The Puzzle Pit

Author: Adam Landau

  • Metal Monday #18 – Themeless

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    It was so great to go to the Midwest Crossword Tournament this weekend, and meet all the awesome folks there. Congrats to all the winners — looking forward to the next one! This is a themeless Metal Monday puzzle — I started with the two long central crosses, and then the puzzle kind of wrote…

  • Metal Monday #17

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    There’s a little bit of a twist to this themed Metal Monday puzzle…🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Themed Wednesday #10 – “Block Party”

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    I loved making this one (co-created with my brother), and felt we had something with potential for publication here, only to find out after submission to NYT (despite searching, clearly not well enough!) that they had run a similarly themed, and admittedly, better executed puzzle a couple years back. Either way, still lots of fun…

  • Metal Monday #16

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    Back to a “regular” Metal Monday, after a Sunday puzzle and 2 minis. This is a themeless puzzle, with lots of music content (not just metal!); enjoy!🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Mini Metal Monday

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    Trying something a little different here, with 2 mini 5×5 puzzles. I tried to make the majority of the clues/answers in these music-related, so while not the usual Monday puzzles, hoping this is fun as well!🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare – Mini Metal Monday #1 Crosshare – Mini Metal Monday #2 Downloads:

  • Themeless Friday #11

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    I really had a good time building this puzzle — lots of long answers, including a phrase from my day job that I’ve been waiting to see in a crossword, and a bunch of music clues sneaking into a non-Metal Monday puzzle… Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Metal Monday (Sunday) #15 – “I literally love them!”

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    Lots of firsts here; first 21×21 Metal “Monday” puzzle, first post on a Sunday, and first puzzle with a title. I’m really excited with how this turned out, hope you enjoy it as much as I did!🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Themed Wednesday #9

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    This themed puzzle kind of plays a little like a themeless, with the grid shape and longer answers. I also feel like it’s a bit tougher than some of the prior themed ones I’ve made… Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Metal Monday #14

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    Themeless Labor Day Metal Monday; my first attempt at dual triple-stacks of 15 letter answers. It’s a little less metal-centric than others, but I still hope you enjoy!🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads:

  • Metal Monday #13

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    Themed puzzle — I think it’s pretty straightforward, but may require some additional knowledge about some bands… 🤘 Solve Online: Crosshare Downloads: