Delving into the 2025 Midwest Crossword Tournament Puzzles! I’ve solved puzzles from ACPT, Boswords, Westwords, Lollapuzzoola, and other tournaments throughout the years, but I’ve never solved puzzles from the Midwest Crossword Tournament before…

In today's post, we delve into the 2025 Midwest Crossword Tournament puzzles!

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Crossword News Roundup: Tournaments, Classes, Videos, and New Puzzles! The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament was this past weekend, and once again, it was a highlight of the puzzly year! Congratulations to new champ Erik Agard and everyone who competed for Stamford…

In today's post, we've got crossword news from all over! Xwd tournaments, videos, new puzzles, and more!

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Folks! We're hiring at @puzzmo.com again.

Since launch, I think the majority of my time has been spent on B2B systems inside Puzzmo - and it's time to start handing over some of those responsibilities to someone

We're currently the puzzles infra for a gazillion publishers and more are coming

2026 Puzzles - 3D Calendar Puzzles 2025 3D Crossword Calendar puzzles

3D extra puzzle day today! I had such fun with the clues - why not have a go? If you enjoy, maybe buy the calendar next time - it’s for two great causes!

Bum Paul's churned
out mediocre
entertainment… (7)

…'Paul, lad, change it
up a bit, this is bog-standard?'
(7)

#cryptic #crossword #sorrypaul

The River Crossing Puzzle Hey there, fellow puzzler. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Image courtesy of Nuts & Volts. A farmer with a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage must cross a river by boat. The boat can carry on…

In today's post, we explore the classic river crossing puzzle!

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Crossword Con 2026 - Square Theory (Adam Aaronson) YouTube video by puzzmo

My Square Theory talk from @puzzmo.com's Crossword Con is now available to watch!

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Congratulations to Erik Agard, and to everyone who participated in this year's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament! #ACPT

:: waves from the crowd ::

"I'd rather have a puzzle in front of me than a frontal puzzectomy."

-- Dorothy Parker, early #ACPT contestant

was once New Amsterdam.

In today's bonus post, we wish luck to all the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament solvers, and share a puzzle to get everyone warmed up!

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In today's post, we look at The Simpsons and their puzzly history (for the third time)!

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DICE… IN… SPACE! Resin space dice… Storytelling has been with us as long as humanity has existed. From the first stories told around the campfire to podcasts and television shows and novels, stories are not j…

In today's post, we watch roleplaying dice venture into the final frontier!

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Desert island - marooned
Dessert island - macarooned

Club Drosselmeyer Invites You to a Wedding! There are all sorts of immersive puzzly experiences available these days. Crossword tournaments, treasure hunts, escape rooms, puzzles by mail, puzzles by email, puzzles on your phone… But nothing …

In today's post, we spread the word about a new puzzly experience: The Wedding Party!

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Find Balance in This New Variation of Tetris: Uraomotetris! When it comes to puzzly video games, Tetris is the granddaddy of them all. Yes, there are some amazing puzzle games that have come along in the years since — Portal, The Talos Principle, and …

In today's post, we seek puzzly balance with a new version of Tetris: Uraomotetris!

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Unch Issue 3 cover. "unch" text at the top, with the subtitle "the clued up crossword magazine". The field is dark yellow and on it is a cartoon of a red hand pointing to the right and a big black arrow pointing down.

OK everyone - we have a cover sorted out and pre-sales are open!

Roll up and buy one now at unchcrosswords.com

Please do repost and share where you can, I'm really keen to get these excellent puzzles in front of as many people as possible...

When are they gonna do something that IS for the faint hearted? I've been waiting so long.

GM Tip: Consider using safety tools like lines & veils or the X-card. Discuss boundaries in Session Zero and respect them during play. A safe table is a table where everyone can be fully present and engaged.

#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #ttrpgCommunity

Crossword News Roundup! Crossword tournament season is fully in swing and there’s plenty to keep up on AND look forward to. The Boswords Spring Themeless League is in week 3 already, and I’ve heard rave review…

In today's post, we talk crossword tournaments, Crossword Con, and puzzly charitable endeavors!

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Puzzles in Pop Culture: Madness As regular readers know, I’m a sucker for any time that crosswords find their way into other media. I’ve previously discussed crossovers between the music world and crosswords in my pos…

In today's post, we look at another example of crosswords in music as we explore "Cardiac Arrest" by Madness!

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Farewell, Sam. Sam Kieth is a comic book artist, writer, and storyteller who isn’t as well-known as he should be. He wrote and drew for the Hulk, Wolverine, Batman, and many other notable characters, and al…

In today's post, we celebrate the live of writer and artist Sam Kieth with an acrostic puzzle.

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What fool called it a cream pie fight instead of a custardy battle?

A Conversation with WordleBot! WordleBot is a tool offered by The New York Times to help solvers by analyzing their Wordle solving. And I thought I’d have a chat with it today. Me: Hey WordleBot, how’s it going? Word…

In today's post, we have a chat with WordleBot!

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One Hundred Years of The Observer Crosswords! 1913 marked the birth of the crossword as we know it, but cryptic (or British-style) crosswords have been around nearly as long as the American version! In fact, this past Saturday — Pi Day &…

In today's post, we look at the history of cryptic crosswords as The Observer celebrates 100 years of cryptics!

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A Seasonal Puzzle Contest from Michael Hanko and George Barany! Hello puzzly friends! Today is indeed your lucky day, as I have a second puzzle to share with you, courtesy of constructors Michael Hanko and George Barany! They’re hosting a puzzle contest a…

A bonus post today with a seasonal puzzle contest, courtesy of Michael Hanko and George Barany!

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Happy Friday the 13th! Today’s a good day. A day when people remember to be wary of sidewalk cracks, walking under ladders, or troubling that black cat on your path. A day for visiting the nearby summer camp and re…

In today's post, we've got a horror crossword for you to solve in honor of Friday the 13th!

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Meet Parseword: Making Cryptic Crosswords Less Cryptic! You might not know Josh Wardle by name, but you certainly know his viral creation, Wordle, and you’ve no doubt seen friends and family members sharing their solving results daily. A few days …

In today's post, we look at Parsewords, the latest puzzly endeavor from Wordle creator Josh Wardle!

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