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It’s finally Fall, which means I’m back from my Twitter puzzle hiatus. I’m trying out a new schedule: original puzzles Mon - Wed, a rerun on Thursday, and a creative challenge on Friday. Check out the latest puzzles at @pzlr.

Puzzler

What four-letter word that means “selling point” also describes, with different capitalization, pieces of information that are often used at a selling point?

Upstart Crossword Puzzle Builders Get Their Point Across (and Down)

Upstart Crossword Puzzle Builders Get Their Point Across (and Down)
A new wave of crossword creators started to notice something: The old guard didn’t have a clue. Now this band of enthusiasts is thinking outside the boxes.

A deep dive into the world of crossword construction — with a specific focus on the growing clamor to see younger and more diverse names among the roster of constructors at places like The New York Times.

Scott Weiss's virtual escape rooms

Scott Weiss’s Webpage

Scott makes escape rooms that you can play remotely, with your friends, over a Google Hangout or Skype. Only $15 per person, and your money goes to charity. If you’re a fan of Escape this Podcast, but wish you could be the one solving, try this out.

French mystery rock: Village offers reward for deciphering inscription

Village offers reward to anyone who can decipher ‘mystery’ rock inscription
Plougastel-Daoulas, a village in Brittany, France, offers a reward to anyone who can decipher a mysterious inscription on a local rock. Can you unlock the key that’s puzzled local academics for years?
Plougastel-Daoulas, a village in Brittany, France, offers a reward to anyone who can decipher a mysterious inscription on a local rock. Can you unlock the key that’s puzzled local academics for years?

Tools for puzzle solving and construction

Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It’s the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

This is a list of websites that I use for making puzzles. Many of them are also good for solving. These have lived in my browser bookmarks forever; I thought it’d be nice to collect them all in one place.


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