Welcome to Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC).
I'm an auditor at NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (it's nothing like the TV show in case you were wondering - OK maybe a little, I have a super cool boss reminiscent of Ron Swanson and I like to think of myself as a constantly cheery overachiever that cares too much about government work)
I make crossword puzzles for fun in my free time. I'll try and post a new meta puzzle once every other week here for y'all to enjoy.
Note for the level designation, I am using the Gaffney scale in which a week 1 puzzle = easy, and a week 4 and 5 puzzle = hard. The level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
I'm always happy to welcome any feedback, questions, typo-spotting, theme suggestions/requests, or if you just want to chat... You can reach me at pchow13@gmail.com
Note: Googling is encouraged as there are a lot of names in this puzzle - I apologize for the subpar fill... hope the payoff is worth it!
Hint #1: some solvers love them, some solvers hate them... rebus squares! but these aren't just ordinary rebuses
…Themeless #1
◆◆ · Published 2023-08-30T21:23:47.164Z
(Googling most likely required)
Hint #1: the six starred entries have something in common
Hint #2: hopefully you don't get lost in translation
Hint #3: "tutu" is Hawaiian for grandmother
Hint #4: check the clues... wasn't there a clue that had the…
Hint #1: 6 letters in the first word, 8 letters in the second word
Hint #2: The central clue hints at "Royals"... maybe the starred clues are somehow connected?
Hint #3: The starred clues are all associated with the word "princess"
Hint #4: Isn't 12A…
Puzzle #70 "10s! 10s! 10s across the board!"
■ · Published 2023-08-18T20:33:50.414Z
Hint 1: The four theme answers are the four longest answers
Hint 2: They all have something in common that relates to 71A
Hint 3: Google "Shania Twain songs" and look for a song that shares this common property... the song is from 1997
Bonus Hint: In…
Puzzle #68 "I'm So Vain I Probably Think This Puzzle's About Me" [PCC#2]
■ · Published 2023-08-05T10:12:33.307Z
Hint #1: It's not me
Hint #2: What do all the long entries have in common?
Hint #3: Go to https://www.xwordinfo.com/ and click on "Most prolific authors" under Constructors
Puzzle #67 "20% Off Select Styles at J.Crew and Kmart" [PCC#1]
■ · Published 2023-07-31T03:20:01.418Z
Hint #1: The four long entries are not part of the meta. Focus on the title instead: what is 20% expressed as a fraction?
Hint #2: 20% = 1/5... concentrate on the five-letter words... say them out loud... do any of them jump out to you?
Hint #3: The…
Puzzle #66 "Foolish earthlings... you actually thought "this" annihilated Red Falcon?"
◆ · Published 2023-07-26T06:03:52.018Z
Puzzle #65 "It's under our care"
◆ · Published 2023-07-18T07:04:31.485Z
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