Two Bits

by | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here. “Two Bits” is this week’s puzzle title and each theme answer is clued with two items in a set clued by a term which ordinarily has a different meaning. 17a [“Hair” and “Hairspray”?] – MUSICAL DUO. 25a [Huff and puff?] – PAIR OF PANTS. Why are...

G-force

by | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here. “G-force” is this week’s puzzle title and the letter “G” has been forced over from the last letter of the first word to be the first letter of the second word in the theme answers. 18a [Getting’ a tan?] – GROWIN-G-OLD. Growing Old turns in to...

Wait, There’s More

by | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here. “Wait, There’s More” is this week’s puzzle title and the circled letters in the theme answers form a staircase where each step down is more than the previous one, from “none” to “all” like so: 17a [Nothingburgers] – NON-EVENTS with NONE circled....

There’s No Choice

by | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here. “There’s No Choice” is this week’s puzzle title and we have “no choice” since the “or” in the theme answer phrases have been changed from a separate word to part of the first word as follows: 18a [It’s possible “The Simpsons” Quimby will decline...

Crossing Paths

by | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here. “Crossing Paths” is this week’s puzzle title and did you figure out the theme? Unlike most puzzles, looking only at the long across answers won’t be enough. You have to look for the “paths” that cross. 17a [Had a growth spurt] – SPROUTED/ 4d...