DIY Projects
About the Puzzle
This puzzle was written with the New York Times in mind as a venue in 2018 but they rejected it and because it's a non-standard size, I didn't submit it anywhere else. It's a pretty experimental theme, but I think the execution is very solid! It remains one of my favorite puzzle ideas.
Active Square
- Arrow keys:
- Move active square.
- Enter/Return:
- Next square.
- Backspace/Delete:
- Delete input from active square and move to previous square.
- Ctrl + C:
- Cheat on letter.
- Ctrl + R:
- Toggle rebus entry.
- Ctrl + E:
- Toggle errors.
Active Clue
- Tab:
- Next clue.
- Shift + Tab:
- Previous clue.
- Shift + Right Arrow:
- Next unsolved clue.
- Shift + Left Arrow:
- Previous unsolved clue.
- Spacebar:
- Toggle direction.
- Escape:
- Escape puzzle.
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Across
- 1 With 36-Across, packaging phrase that hints at how 17-, 24-, 50-, and 61-Across must be solved
- 5 Abstinent, say
- 11 Michaels and Roker
- 14 Get down
- 15 Result of an early fall?
- 16 Emulate compost
- 17 Product #1: Best + The O of N.G.O. + Brook
- 19 [I'm frustrated!]
- 20 Part of a psychopath's makeup?
- 21 The O of B.P.O.E.
- 22 Graduate School adviser, e.g.
- 23 Assist with laundering
- 24 Product #2: Jeers + Succinct + It's above 2
- 27 Swiss Miss directive
- 29 Carla and others, on "Scrubs"
- 30 Dad bod-esque
- 31 Conductor, maybe
- 33 ___-Manuel Miranda
- 35 With 7-Down, a part of every crossword
- 36 See 1-Across
- 41 Little quibble
- 42 Jenny, for one
- 43 Shed door fixtures
- 44 Finger-painter's cover-up
- 46 Danson of Hollywood
- 47 Awaits a treat, say
- 50 Product #3: Court + M portrayer + Show
- 54 A blank is a useful but valueless one
- 56 "Legs" on buildings
- 57 Discerning quality
- 58 Male supermodel Simon
- 60 #OptOutside company
- 61 Product #4: Pops' partners + Full House star + Qualified
- 63 Big name in Fast Casual Mexican
- 64 Swear (to)
- 65 These styles get picked up
- 66 Either side of noon?
- 67 Target, as a tight end
- 68 Be rife (with)
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- 1 Some Muggles, in "Harry Potter"
- 2 Unit in a mall
- 3 Found a slot in one's calendar (for)
- 4 School founded by Henry VI
- 5 Personnel with two chevrons
- 6 White and milk chocolate morsel
- 7 See 35-Across
- 8 Something to get off one's chest
- 9 Escape is above it
- 10 Barbequed sushi meat
- 11 Speak to the merits of
- 12 Quiche type
- 13 Didn't trudge
- 14 Slammin' Sammy
- 18 Place for wagers: Abbr.
- 22 Channel for "Wheel of Fortune" reruns
- 25 Exit ___ lane
- 26 Price hikes
- 28 "True Grit" (2010), e.g.
- 32 Channel for Samantha Bee
- 33 Causing
- 34 Numbers on the brain?
- 36 "Stop with the silent treatment!"
- 37 Greenback
- 38 They might be wired
- 39 Moon of Saturn named for a Greek Titaness
- 40 Coward's question
- 45 Goods typically released on Fridays in the US
- 46 Graduate school output
- 48 Distinctive sound
- 49 Weaver's activity?
- 51 "Right on!"
- 52 Fluid-filled cavities
- 53 Food blogger Drummond
- 55 Kanter of the N.B.A.
- 59 36 blocks in this puzzle, for one
- 61 One might be rolled out
- 62 Halifax's zone: Abbr.