Category: Free Association Puzzles

I enjoyed getting to see so many of you at ACPT! A few were kind enough to come up to say they enjoy Grid Therapy. Which is an ego boost like you can’t imagine. However, I also immediately felt like a piece of crap because I haven’t posted since...

Happy Valentine’s Day! Feast your eyes on these two lovebirds who are here to help you celebrate. I’m getting excited for ACPT April 5-7 and I hope to see as many of you there as possible. Also keep an eye out for my USA Today debut on February 25th....

Happy New Year friends! I’d like to thank Quiara Vasquez for the test solve on this one. Defector has a fairly new crossword feature and I was thrilled to debut there yesterday. You’ll be seeing me in USA Today and Universal over the next month or so, but for...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Just getting this one in under the wire for November with the help of test solvers Kiran Pandey and Jake Eakle from Crosscord. The puzzle community never fails to leave me feeling grateful. I’ve been super busy with construction for publishers but...

I am resolved to post at least one puzzle a month to Grid Therapy. That resolution occurred to me this morning. You know, the last day of the month. I had nothing. So I whipped this puzzle up today. The difficulty is finding someone to test solve it on...

Hurdy gurdy! Bork, bork, bork! Crossverd puzzle freshy outta de ooven! Derp derp! Solve it, yah? Thanks Swedish Chef! I was really having a hard time thinking what to say about this one. If you want more Trent puzzly goodness, be sure to check out my daily game at...

Yet another child is leaving the nest as we speak. Me and my back are blissfully here writing to you in the basement while the sounds of strong young people hefting things thud on the ceiling above me. I’ll have to make this relatively short so I can return...

I’m still here. I know it’s been a very long time, but I’m not abandoning this little project. Lots of good things and lots of not-so-good things have conspired to rob me of time to work on Grid Therapy puzzles. Puzzles are going to come in less frequently, but...

For those of you finding this before 10pm Eastern today, I’d love for you to check out a certain puzzle that will be available online at that time. If you found Grid Therapy because of said puzzle, welcome! Have a great weekend and hope you enjoy this Grid Therapy...

I’m still here! It’s been a little over two months since I posted a puzzle. So this morning I made one. I made it fast. Probably less than 3 hours start to finish. Nobody has test-solved it because I really wanted to get this thing up. We’ll see what...