Month: December 2020

Puzzle 22: Merry Christmas (guest puzzle by Dave Eckert)

I wasn’t planning to post another puzzle this year, but my friend Dave Eckert sent me this one yesterday, and it was so much fun that I immediately asked him if I could share it here. It’s very appropriate to the season (as you might guess from the name), so be sure to solve it before Friday.

Hope to see you all next year, both virtually (I promise to post puzzles a little more regularly in 2021) and in person (we should all have the vaccine in time for at least one tournament, right?).

Puzzle 21: Holiday Treats (with Laura Braunstein and the Homeschool Cooperative Class)

Laura and I taught another crossword construction class for Homeschool Cooperative 2020 this week, and we created another puzzle with them. And just like the last puzzle, it’s relevant to the season. (Unlike the last one it has no connection to any satirical article, but you can’t have everything.)

Hope all of you are enjoying lots of good [12-Across] or [26-Across] or whatever sweet treats you prefer, and that you have had/are having/are about to have a Happy Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa/Solstice/New Year.