Nice grid and, yes, CODES got me in a twist. Nice!

Weekly Words Week 55

Nice one Taylor! I don't understand the shaded FACE anagrams - is there a revealer somewhere or what am I missing?

the clue for CAFE has a "?" so the way it's worded should reveal that the shaded letters are the word CAFE in the "wrong order". does that make sense?

Ah I get it now! I just didn't connect CAFE as the revealer

Untitled #1

Quite a fun puzzle (Worst-ie still kills me)

It Gets Easier

Really smooth grid - so fun to solve! I think I've got the meta too 🎉

My first meta attempt, loved it! Such a fun grid to solve. I think I have the meta answer? Can a word in the meta answer also appear in the grid?

Nice! My only objection would be to calling the USO a company. It’s a government affiliated nonprofit.

It's Pretty Black and White

Hey Mike D, please delete the first version of this puzzle featured on the homepage.. it had a typo in the grid and I had to fix it. Thanks!

When you delete the puzzle it auto-deletes from the homepage if it's been featured, so should be good to go! 😊

Thanks! What did you think of this edited grid? Did you get a chance to try it out?

Easy Way Out

This one goes out to all you underscore fans

Oops had a typo I couldn’t find! This was a really fun one 😀

I’ll admit, at first I wasn’t sure I’d like all fill in the blank clues, and then it grew on me. That was fun!

Quite similar to my own journey while making it, to be honest! Thamks

Fill in the ______: Let's ____ the Library!

Nice one Jacob! You managed to fit a ton of software stuff in here will still keeping it smooth feeling 👍

Thanks Mike! I was really pleased with this one, except PRMAN

now realizing how much I don't know about software haha

It's amazing how much more good short stuff there is for a software audience.

Software

First time I've heard the word copaganda 😂

My family won’t play Catan with me anymore since I blocked my wife’s potential longest road and she threw a sheep at me.

April 17

Very nice Becky! Took me a while to figure out what the themers all had in common 😬😂

The Red Queen

nevermind... just realized that it had to be stop, slow, go because of "gobstopper, can't slow down, and cargo bay"... very very sneaky! didn't see that until now

lovely puzzle... tons of great clues... the grid art is visually striking... I tried "R, Y, G" and "RED, YELLOW, GREEN" before giving up... would be cool if rebus could support the accepting of multiple answers

I wish rebus could accept multiple answers though! That'd open up some awesome possibilities!!

Good idea! Opened [this issue](https://github.com/mdirolf/crosshare/issues/261) to track it

Everything about this puzzle was amazing! The grid art, the self-referential clue for HOUSE, the unchecked squares, and did I mention the BISQUE??

I was about to ask how to do the rebus but I saw Philip's comments and I am in awe.

WOW!  Impressive theme!  I noticed gobstopper right away, and that helped with the other two.

This was a lot of fun! I was a bit thrown off by the unchecked squares at first, but totally loved it i once I had it all figure out

Stuck in Traffic

Fun one! I got tripped up in the NE around AREACODE and BONMOT. Glad to hear I'm not the only one who isn't a fan of SNOWEMERGENCIES 😂

Woot! Yeah... living in Minnesota is a task in the winter. I really wanted to fit SPRINGBLIZZARDS in there, but I couldn’t make it work. What do you think of the clue for MOLOTOV?

Nice! I had FOILS instead of PLANE, APSE instead of AMBO, and SODA instead of DOTS, but all three were gettable and better that my first guess. MOLOTOV was great!

Woot! Glad you liked it! MOLOTOV was a word I’ve wanted in a puzzle for awhile, just for the clue alone haha.

Themeless Express #2

Nice one Leonard! I'm glad you posted it 😊. I liked the 'side' theme

Most of the cluing fits the answer with or without the theme, eg MOUNTAIN/MOUNTAINSIDE and EFFECT/SIDEEFFECT so I was about 90% through the puzzle before I even picked up on it!

Thanks for the solve and for the feedback! I wasn’t trying to be tricky, so I guess the clues were pitched at the right level.

Couple of tough ones in there.. I liked it!

On the Borderline

I couldn't quite work it all out but it was really fun trying!

CRSSWRD 1

ONCD tripped me up but after revealing I love it! 😂 - Great puzzle!

the stacks are nice, liked the helpful nudge for the clue on pharaoh ants... unable to parse "on cd"... so ran the alphabet on the oncd/torrid crossing... i've never tried making long stacks before as it seems intimidating, but could be fun to try - thanks for the wordlist tip

Most people will say they much prefer more blocks and better fill. But I don't believe them --- I think they want less blocks and better fill. Still working on getting both at the same time :/

Cheap Stacks

Great puzzle - the long stacks were all very nice! Clue for SLYSTALLONE was so good.

Canals

Nice Kjersti! I found it both simple and satisfying! 😊

So much fun! A perfect start to my day. I loved the construction of this one.

*49D has a typo in the clue*

A lot to like here!  I look forward to working more of you puzzles.

Themeless Practice

Loved it Taylor!

I know some people hate on rebus puzzles but I love the click when I figure out why a word wasn't working!

It’s my first attempt! Glad you liked it.

Also, rebus puzzles are my FAVORTIE. That’s why I love the Thursday Times puzzle so much

Thursday NYT puzzles are the B[EST] kind. Fun!

I see what ya did there! and yes, i agree!

It's Five O'clock Somewhere

Some of these (JENKINS) I didn’t get but I could guess at them...

Cloudy Day

I loved this! It definitely gave me the same mental workout as @scantor's anagrammys

The Crossword Goblin 1

Nice one Kent! Fun fact about ALTO - I never knew that!

Thanks, Mike! Kind of surprised to see it published, that's a first for me. Thanks for that, too! 🤗

I always love having new folks on the homepage, and I really enjoyed this one! Congrats!

What a Trip!

absolutely loved the cluing david! really played to my strengths as a zoomer with a 60 year old's taste in music. the clue for DAD was especially excellent!

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