Hello, friends, and welcome to this week's Smooth Sailing Sunday puzzle. I created this puzzle at the behest of our SSS Skipper, Cap'n Rick, and I hope you find solving to be a reason for a celebration! Thanks to Rick and Alan Kennan for their…
It's Monday, April 1, and in this puzzle we're celebrating the birthday of a well-known Muggle constructor who, even though he's been with us for only a year, has made quite an impression on us all. And how better to celebrate his birthday than by…
Hello, friends! Thrilled to be contributing to the new SSS.
My first idea for this puzzle was to use income-tax words as themers; alas, that IRS-related avenue, though timely, became simply too depressing to pursue. To my delight, a less-leaden theme…
Hello, friends! Here is my first puzzle of 2024.
Thanks to Abide for being such an awesome mentor, Cap'n Rick for his kind encouragement, and Joe Ross for his technical support.
Nudges: Based on the title, what do you think should you be looking for…
A sad comedown, title-wise: My previous puzzle (created with Cap'n Rick) was titled "Perfect Content" --- this one is "D-Grade." I hope you enjoy SSSolving it nonetheless!
Thanks to AJK for the title; AJK and Peter Abide for test-solving; and Joe…
Perfect Content
◆ · By guest constructor Cap'n Rick and Wendy Walker · Published 2023-11-20T05:05:26.193Z
Back in August, Wendy came up with what she thought was a cool idea for a meta but, being a neophyte constructor, couldn't figure out how best to put it into action. In a happy coincidence, Cap'n Rick had had the very same idea. They joined forces…
This meta puzzle was inspired by a rabbit hole that Wendy went down while trying to solve a Gaffney WSJ puzzle a few weeks ago. She thought it would make a nifty metanism for a future puzzle, and mentioned it to Alan, who within hours had devised two…
Drawing a Blank
■ · By guest constructor Cap'n Rick and Wendy Walker · Published 2023-09-10T04:02:05.949Z
Here's another SSS collaboration by "Wennedy" (fitting portmanteau word coined by @Al Sisti). We had lots of fun creating this puzzle (as a rookie constructor, Wendy finds that it's a great learning experience working with Rick!) and we hope you…
I use this puzzle's metanism frequently when trying to solve meta puzzles, but usually it goes nowhere fast. This one, I hope, will be a happy exception.
Dr. Tom and Wendy teamed up on this week's puzzle. It should not be difficult for solvers to determine which constructor crafted which clues.
At the reveal next week, Dr. Tom will share with you the puzzle's unusual origin story.
Thank you to Al…