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The table below contains all of the puzzles on this website in chronological order. Go to puzzles by type to see them arranged categorically, or back to the main puzzles page for other options. For instructions on the various puzzle types, go to the puzzle explanations page.

Download options: PDF files need to be printed out via Adobe Acrobat or a similar program. AcrossLite files can be solved on the computer or printed out (though the printouts don't look as nice as the PDFs).

Solution links lead to PDF downloads rather than individual pages on this website.

DATE ADDED

TITLE

NOTES

DOWNLOAD OPTIONS

SOLUTION

1

May 11, 2007

WELL, EXCUSE ME!

15x15 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

2

May 11, 2007

TITLE MATCHES

17x17 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

3

May 11, 2007

"MOVE E" REMAKES

17x17 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

4

May 11, 2007

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #1

21x21 crossword, originally published in Wordplay: The Official Companion Book

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

5

May 11, 2007

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #2

21x21 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

6

May 11, 2007

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #3

25x25 crossword; the two-page PDF is recommended

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

7

May 11, 2007

SOMETHING DIFFERENT #1

21x21 variety crossword, originally published in Tough Puzzles (Dec. 1992)

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

8

May 11, 2007

SOMETHING DIFFERENT #2

21x21 variety crossword, originally published in Tough Puzzles (April 1991)

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

9

May 11, 2007

DIY CRISSCROSS:
"PAR FOR THE CROSS"

Do-it-yourself crisscross

PDF

Solution

10

May 11, 2007

SPIRAL #1

Variety grid puzzle

PDF

Solution

11

May 11, 2007

MARCHING BANDS #1

Variety grid puzzle; grateful acknowledgment to Mike Shenk

PDF

Solution

12

May 11, 2007

CRISSCROSS FOR DUMMIES

Crisscross

PDF

Solution

13

May 11, 2007

THE CRISSCROSS IS RIGHT

Crisscross

PDF

Solution

14

May 11, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #1

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

15

May 11, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #2

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

16

May 11, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #3

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

17

May 11, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #4

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

18

May 11, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #5

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

19

May 11, 2007

FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (November 2004)

PDF

Solution

20

May 11, 2007

OFF THE RECORD

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (December 2004)

PDF

Solution

21

May 21, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #6

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

22

June 20, 2007

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #7

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

23

July 6, 2007

HIP TO BE SQUARES

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (February 2005)

PDF

Solution

24

Sept. 15, 2007

SO SAYETH WEBSTER

15x15 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

25

Nov. 25, 2007

DIY CRISSCROSS: "CHRISTMAS-CROSS"

Do-it-yourself crisscross

PDF

Solution

26

Dec. 17, 2007

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #4

21x21 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

27

Mar. 27, 2008

THEME AND VARIEGATIONS

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (March 2005)

PDF

Solution

28

May 11, 2008

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #8

21x21 cryptic, originally "Megacryptic" in Cryptics Monthly (January 2005)

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

29

Aug. 26, 2008

CHRIS-CROSS

Crisscross

PDF

Solution

30

Sept. 2, 2008

HOW'S THAT AGAIN?

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (May 2005)

PDF

Solution

31

Sept. 9, 2008

1 + 1 = 2

17x17 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

32

Oct. 27, 2008

WORD SEARCH VARIANT: "BLANK LETTER BOARD"

Variety word search

PDF

Solution

33

Nov. 1, 2008

THE INEVITABLE CONCLUSION

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (June 2005)

PDF

Solution

34

Nov. 16, 2008

MARCHING BANDS #2

Variety grid puzzle; grateful acknowledgment to Mike Shenk

PDF

Solution

35

Dec. 8, 2008

ROWS GARDEN #1

Variety grid puzzle; grateful acknowledgment to Patrick Berry

PDF

Solution

36

Dec. 20, 2008

LOVE LETTERS

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (July 2005)

PDF

Solution

37

Jan. 20, 2009

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #5

15x15 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

38

Feb. 4, 2009

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #9

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

39

Mar. 14, 2009

SPIRAL #2

Variety grid puzzle (with a gimmick)

PDF

Solution

40

April 1, 2009

SEEING THINGS

Variety cryptic, originally published in Cryptics Monthly (August 2005)

PDF

Solution

41

May 11, 2009

VOWELLESS
CROSSWORD #1

15x15 variety crossword

Hard version: PDF or AcrossLite;
Easier version: PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

42

June 18, 2009

MATCHMAKER

Variety cryptic, originally published in
The Enigma (October 2000)

PDF

Solution

43

July 1, 2009

THE WORLD'S MOST HONOREE CROSSWORD

17x17 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite 

Solution

44

Sep. 22, 2009

THEMELESS CHALLENGER #6

21x21 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

45

Oct. 19, 2009

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD #10

15x15 cryptic

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

46

Nov. 22, 2009

SQUEEZEBOXES #1

11x11 variety crossword

PDF (harder version) or PDF (easier version)

Solution

47

Dec. 27, 2009

INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC

14x15 crossword

PDF or AcrossLite

Solution

48

Jan. 28, 2010

WHAT'S MISSING?

Variety cryptic

PDF

Solution


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