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Likely as not, when you log on to Grid Therapy, you’re not going to get a hard puzzle. And lately, you’re not going to get a themed one either. I have been relatively bereft of theme ideas which satisfy me of late, and when they have satisfied me, I...
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Congratulations to Tyler Hinman, newly-crowned 2021 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion. He’s pictured here for that reason, and also because as per usual, the picture relates to something in the puzzle. This is a screen grab of his Twitch stream, which is worth watching. You can follow him on...
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I put out the call on Twitter for some additional test-solvers to lighten the load on Jeremy Diamond, who has been a rock for me in this little thing I do. I had some generous responses, and this week I took advantage of two of them: Steve Mossberg, who...
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I hope you all made it here ok. I used to have this blog kind of shoehorned in to the website for my psychology practice. I won’t bore you with the details, but in the process of getting my practice website into shape, I broke Grid Therapy. I wish...
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I had a themed puzzle ready for you this week. I tell you I loved it! “Look at how clever I am,” I said to myself. I ran it past a couple of constructors I trust, and the best response I got was ‘meh.’ And so I killed it....
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In case you haven’t heard, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is going to be online this year April 23-25. You can find out more and sign up here. I hope you enjoy the puzzle. Be well and I’ll see you back here soon. Across Lite (.puz) PDF...
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Like most of you, I just sprung forward an hour. I considered trying to do a themed puzzle around this, but this whole daylight saving time nonsense irritates me so much that it certainly doesn’t pass my personal ‘breakfast test.’ If I could construct it, every entry in such...
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Every now and then, one of you comment about some clue you enjoyed or some entry you thought was fresh. Sometimes I run clues by my teenagers, and they give me feedback. Just today, I received a helpful piece of criticism from one of them: “Oh my God, Dad,...