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12/29/2K - New Year's Cryptic Crossword
Ring out the old and ring in the new with this themed cryptic crossword by Will DaBeed.
12/28/2K - Puzzle Tour #26
Funk & Wagnalls Crossword, 111 Years of National Geographic, The Ultimate Puzzle Sculptures, Eternity Puzzle, Bumper Cows, and more.
12/22/2K - Christmas Concentration
Test your powers of recollection with this Christmas version of the classic memory game. Play online (Java).
12/19/2K - ACCC #3 - Fall Segment
Winners and glimmers in the GORE / BUSH contest.
12/14/2K - My Holiday Wish List
Here a few things I'd like to find under the Christmas tree.
12/13/2K - Crossworders' Dictionary & Gazetteer
Over 1 million words and the equivalent of 6,000 printed pages. A great tool for solvers and creators.
12/12/2K - The Puzzle Tour #25
Soma, Japanese Puzzle Boxes, Pentaplex, Impossible Objects, Kids' Place, Puzzle World, and more.
12/04/2K - ACCC #2 - Fall Segment
Winners and glimmers in the 'Tom Swiftie' contest.
11/30/2K - Kelly's Cryptic Crossword #4
Tom Kelly's fourth offering for cryptic fans. Print-friendly.
11/29/2K - The Puzzle Tour #24
Tangleword, Waterford Press Games, Writer's Blocks, Slide Show, Distort the President , Word Painter, Theodore Tugboat, and more.
11/27/2K - Crossword Maestro
Solving software that is a lot more than just a way to cheat. A nice gift idea for a puzzling friend.
11/23/2K - Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a great holiday weekend. Here are some games to play along with the family, food, football, and fun. Enjoy.
11/15/2K - The Winners of the Puzzler's Contest
Here are the lucky winners of the Summer Segment of the About Cryptic Crossword Challenge (ACCC).
11/08/2K - The Puzzle Tour #23
Win A Goldfish; WordSolver; Clueless Crossword; Why Files Quizzes; The Great American Gaffe Game; Wotsit?; Girl Trouble; Rebus Rhymes; Rubik's Cube, and more.
11/02/2K - Peg!
Play this online strategy game where the goal is to remove as many pegs from the board as possible. If you end up with a single peg in the center, that's a perfect game.
10/28/2K - The Daily Crossword Puzzle Debuts
I'm pleased to announce the debut of my daily online crossword. If you like to solve themed puzzles of medium difficulty then try this interactive crossword. Java.
10/27/2K - The Puzzle Tour #22
Wanted Words; Quantum Brainbenders; Blue BeanBag; World Puzzle Championship;The 9 to 5 Cafe; Cute Clues; Swirl-Painting; Topica, and more.
10/23/2K - About Cryptic Contest - Fall Segment begins
Write a 'Cryptic Definition' for any word or phrase of your choosing. I'll be giving away beautiful, decorated wreaths between now and December 25th.
10/20/2K - Halloween Concentration
Test your powers of recollection with this Halloween version of the classic memory game. Play online (Java).
10/16/2K - The F-Word
There's more to the f-word than insulting the guy who just cut you off in traffic. Take this quiz and see if your vocabulary is faint, fair, or formidable.
10/15/2K - The Puzzle Tour #21
Olympic Crossword; 101 Dalmatians; The JigZone; Word Game of the Day; Tricky Treat Crossword; BuzzWhack; Proper Name Finder; Edward McArdle Acrostic, and more.
10/14/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #7
The clever winners and glimmers of the seventh cryptic clue contest.
10/11/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #6
The clever winners and glimmers of the sixth cryptic clue contest.
10/07/2K - The Puzzle Tour #20
Milestone Crossword; Motor-Cross Cryptic Crossword; Quote Acrostic Applet; Tower of the Ancients; Multistate Mazes; Foxtrot.com, and more.
10/06/2K - If I Had A Million Dollars
Get ready to puzzle your way to a million bucks! Just kidding. But if you successfully answer the eleven questions, you'll be awarded a diploma and full bragging rights.
10/01/2K - The Puzzle Tour #19
Manny's Library; Interactive Cryptograms; Beginner's Cryptic; Spooner Anthology; Ortograf; Click Doodles; Crompton's Grotesque Geometry; Sister City... and more.
