin
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Themed #9
I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS CAME FROM. MAYBE I'VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH OF THE OFFICE. EITHER WAY, I THINK IT PROVIDED...
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Brian Gubin
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Themed #8
I CAME UP WITH THIS THEME 7 YEARS AGO OR SO AND STARTED WORK ON THE GRID. THEN THE SAME THEME WAS PUBLISHED IN THE NYT SO I STOPPED...
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Brian Gubin
Jul 13, 20201 min read
Themed #7
PRETTY SIMPLE PUZZLE I JUST CAME UP WITH. I'M STUDYING FOR THE BAR EXAM SO I HAVE A LOT LESS TIME FOR PUZZLES THAN I'D LIKE BUT I STILL...
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Brian Gubin
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Themeless #5
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT A THEMELESS. I STARTED THIS WITH A 15-WIDE ACROSS THE MIDDLE USING WIN SOME LOSE SOME BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I ABANDONED...
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Brian Gubin
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Themed #6
THIS WAS A PUZZLE I ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND SORT OF FORGOT ABOUT. I THOUGHT POSTING IT NOW WAS APPROPRIATE BASED OFF...
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