Each square contains a digit, not a letter. The crossword clues tell you how to fill the highlighted squares in a given row or column. For example, if you have a clue "deadly musicians' club" for three squares “_ _ _” and the last two are highlighted…
Enter numbers 1–4 to play sudoku. Yes, seriously. Normal sudoku rules apply, just with a (not very challenging) 4x4 grid and 2x2 subgrids instead of the usual 9x9 and 3x3.
i wanted a rebus puzzle without differing font sizes :) here's one where every square is four letters (ok except for the two that are three letters, i circled those for you). please gimme feedback or even riff on this idea to do it better!