Chris Derrick

@chrisderrick

Amateur puzzle constructer. Multiple NYT rejections. PDX.

Sans Theme 10

◆ · Publicado 2024-12-07T22:29:48.009Z

This is another NYT reject. I think it turned out with too many names and not enough wordplay or dynamic language. Gotta work on that.

How much "Bluey" does your kid watch?

◆ · Publicado 2024-07-24T21:28:37.110Z

This puzzle is a direct result of my kid watching too much Bluey. If you don't watch Bluey, you can probably skip this one.

Anyone for Tennis?

■ · Publicado 2024-07-03T15:44:54.175Z

themed

This puzzle is a test to gauge the Crosshare community's appetite for pop culture themes. I added a pop culture puzzle a few weeks ago and it quickly became my most-solved puzzle, so I am checking if that was an anomaly or not. I fleshed out the idea…

Ornithology

■ · Publicado 2024-06-15T22:33:06.718Z

themed

I was mulling over some turns of phrase with possible double meanings and landed on the concept from 59A. I wrangled with some tense agreement to word the clue and tried FLIPPINGTHEBIRD and FLIPPEDTHEBIRD before settling on the publisher…

The One with the Theme

◆ · Publicado 2024-05-21T16:57:44.134Z

themed

This is an old puzzle I made several years ago that I had forgotten about and just found again in a folder on my computer. It's not top-notch stuff and it has too many 3 letter answers, but I liked the theme.

All Over the Map

◆ · Por el constructor invitado Chris Derrick and Jeff Linder · Publicado 2024-05-19T15:05:14.424Z

I got this idea while tinkering with some fill on another puzzle. Jeff and I hammered out the grid and ended up ditching London, Ontario. After that, we worked together on the fill. I wrote the clues while bouncing ideas off Jeff.

For Baseball Nerds

◆ · Publicado 2024-05-16T21:19:08.809Z

I’ve been tinkering with a baseball nicknames puzzle for a while and finally settled on this iteration. I made the rest of the fill and clues as baseball and sports centric as I could manage so as to lean into the theme. Feedback welcome.

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