Secretive upstairs neighbors! Mysterious upheavals in the wee hours, waking up the entire household! And an overwhelming sense that something's being hushed up. This classic novel, which shows up on many required reading lists, is chock-full of…
Alien Abduction
◆ · By guest constructor Wendy Walker and Abide · Published 2024-10-07T14:46:32.083Z
Happy September, Muggles! Hope you find this puzzle to be Smooth Sailing indeed, unlike the way a prison break should be.
The photo shows our local county prison, which made the international news a year ago when the five-foot-tall double murderer…
Good morning and welcome to this week's SSS.
Those of us who are lucky enough to have flower gardens know that they require a lot of year-round attention: planting, pruning, deadheading, watering, fertilizing, mulching ... the list goes on. And then…
Hello, friends, and welcome to this week's Monday Muggle Meta. Thanks to MMM-meister Peter Abide; to Alan Kennan for adding some especially witty clues (one of his trademarks); and to Joe Ross for his formatting help. Nudges will be posted on…
Welcome, friends, to this week's Smooth Sailing Sunday meta puzzle. This one is called "Top-Level Domains."
The photo shows the spectacular Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air, Maryland. We had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful domain last summer…
May 2023 marked the publication of my first meta crossword puzzle, "Postcards from the Edge," the answer to which was my vacation destination, OUTER BANKS. Now that May has rolled around again, Peter Abide suggested that I create a "first anniversary…
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…