Puzzle 10: Flash Fiction (with Laura Braunstein)
This puzzle is late because I’m still recovering from Lollapuzzoola last Saturday. Or, more accurately, I’m still recovering from the flight delays that led to me not getting home until 3:00 am on Monday. The tournament itself was a lot of fun, and marks a great end to the 2019 crossword circuit. I finished all the puzzles cleanly, which I believe makes this the first year that I haven’t had a mistake in any tournament. I also finished 12th overall, after finishing 8th at both Boswords and Indie 500, and 24th (6th in the B division) at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
If you weren’t at Lollapuzzoola you can still get the puzzles and compete in the at-home division — or just solve them for fun. Also, you can do the puzzle below, which we handed out for free at the tournament. Laura Braunstein, who co-edits The Inkubator, came up with the theme, and then she and I roughly split filling the grid and writing the clues. Hope you enjoy it.
