PUZZLES BY TRIP PAYNE

WHERE TO FIND MY PUZZLES

Right now, there are two places where you can find my puzzles on a regular basis; details about those are below.

I'm also listing where you can find my one-time puzzles that appear in various newspapers, magazines, or other media. (I won't list the puzzles that aren't publicly available, such as those for private individuals or certain corporate assignments.) This list will be updated regularly, but those updates won't always be mentioned on the homepage.

REGULARLY APPEARING PUZZLES

TV Guide magazine: the weekly sudoku puzzle. Instead of numbers, the puzzle uses letters; solvers can find a long TV-related entry somewhere in the filled diagram. (My occasional crosswords for the magazine will be listed below when they're published.)

Yahoo! Daily Games: four 13x13 crosswords per week for the "Daily Crossword with Hints" feature. These puzzles focus on current pop culture and other modern references. Stan Newman is the editor; other contributors include Patrick Berry, Francis Heaney, and Matt Jones.

ONE-TIME PUZZLES

2008

January 18: themeless 15x15 crossword in The New York Times

January 18: many puzzles in the MIT Mystery Hunt. Individual puzzles that are still solvable after the fact (each of which leads to a specific word or phrase) include X2, Subservient Chicken Loves the '80s, Breaking Away, At the Canyon, and The Big Musical Number; ones no longer solvable include Nationwide Hunt and Case Study.

March: a greeting card, with art by Sue Mattero, for Design House Greetings

April 4: Wacky Weekend Warrior in the New York Sun. This puzzle is similar to the "Something Different" puzzles on this website. (If you have a hard time downloading it once it's available, try right-clicking and saving it to your desktop, then opening in AcrossLite.)

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