Adam Landau

Metal Monday #50 – “Money Money Money!”

May 4, 2026

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Metal Monday NUMBER FIFTY! Huge thank you to everyone who has stopped by and spent part of their day with these puzzles over the past 50 weeks. It’s been really cool to see there are others out there at this intersection of crosswords and heavy music. If you know anyone else who might enjoy this,…

Saturday Special – “And They’re Off!”

May 2, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Themed Wednesday

Here’s a special Saturday puzzle to align with one of my favorite annual events I originally built this about two years ago as my first-ever Sunday-sized 21×21 grid, and I’ve left it unedited since then. I feel like I’ve improved quite a bit as a constructor since, but I still think this is a solid…

Metal Monday #49 – Themeless

Apr 27, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Metal Monday

Back with a themeless Metal Monday, and this is my first ever pangram puzzle (with all 26 letters represented at least once). So spoiler alert for that. Enjoy!🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Themeless Friday #18

Apr 24, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Themeless Friday

Themeless Friday puzzle — I love my long fill, I kind of hate the short fill; so try and ignore some of the more cringe-y short stuff, and focus on the fun long stuff! Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Metal Monday (Sunday) #48 – “I Literally Love Them!”, Volume 4

Apr 19, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Metal Monday

Surprise! Another Metal Sunday here, this time celebrating the publication of my second LA Times Sunday puzzle (go check that one out today too!). If you’ve been here before, you know what to expect. If not: there’s tons of music (50 entries!) across genres, along with a familiar metal theme. Volume 3 from the series…

Themeless Friday #17

Apr 17, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Themeless Friday

Themeless puzzle inspiration is funny. I saw a phrase, realized it was 15 letters long, and was like “OK, I’ll make a puzzle with that as my center entry.” And that’s how this puzzle came together… Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Metal Monday #47 – “Bandbox”

Apr 13, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Metal Monday

Themed Metal Monday that was kind of tricky to come up with, but once I had a couple of my themers, it all sort of fell into place. Hope you enjoy! 🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Metal Monday #46 – Themeless

Apr 6, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Metal Monday

Themeless Metal Monday today; 4 stacks of three 9-letter entries are the feature here, with the usual music content and one Enjoy! 🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Themed Wednesday #16 – “Duck This Puzzle!”

Apr 1, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Themed Wednesday

I really loved this themed puzzle, and thought it may have had legs for a national publication, but after a few rejections, no such luck. All that said, while I’m biased, I feel like this is a really fun puzzle with a unique theme (I promise it’s not April Fool’s Day-related) that I haven’t seen…

Metal Monday #45 – Story Of The Year

Mar 30, 2026

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Adam Landau

in Metal Monday

I need to credit my wife for this puzzle; I was stuck coming up with something, and she gave me a great broad theme idea which fit nicely into a Metal Monday. Enjoy! 🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

Author: Adam Landau