Mirthwright Puzzles & Games

Over on the Crosscord, people are in a sharing mood so I thought I'd join in and post the words I've added to my construction dictionary in the month or so I've been pursuing this hobby actively. Side note: I can't believe it's only been a month since mid-December... time doesn't work any more. Anyway, here it is.

Does that song make anyone else think of My So Called Life ? Or am I dating myself? The dedicated SF fans among us will know what this Paul French book is doing here, after completing the puzzle. Thanks to Steve Mossberg for his feedback, even if I ignored some of it. Especially for encouraging me to play with grid design late in the process, which made me feel ok about the coule of cheater squares that are in this one. Today's song is Like Real People Do by Hozier. Enjoy.

Happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and look forward to a productive week at work. I do, even if I'm not super optimistic about that. For today's puzzle I decided to use a random number generator for dimensions and then build from there. I may keep that up for Monday minis. Today's song is La Terre de Mon Grandpere by the incomparable BeauSoleil.

This week has been a hell of year. I had planned on a traditional 15x today, but was slightly distracted by the news over the last couple of days. Instead, have a 21x that I've been holding onto for a while. Today's contruction song is All Your Favorite Bands by Dawes. I find it uplifting. *the picture at the top has nothing to do with the puzzle. I just liked it.

Happy Monday! It's the first mini of 2021. While constructing this one, an old favorite song came up on the playlist. Enjoy Jolie Louise by Daniel Lanois, perhaps while you enjoy the puzzle.

2020 is over! But it wasn't ALL bad, right? I present some candidates for MVP of the year. Who gets your vote?

This is a little bit on the large side for a mini, maybe bordering on midi. A little heavier on the proper names than I prefer but I hope I was fair with the crosses to make the gettable. (And 13-A could certainly have been clued not as a proper name, but I wanted to throw my sportsball knowledge around. YNWA) Image by Dave via Flickr, licensed by CC-BY-NC-ND