09/21/2K - Free Jigsaw Puzzles
I've created some beautiful jigsaw puzzles that you can solve on your computer. The download is fast and easy and you don't need any special viewers, plug-ins, or software.
09/18/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #5
The clever winners and glimmers of the fifth cryptic clue contest.
09/15/2K - The Puzzler's Bookstore Returns!
I'm happy to announce About's new partnership with Barnes & Noble, known for their selection and excellent customer service. Here's a preview of the Puzzler's Bookstore which officially opens next week.
09/13/2K - The Puzzle Tour #17
A Word With You; Headlines Acrostics; Plank Puzzles; International String Figure Association; ClickMazes; Private Eye Crossword; Java Crossword Gallery; Nokia Games; CrossWits... and more.
09/11/2K - About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #6
Write a 'color-full' clue, win the gold, and make us green with envy. I'll be giving away some great prizes to the clever winners.
09/07/2K - The Puzzle Tour #16
Brain Booster; Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Crossword; Daily Crossword; Today's Hint From Stan; Hexaword; Brain Candy; Games Domain; Riddler; BrainsBreaker; Cross Country; 1-2-3 Word Search Maker... and more.
09/06/2K - Increase Your Word Power
Take this interactive quiz and find out how much gas is in your verbal tank. Fill 'er up!
09/01/2K - About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #4
The clever winners and glimmers of the fourth cryptic clue contest.
08/30/2K - The Puzzle Tour #15
Wordcross Speed Challenge, Computer Puzzles Unlimited, National Jigsaw Puzzle Championship, Jemidanny Jigsaws, Puzzle House, Math Puzzles, Word Scramble, Drop Quotes... and more.
08/25/2K - Puzzlers At War
You are at war and your survival depends on a life-line that is constantly disrupted by the enemy. Who you gonna call? Puzzle solvers, that's who.
08/18/2K - The Puzzle Tour #14
Puzzle Me Silly!; Laser Beams; Fireflies; Free Jigsaw Puzzles; Mind Sports Olympiad; The Logic Problems Page; Coin Tricks; Crullers Crossword; Best Crosswords... and more.
08/16/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #3
The clever winners and glimmers of the third cryptic clue contest.
08/11/2K - The Puzzle Tour #13
Discovery School Puzzlemaker; Billy Bear Puzzles; Anina Roux; Will Johnston; Scribbler's Cryptic Puzzle Palace; Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names; Palindromes; Langenberg; Brain Food; Magic Squares; Cru Cryptics Archive... and more.
08/07/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #2
The clever winners and glimmers of the second cryptic clue contest.
08/04/2K - The Puzzle Tour #12
Knotty Puzzles; Barry Tunick's Crossword; Wordfind.net; Peanuts Game Gallery; Coolki; Step by Step; Confusion; Logic Word and Other Puzzles; Cryptograms; Cryptographs; Clever Games for Clever People... and more.
07/28/2K - The Puzzle Tour #11
Jigsaw Puzzles; Canopia; Times Crossword Championship; Daily Puzzler; Sportswords; Irish Times Crossword; Webber's Anagram Crosswords; Fun Grids 4 Kids... and more.
07/27/2K - The WALLY Test
Are you a #1 WALLY or are you just too wily? Answer five simple questions and find out.
07/25/2K - Results of About Cryptic Crossword Challenge #1
The clever winners and glimmers of the first cryptic clue contest.
07/23/2K - The Puzzle Tour #10
Slate; Swizzles; The Odd Couple; CRPuzzles; Drop Quotes; Jumble Time; NPL Anagrams... and more.
07/21/2K - All About Puzzles
About guides have made puzzles a part of their topic. From Knitting and Horses to Teenwriting and Neuroscience, visitors can calculate, cogitate, deduct and deduce. Puzzlers! Start your pencils!
07/16/2K - The Puzzle Tour #9
Square Dancing Bears; Ask Henrietta; News Quiz Crossword; Education Place; Brain Food; Children's Brain Teasers; Picture This; Sydney Morning Herald; CrOZworld; Bird-Brained Puzzles... and more.
