Puzzle 101 – “A Fond Farewell?”
puz here / pdf here / solution here
We’ll be back to the usual 15×15 themelesses soon, I promise… but one more slightly oversized one (17×17) for this week, with a theme. And fair warning: possibly the toughest thing I’ve posted here… or at least, the only thing I’ve posted here that leans hard on a NYT-Thursday-style bit of trickiness.
(If you need a hint–or if you’re having a moment of “how do I enter this properly in this software” frustration–please click here.)
Tip of the hat to Will and Chris and Matt for test-solving this one some time ago.
As always, comments are welcome. Happy solving, yall. Hope you enjoy.
Had so much fun solving this! From the quizzical looks, to the a-ha moments, and everything in between. 35, 36, 37D were the sticking points for me… but I figured my way through them eventually.
That’s what I was going for! The quizzical looks becoming aha moments are always good.
I enjoy your puzzles because they’re always informative and fun. And thanks for the links to puzzles by Will Eisenberg and Matt Bucher. I’ve downloaded a few from both of them and hope they turn out to be as good as yours!
Sure thing! And if you haven’t noticed the list already, scroll all the way down on this site for a set of links to other indie crossword sites. Lots of good stuff out there.