The seed of this puzzle might not be what you think it is, since it’s a mid-length entry (27A, to be exact).
Tag: themeless
Themeless #133
I don’t often put the seed of my puzzles at 1A, but I did this time. Have fun!
Themeless #132
The seed for this puzzle is a reminder to you all of my listening habits. Have fun!
Themeless #131
For the folks who replied to my last post with “but I come here for hard puzzles!” — I have no plans to stop making hard themelesses and publishing them here every other week. The only thing that has changed is how I describe myself as a puzzlemaker.
As you may have noticed, the themelesses are offered free of charge. I do that because I like making them, and I know that the market for hard themelesses is not large enough that, were I to charge money for these puzzles, I would make enough to justify the extra work I’d have to put in for a paying audience (i.e., putting the puzzles through a test-solving and editing process).
But I now make a large part of my living making puzzles. In time, my goal is for puzzles and trivia to be the majority of my living, if not all of it. To do that, I need to sell easy puzzles. Which is something I’m good at making, and I enjoy making! Hence the rebrand.
So: Here is a hard puzzle that no longer bears the name “Tough as Nails.” Hope you enjoy it!
Tough as Nails Themeless #130
Here’s your first themeless of 2025, partly inspired by a vacation from 2019. Enjoy!
Tough as Nails Themeless #129
The last themeless of the year happens to fall on Christmas. As far as I know that’s not reflected at all in this puzzle. Sorry not sorry!
Tough as Nails Themeless #128
Current Self thanks Past Self for always making sure there are at least two puzzles in the can at any given time, because Current Self is BUSY.
Have fun with this one!
Tough as Nails Themeless #127
The way I clued the seed entry makes me think of Taylor Dayne. IYKYK.
Tough as Nails Themeless #126
Still haven’t figured out how to get the embed working. It’s not on my list of top 10,000 problems to solve right now, but for those who prefer online solving, you can do it here.
Tough as Nails Themeless #125
Created by Stella Zawistowski using the online cross word generator from Amuse Labs
Okay, so it only took me almost five years to figure out how to embed an online solver. I’m way better at crosswords than I am at technology, OK? Hopefully I will remember how to do this next time. Yes, I know it’s not working, working on it!
And here’s this week’s puzzle by the usual means, for those who like it that way:
Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski 