I’ll have a new Sunday crossword, “Six Pack,” in the New York Times this weekend. I hope you enjoy it. Big shoutout to my friend Dave Shukan for his help in developing the theme for this one.

You know the one thing I wasn’t selling in my Puzzlesnacks store? Puzzlesnacks. I had the tougher Plus puzzles in there, and also the easier kid-friendly puzzle sets, but no collections of my actual weekly Puzzlesnacks puzzles. I finally decided to do something about that.

Puzzlesnacks Party is a set of 50 snack-sized puzzles featuring a wide variety of puzzle types — Labyrinth, Spiral, Gotta Split, and much more. These are mostly puzzles from 2016 and 2017, so unless you were one of my very first subscribers, these will be new to you. Get ’em for yourself to scratch that need-a-quick-puzzle itch, or get them for a new or intermediate solver in your life.

(And while I’m here: Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!)

This Friday on Puzzlesnacks, I’ll debut a brand-new variety puzzle type — the Jelly Roll! And then this weekend, you’ll see a full-size version in the New York Times Sunday magazine. Thanks to my friend Mark Halpin for helping in the development of this puzzle’s presentation, and for coming up with the perfect name.

Two items:

1. Will Shortz features a puzzle by me on NPR Weekend Edition–it’s the new weekly challenge.
   
2. I’m one of five puzzlemakers presenting puzzly challenges on the next edition of That Word Chat–Tuesday, November 10th, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Sign up at the link to join in!

This was released a couple of months ago, and apparently I announced it everywhere but on my own blog. You might know that every week I make a new “snack-sized” variety puzzle, and there’s even a whole book available of my Puzzlesnacks. Well, I asked my audience if they wanted my puzzles in a slightly larger size, and the response was an overwhelming “Yep!” And so I’m pleased to announce (albeit two months late) my first set of Puzzlesnacks Plus: A downloadable packet of twenty larger and more challenging variety puzzles, sure to give you a healthy workout!