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puzzle #83: i’m feeling fancy (themeless)

vibe-checked by sidle developer adam aaronson
PUZ / JPZ / PDF / SOLUTION


This grid is maybe the quintessential example of my constructing philosophy “stack before grid shape.” What do I do when I have a fun stack but it doesn’t really work in a 15×15 grid? Obviously make the grid a bit bigger and void out a lot of black squares so you don’t really notice how many of them there should be. This is still a 70-word grid!

In crossword news, I’m very happy to be contributing the crosswords for both Anyway Magazine and Write Magazine this month. These magazine gigs are always really special to me, because I love holding physical copies of my puzzles. Also, for Write specifically, I get the rights to the puzzle a month after it’s published, so I should be posting some fun literary-themed puzzles in the coming months.

Today’s music recommendation is Frisco‘s new mash-up album:

Enjoy the puz! Also: feel free to share the link, comment below if you like the puzzle, and check out my Patreon!
– Ada



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I’m Ada Nicolle (she/her)!
I’m a trans crossword constructor based in Toronto, Canada. I’m the author of “A-to-Gen Z Crosswords,” and my crosswords have been published in Xtra, USA Today, and Believer Magazine, among other outlets.

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