The seed for this puzzle was inspired by a dog I know named Chewy who decided to stick his nose in my purse looking for treats even though I said I didn’t have any. Chewy’s owner responded with the seed entry to the puzzle, which made me laugh. Hope you enjoy!
Tag: themeless
Themeless #151
Totally unrelated to this puzzle, but it’s pretty delightful how deeply people in my neighborhood get into spooky season decorations. Hope you’re enjoying your October and that you enjoy this puzzle!
Themeless #150
I made yesterday’s New York Times puzzle! It’s been nearly two years since my last time, and as I put it in my constructor’s note for Wordplay, I consider it harder to get a puzzle published in NYT than it is to get into Harvard nowadays. Hopefully it won’t be another two years before the next time, but I have no accepted puzzles in the hopper there, so it wouldn’t shock me if it is. Anyway, I hope you liked yesterday’s easy puzzle; now here’s something harder!
Themeless #149
Sometimes the seed for a puzzle is a bane of my existence. That’s the case today.
Themeless #148
I made this one a while ago, but wanted to put some space between it and another themeless so you all don’t think this is suddenly a [SUBJECT MATTER REDACTED] puzzle blog.
Themeless #147
This one might not be as hard as usual — I made it, thought the grid was clean enough for NYT, submitted, and got noped. I think it’s a good puzzle, but of course NYT has a lot to choose from these days. Oh well!
Themeless #146
You may be able to tell what my seed entry was based on the tone of the clue.
Themeless #145
Here’s a little nostalgia for you — one of those moments when you realize “THAT was 20 years ago?!”
Themeless #144
Those of you who recall where I was about six weeks ago may have an easier time with the seed entry.
Themeless #143
I must have had ballet on the brain even more than usual this spring, because when I went to check my slush pile of completed puzzles, I had another one with a dance seed entry in there. No, that’s not what I’m posting today, but don’t be surprised if more TERPSICHOREan content shows up next time or in a month. (And if you can’t get enough ballet, check out how you get married if you are arguably America’s most famous active ballerina and you’re marrying another ballet dancer. My niece pointed out “she’s even got her toes pointed in the makeup chair!” and I pointed out that they’re literally doing the last scene from Dirty Dancing at their reception. Swoon!)
Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski 