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Puzzler Take the first name of a famous woman. Remove the first letter to get a noun, phonetically. This woman is arguably both the

May 12, 2017

Take the first name of a famous woman. Remove the first letter to get a noun, phonetically. This woman is arguably both the most

Mysterysmith goes to Washington

April 26, 2017

Think of a pair of five-letters words are used frequently around Christmas. They’re not synonyms, but they’re close. You can rot-

Have you seen Terra Green?

Attention Washington, D.C. friends! I’d like to bring Creatures on the Loose to your town on the evening of May 4th. But

I'd Deny Inland Orca Memorial

Puzzler What 20th century figure’s last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state abbreviations? DASH 9 tickets are for sale.

March 14, 2017

What 20th century figure’s last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state abbreviations?

I Abhor Billowy Chintz

Puzzler The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two Oscar-winning movies — both five letters long — that also have

March 01, 2017

The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two Oscar-winning movies — both five letters long — that also have this

A Mountain, But Not a River

We continue to add more Chicago dates for our popular escape-room-in-a-box, Creatures on the Loose!. Currently there are three events

February 14, 2017

What mountain’s name, when anagrammed, is not the name a of river in Africa?

Creatures game in Chicago

Puzzler Name a food in 7 letters. Change one letter, anagram it, and you’ll have an activity that this food will allow you

January 20, 2017

Name a food in 7 letters. Change one letter, anagram it, and you’ll have an activity that this food will allow you to

🗝 Puzzle in a building 🏢 Escape with Zelda

Happy 2017, the first prime year since 2011, and the last until 2027. MIT Mystery Hunt is just a few days away, and for

January 09, 2017

Take a famous 20th century author. Combine a common nickname for his first name with the first letter of his last name, and the

🗝 Dec 28 puzzle event 🦄 Speaking about Holiday Bullshit

Chicagoans! We’d love to see you at our first public puzzle event, Creatures on the Loose!, next week on the 28th, at the

December 19, 2016

Name something that you might walk on in the forest. Replace one of the letters with something you might walk on at the beach.

🗝 Brainteasers // ARG update // Other games 🦃

Hello, again. Happy Thanksgiving, for those of you celebrating. If you’re looking for dinner table topics beyond the US election, I hope these

November 24, 2016

Name a famous 20th century musician. Change one letter in his first name to get the first name of a 20th century TV character.

🗝 Brain busters from Bletchley 🤔 (A poem ( in ) a Venn)

Thanks for sending all the great ideas about where I should hold hunts. Still going through them and getting back to people. Please keep

October 20, 2016

Name a professional baseball team. Swap the first two letters and — phonetically — you’ll end up with the name of a different pro baseball

🗝 Curse of Peg Leg Sullivan 👻 Decemberists board game

Question for you: Where should I host my next puzzle hunt? Could be a museum, a park, neighborhood, gathering space, restaurant, underground bunker, hotel

October 12, 2016

Think of someone who has won multiple Oscars. Change one letter in their first name, anagram it, and you’ll end up with the

🗝 Hunt a killer in the Maryland woods 👻 The nutso Voynich Manuscript

Thank you for taking the time to read these. If you find something online that you think I’d like, please hit “reply” and

September 30, 2016

Name a noun in four letters. Like most nouns, you can turn this noun into its adjective form by adding a Y, but in

George R. R. Martin's New Mexico multiverse 🔎 Agatha Christie, in stamp form

Happy fall. Here is some stuff I enjoyed this week. Puzzler Name two actors who played father and son in a recent movie. One

September 22, 2016

Name two actors who played father and son in a recent movie. One actor shares his last name with a popular brand. The other’

Ada Lovelace, puzzlemaker 👏🏼 Online and real puzzle hunts 👏🏼 Snarky C418

I just got back from the XOXO Festival in Portland, which is always a whirlwind of inspiration and friendship. Got to do one puzzle

September 14, 2016

Name something you find in nature, in six letters. Take the first syllable, say it twice, and you’ll end up with the name

Looking for playtesters // Indie crosswords on the rise // Escape Room Top 10

Fall is here. Apparently that means it’s team-building season. To that end, I need your help — I’m building a few puzzle

September 06, 2016

Name a titular character from 20th century American fiction, first and last name, nine letters total. Rotate one letter 180°, then anagram to get

Master Theorem returns // Ron Swanson, jigsawer // Escape from the Playa

This Saturday sees the launch of Mark Halpin’s annual Labor Day Puzzle Extravaganza. I was introduced to Halpin’s work two years ago,

August 29, 2016

Name a longtime TV personality. Remove three consecutive letters from the middle of his name, along with the space, and you’ll get the

Mystery League in Crain's // Strange video game symbols // Potatoes in space

August 22, 2016

Name an album released in 2016. Remove one letter and the remaining letters spell a major world publication. What album and publication?

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