Ever since I learned that 2025 is 45 squared, I knew how I wanted to end the year on the blog. This a 45x45 themeless puzzle! No gimmicks or metas, just 2,025 squares of puzzling goodness; think of it as 9 themeless puzzles with some bonus extra-extra-extra long fill. There are three spanners in here: one very apt for a puzzle, one very apt for a new year, and one... was just the other 45-letter word in my list. As with all puzzles on the blog, it is also an excuse to throw in some weird clues, personal references, and stuff that's been on my mind. 2025 was an odd year! But whenever I look back, the things that have brought me the most joy, comfort, and strength are throwing myself into community and hobbies, connecting with others over something we share a love for. Crossword puzzles have become such a reliably positive force in my life! Thanks to everyone who has ever solved one of my puzzles, and even bigger thanks to everyone (everyone!) who's ever written a puzzle I'...
One of my favorite recent innovations in the crossword space is Caleb Madison's Inferno puzzles at the Atlantic, which get harder and harder as you descend. I tried my own spin on it and... they're hard to make! My main conclusion is: hats off to Caleb! But I hope you appreciate my attempt. PDF Puz Fullscreen
I've been posting a puzzle a month pretty consistently to this blog, but my favorite month deserves another banger. This one is again inspired by finding a 15 in a dank meme, please don't take it too seriously. For those of you missing Midi Monday Month, I'm very happy to say that you can catch midis by me semi-regularly in the Modern Crossword , only at the Puzzle Society! Keep an eye out on Thursdays and Fridays, but also keep your eyes on the Puzzle Society generally! It is rapidly becoming my favorite puzzle site, combining my two favorite things: quick puzzles and elaborate lore . Experimenting with a direct link to the fullscreen applet for this puzzle, which should make things easier to solve on mobile: let me know. Also, shout out to AmuseLabs for letting us use custom completion audios: sound on for this one! PDF PUZ Fullscreen applet
fyi: I think the .puz file link is linking to the wrong file? Thanks!
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