Hello, Muggle friends!
This week's SSS had its genesis, I'm ashamed to admit, during a recent high-school performance of 34A (starring Marshall Gantt and Lilah Brennan, pictured here). Unfortunately, out of nowhere, a metanism popped into my head…
This puzzle had its genesis on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, when Peter Abide and I were on Discord, trying to co-solve a Fireball meta. Peter had come up with what we both thought was 100% for sure the correct metanism; alas, it wasn't . . . nor was…
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…
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…