Sunday, May 24, 2026

Mom! We're Doing An Initiation! - Themeless #12

Hi!

I was working on a totally different (to-be-submitted) puzzle when I stumbled upon the bottom right stack in this grid - it was totally unusable because of how niche 65-Across is, but I was stoked to repurpose the stack into a blog puzzle and to let 65-Across shine.

After working the stack into a new grid, I was a little worried about being able to match the juiciness in the top left, but I ended up with something I'm super super happy with that's so so me.

Definitely my two most favorite triple stacks I've ever found, and they're in the same grid!

(Also, the title's a reference to 16-Across' movie, so slept on, will definitely put OOZMA KAPPA in a grid one day)

Hope you enjoy this one, more coming soon!

- Jack

Constructed by Jack Scherban with the free cross word creator from Amuse Labs

Friday, May 1, 2026

I Think I Left My Consciousness In The Sixth Dimension - Themeless #11

 Hi!

This one has 64 words, which is the lowest I've ever tried to construct.

When making a puzzle, there's a constant battle regarding getting the cleanest, freshest fill - choosing a word count this low definitely made that battle harder, but I'm happy with the result. There are certainly a few points of weaker fill than what I'd normally be okay with, but nothing too bad I think.

Hope you enjoy this puzzle, another one's coming right around the corner - stay tuned!


- Jack


Created by Jack Scherban with the online crossword maker from Amuse Labs

Mom! We're Doing An Initiation! - Themeless #12

Hi! I was working on a totally different (to-be-submitted) puzzle when I stumbled upon the bottom right stack in this grid - it was totally ...