07/14/2K - Seasick Crossword
Try a standard 15 x 15 puzzle with a briny theme and let me know what you think. Smooth sailing or just plain sick?
07/09/2K - The Puzzle Tour #8
Magnetic Content; E-Crostic; OXbrain; Chess Puzzles; Daily Post; Interactive Crossword Club; Color Cross... and more.
07/07/2K - About Cryptic Crossword Contest
The cryptic clue-writing contest (ACCC) has returned. Become an About member, submit a cryptic clue and win some great prizes.
07/02/2K - The Puzzle Tour #7
Kadon; Edgar Allan Poe Cryptographic Challenge; Match Stick Puzzles; Cracked Crosswords;Tangrams... and more.
06/26/2K - Pyramid Puzzles
Solving these simple puzzles will test your word power and trivial knowledge. Or try making your own.
06/24/2K - The Puzzle Tour #6
Wordox; Bluffalo Bill; Startdl.com; Globe And Mail; Droodles; Bob Klahn; Toads And Frogs; Tic-Tac-Toe; The Missing Dollar... and more.
06/19/2K - Letter Games
A sign reading 'TOTI EMU LESTO' adorned a village post in olden days. It's one example of the letter games which have been around as long as the written word.
06/17/2K - The Puzzle Tour #5
Wanted Words; Lateral Thinking; Cool Puzzles; Mazes; Amaze Game; Prime Numbers; Twisty Puzzles; MasterWord... and more.
06/10/2K - The Puzzle Tour #4
Riddledujour; World Wide Words; Quinion; Primrose; Cross Sums; Xword Studio; Mind Olympics... and more.
06/09/2K - Puns: The Lowest Form of Wit?
Aristotle approved of them, Cicero loved them and Jesus was no stranger to them. Revered and reviled since Adam and Eve went 'appley' on their way, puns are here to stay.
06/03/2K - The Puzzle Tour #3
CrossWits; Double Crostics; Math & Logic; IQ Quizzes; Jigsaw Puzzles; The Puzzle Factory; It's Cubular... and more.
05/31/2K - Puzzle Markets
Those who make a living writing crossword puzzles are a rare breed but, if you've got what it takes, here's what you can get.
05/27/2K - The Puzzle Tour #2
Cracked Crosswords; 3D Crossword; Billboard; Lissajous Cryptics; WordCross; World Puzzle Federation; The Guardian; National Puzzle Museum... and more.
05/24/2K - Last Puzzle & Testament
A sneak preview of the next book in the crossword-centric fiction series by Parnell Hall. Solve the puzzle and uncover the culprit.
05/20/2K - The Puzzle Tour #1
Celebrity Chat with Will Shortz; HeadLines Acrostics; Wordsmyth; Sliding Blocks; Jigsaw Puzzles; EncycloZine... and more.
05/15/2K - Kelly's Cryptic Crossword #3
Tom Kelly's third offering for cryptic fans. Print-friendly.
05/08/2K - Acronyms: YKYBOTLW
Short (but not always sweet), acronyms have become a widely used form in today's written communication. And crossword creators couldn't be happier.
04/22/2K - Will DaBeed's April Cryptic Crossword
A challenging crossword with a bonus clue.
04/17/2K - Kelly's Cryptic Crossword #2
Tom Kelly's second offering for cryptic fans. Print.
02/28/2K - Pangrams
Write a sentence using each letter of the alphabet only once.
02/20/2K - Kelly's Cryptic Crossword #1
Try Tom Kelly's offering for cryptic fans. Print.
02/07/2K - Palindromes (Part 2)
From the the ingenious to the inane. How long can you go?
01/31/2K - Palindromes (Part 1)
From ancient Greece to modern times.
01/23/2K - Word Squares
Forerunners to crossword puzzles. Is it possible to create a 10-letter square?
01/17/2K - Acrostics (Part 2)
From poetry to parlor games, Acrostics in modern times.
01/12/2K - Acrostics (Part 1)
Mystical to mind-boggling. Did you know that acrostics predate Christianity?
01/03/2K - Spoonergrams
Word games and spoonerised phrases.
12/27/99 - A Well Boiled Icicle
Meet Reverend Spooner over a few 'spoonerisms'.
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