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My Mystery Hunt 2021 Wrapup
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1) ✈✈✈ Galactic Trendsetters ✈✈✈ created an extraordinary online world to explore over the course of their Hunt, with Easter eggs and online games and a jillion puzzles to unlock…
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Another Round of Spaghetti
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I choose the words that get used in each game of Spaghetti using a random-number generator, first choosing a page from an abridged dictionary and then a word from that…
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The Return of Spaghetti!
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It’s been two years since we last played Spaghetti here on the blog — I completely forgot about running a round or two last year, much to my eventual embarrassment…
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Upcoming Sunday New York Times Crossword
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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…
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Puzzlesnacks Party
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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…
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Jelly Roll
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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…
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My Puzzles In the Wild
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Two items: Will Shortz features a puzzle by me on NPR Weekend Edition–it’s the new weekly challenge. I’m one of five puzzlemakers presenting puzzly challenges on the next edition of…
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Puzzlesnacks Plus
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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”…
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Mad Dash
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The annual convention of the National Puzzlers’ League was cancelled for this year, alas, but a whole bunch of us have gathered online for a weekend of puzzles and games,…
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Grids For Good
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I am pleased to be one of the 44 constructors involved in this new charity puzzle project. Simply donate to one of many COVID-related or justice-related causes, send in your…