Cryptic Interpretation 2
I promise Grid Therapy is not going to turn into an all-cryptics site. That may be good news or bad news depending on your point of view I suppose. In any case, the next puzzle is being test solved as we speak and it’s going to be a good old-fashioned Free Association. You’ll just have to indulge me today because this cryptic setting is new and energizing.
A huge thanks to Joe Margolies (Punnett Squares) and George Ho (Loplop Crosswords) for test solving this one and doing some mentoring along the way. Puzzle people are the best people, and these two are proof positive.
See you soon with a Free Association puzzle. Have a fantastic week!
About The Author
Trent Evans
I'm a husband, father, psychologist, musician, and crossword constructor living in Catonsville, MD. My puzzles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and its syndicates, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Andrews McMeel Universal Syndicate, the American Values Club Crossword, Spyscape Crossword, The Crosswords Club, and crossword apps such as the Redstone Crossword Puzzle App on iOS and Google Play. All of that means I've been published in every newspaper in the United States and many others around the world. Here at Grid Therapy, I can show a bit more of myself than the major publishers can allow. I hope you enjoy your time here on the crossword couch! I'd love to hear from you if you have comments or suggestions. If you're interested in having a custom crossword puzzle created for your event or organization, email me at drtrent (at) gmail.com.
Well, this cryptic took me 10 minutes longer to solve than Cryptic 1. Felt much tougher, but I realized I was overthinking some of the answers I should have gotten more quickly–like 20D and 19A. I’m still such a novice at these. But still, a pleasure! Nice seeing two nods to my state and absolutely loved the answer to 5A!