December 15, 2022
A new puzzler, final projects for my puzzle design class at UChicago, Me on Hey Riddle Riddle, AI-generated palindromes, and dirty limericks
Sandy Weisz
Jack Alantberry
Gift guides, new Puzzler, Midjourney promptmanteaus, puzzle podcasts, and other news from the world of puzzles.
December 9, 2022
News from LA, Glass Onion experience, new Scrabble words, HORSE but better.
December 2022
Think of an animal in 6 letters, and two things you might feed that animal. Say those three words together aloud, in that order, to get the full name of a famous literary character. What character is it?
November 29, 2022
I'm coming to LA; gift guides; new games; and a board game-smelling candle.
November 14, 2022
Cryptic of the week, HOUSE puzzle book, Oulipo twttr, and Mystery updates.
Mentor Thunderbolt
Mystery #7, Trace Room Escape game, Words Against Strangers
November 2022
Think of two six-letter words that each start and end with a T. Swap the two syllables of one of them, and phonetically, you’ll get a synonym of the other. What are the two words?
November 1, 2022
Mystery #7, and the answers to Mystery Trivia #4
Spirit Halloween
It's Halloween, and these are the only costumes left at the store.
October 24, 2022
Mystery Theme Trivia #4!
Mystery Theme Trivia #4
October 11, 2022
Hints for Mystery Trivia #3, Trace escape room, Words Against Strangers
Kent Tomorrow
Solve sessions, the newest Puzzler, and some links from around the puzzle world.
Hit the Spot
A Spotify mix tape.
October 2022
Think of a superhero. Take their alter ego's last name, and the last word of their nickname, and together you’ll get the full name of a living actor. That actor’s most famous role kind of sounds like a superhero, …
October 3, 2022
Mystery Theme Trivia #3!
Mystery Theme Trivia #3
1. While The Hulk is reminiscent of the Greek demigod Hercules, his strength doesn’t come from Zeus, but rather what type of radiation?
2. What actress played the titular Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Solitaire in Live and Let Die, and Wallis Simpson, the eventual wife of the king of
September 26, 2022
Hints for Theme Trivia #2, Matthew Stein on Patreon, Blockoot, On Circus Grounds
Mystery Theme Trivia #2
1. Who is the main antagonist in the Robin Hood fable? He is constantly attempting to capture the hero, when he’s not collecting taxes.
2. Bill Lee, all-star pitcher for the Red Sox, reportedly earned this unearthly nickname in 1971, after one of his bravura performances on the field