Quid Pro

  1. A Somewhat Topical Themeless

    I had the idea for 17-Across burning a hole in my mixed metaphorical pocket and played around with a few themes using the same device...

  2. An End of Summer Midi

    I’ve been having fun constructing midis lately. Although I have been working on a few 15x’s on the side, I am finding that the smaller...

  3. Sensational

    This is the first 9x9 puzzle I have posted here, it’s not a dimension I normally gravitate to as it’s a little betwixt and between....

  4. A Spicy Mini

    The seed for this one was 9-Across, hence the title’s tang. As those who have followed my [AlphaMini](/xwords/alphaminis/) project have probably gleaned by now, I...

  5. A Rousing Midwinter Midi

    The layout of this grid is one of my favorites, I used the same pattern back in [November](/xwords/themeless-midi-november-2023) for another themeless midi. Let’s call it...

  6. Themeless Midi (November 2023)

    I’m continuing to focus on smaller puzzles which, it turns out, are a lot easier to make than bigger puzzles. I know, it takes me...

  7. Themeless Mini (November 2023)

    This is my first themeless mini, continuing the thread from last month’s [themeless midi](/xwords/themeless-midi-october-2023/) of focusing on smaller puzzles. I did clue this one on...

  8. Themeless Midi (October 2023)

    I am finding I enjoy making themeless midis, so I present you one for October 2023. When I have a good theme idea, I tend...

  9. Themeless Midi (August 2023)

    I’m trying to write more mini and midi puzzles lately and this is a result: my first themeless midi. Given the smaller sized puzzle, I...

  10. Themeless (June 2023)

    This 70 word themeless came together pretty quickly, both 20-Across and 49-Across have been in my list of longer phrases for awhile now and it...

  11. Themeless (April 2023)

    This is my first 15x puzzle of 2023 — I’ve been more focused on minis and other crossword projects of late. But it is good...

  12. Themeless #7

    I wrote this 68 word themeless back in September of 2022 before embarking on a run of more heavily themed puzzles. I haven’t had a...

  13. Themeless #6

    This 70 word puzzle is a recent favorite among my themeless puzzles — I was happy with the four longer seeds. Although (as has become...

  14. Themeless #5

    This 70 word themeless was created back in May and was seeded with the two long 15s at 15-Across and 51-Across. The reason for the...

  15. Themeless #4

    For my fourth themeless, I wanted to do a super low word count — 62 to be exact. I also was interested in building a...

  16. Themeless #3

    I wanted to keep inching down on the word count for my third themeless, this one clocks in at only 66 words. Featuring two double...

  17. Themeless #2

    For my second themeless, I wanted to build a puzzle with a big open middle and relatively low (70) word count. My seed was 37-Across,...

  18. Themeless #1

    This 78 word themeless is my first puzzle since returning to puzzle making. I knew from the start that the word count was too high...

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