February 28, 2011
**gulp**
Still love the Roches.
This one's pretty much a themeless. Although some might say this contains a "mini-theme". Which, I guess, is a theme that didn't deserve to be a theme.
Recently I've been wondering if I'm making any progress.
I definately think that I'm better at this than I was two years ago. But, am I any better at this than I was one year ago? Have I reached my plateau and should just give it up already? Have I been a slacker in the grid's fill one too many times to adequately compensate for the fun clues? Have I exhausted my potential in this, so-called, "crossword" thing?
Initially, I'd anticipated getting some feedback in the "comments" section. But, alas, with rare exception, that has not happened. So, here we am and so let's take a poll, eh?
Shall I continue to post my crossword puzzles? And by "post" I mean "forever lead you on into thinking that I may, one day, post a puzzle worth solving". Or, shall I just call it a day and a crazy dream that'll never come untrue?
Or, should I seek out a community of well-meaning, encouraging, helpfully critically like-minded puzzle-makers who love to mentor the scalliwags and upstarts among us? Something called "Cruciverb", maybe?
Or, shall I just keep doing whatever I feel like doing?
Here's yet another Across Lite puzzle that awaits your click:
Click to solve.
February 22, 2011
February 13, 2011
Some Guys
You do know that the only reason I continue to post crossword puzzles is so that I can exercise my PhotoShop skills, right?
Now you know.
Across Lite file:
Click to solve.
February 02, 2011
February 2, 2011
Here's a song from my new favorite band, Summer & Eve with the Freshness. I know of them only because the piano player is crossword constructor Patrick Blindauer. This song is about country stuff.
They have a repertoire of short, funny, folky ditties. The entire show that the above video was recorded is available on line, from a different angle and with better sound and picture quality. Click the link below and scroll down just a bit until you see the post with the video link.
Click and scroll for entire show.
Oh, right. The crossword puzzle.
This is called a "step quote". Danged oddest kind of theme around. I couldn't seem to build a 15x15 grid around it, so I expanded it to 17x17. Pretty ugly, eh? Not the best fill in the world either, but I was in a rush to finish it so I could post it today.
Better, cleaner puzzle coming soon. I hope.
Across Lite file again:
Click to solve.
