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Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 8:18 am
by MicahSommer
As someone (I think Glenn) mentioned in the livechat during my SF Live set on the first night, I also make crossword puzzles. I post a new one each weekday at
https://crosshare.org/sommersmith. There you can peruse old puzzles and/or hit the "Follow" button to get notified by email about new ones. They're usually mini 4x4 or 5x5, with larger ones usually on Fridays and, starting recently, a full-size 15x15 every two weeks. As of right now I've posted 41 puzzles.
Today's puzzle may especially interest some of you, as may
this one from a while ago. Otherwise I try to keep things pretty generalist, though there's a fair amount of music references.
I've found that constructing crosswords is a fun complement to songwriting; it scratches similar creative itches in different ways. Others seem to agree:
crumpart has posted one and
frankie big face has posted a bunch.
Crosshare is free and open-source and the puzzle constructor is pretty user-friendly. Maybe you should try making a puzzle!
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 4:28 pm
by Lunkhead
I've been enjoying these and the ones from the other folks you mentioned. Good stuff!
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:39 am
by crumpart
Should have been working.
Instead made second puzzle.
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/9nXOPesblJzwXaoGw8ol
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:41 am
by MicahSommer
My crossword today is revenge for all the Irish words in your puzzle.
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/3V66quRRU85HOsUnB4Rn
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 6:57 am
by crumpart
Sure it’ll be a bit of craic so.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:32 am
by MicahSommer
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:04 am
by MicahSommer
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:25 am
by MicahSommer
People around here like music, right? My crossword today is all music-themed, somewhat accidentally.
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/rD0qrdrXEJEycQbO9622
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:39 am
by Lunkhead
I don't comment every time but I've really been enjoying these every day, thank you for making them and sharing them. They're great!
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:37 pm
by MicahSommer
Today's crossword is all They Might Be Giants lyrics. Just because.
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/mCJZ4qyia563dufGWjRI
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:55 am
by MicahSommer
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:53 pm
by Jerkatorium
Even though I never made a Crosshare account (and thus never left comments), I was doing all of the Sommersmith puzzles consistently and compulsively, and now I miss them. I hope this is just a temporary lull.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2022 5:43 pm
by Lunkhead
Same here! I really enjoyed and appreciated those puzzles, they were a fun moment in my morning routine during the week. Thanks for making and sharing them, Micah!
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:55 am
by ken
and we're back! Micah posted a new one yesterday.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:49 am
by Jerkatorium
Holy crap this is so, so cool.
Check out page E4 of yesterday's copy of the Los Angeles Times:
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- LA Times crossword 09AUG2022.jpg (1.05 MiB) Viewed 1770 times
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- LA Times crossword Micah 09AUG2022.jpg (119.94 KiB) Viewed 1770 times
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There he is, our very own Micah Sommersmith, with his crossword in the L.A. Times directly under the horoscopes and next to Family Circus and Marmaduke. His crossword is also in the 09AUG2022 Chicago Tribune, and you can access it by clicking the August 9, 2022 crossword at
https://www.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword .
Congratulations Micah, that's awesome.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:02 am
by Lunkhead
That is super rad! He mentioned it on Facebook. And owl helped test it out for him too, I think she said. Congrats Micah! It was a fun puzzle. Too bad there was no mention of Song Fight in it though.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:47 pm
by MicahSommer
Thanks everybody! It's been really cool to see my puzzle published and the (surprisingly positive!) reaction to it.
Lunkhead wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:02 am
That is super rad! He mentioned it on Facebook. And owl helped test it out for him too, I think she said. Congrats Micah! It was a fun puzzle. Too bad there was no mention of Song Fight in it though.
Yes, owl heroically test solves all my big puzzles and tells me which of my ideas are terrible. This puzzle's clues were also edited pretty heavily by the LA Times editor, though many of my favorites made it through intact. Sadly, Song Fight is probably too niche a reference for a national puzzle, but who knows, maybe I'll manage to slip it in someday.
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:26 am
by MicahSommer
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:47 am
by MicahSommer
The LA Times accepted another of my crosswords and it's running today! Give it a try:
https://www.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword
If you're in Europe the LA Times might block your access, but it's also in the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/daily/
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:00 am
by MicahSommer
Got a crossword in newspapers today (Monday December 12) through Universal/Andrews McMeel syndication.
It's also available online today only at
https://www.puzzlesociety.com/crossword ... -crossword
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 7:13 am
by MicahSommer
After a bit of a dry spell, I've got another crossword in the LA Times today (August 1)!
Solve in the US:
https://www.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword
Solve in Europe:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crossword-puzzles/daily/
Re: Crossword Puzzles
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:03 am
by Lunkhead