IN PURSUIT OF PUZZLES

Pure Fun! (Themed #12)

Photo by Pawan Parihar

This is a themed puzzle that was rejected by a couple of outlets for similar reasons. On the one hand, they said the theme felt too familiar; on the other, they felt the second ‘layer’ of theme would be a bit too obscure for many solvers.

I’ve always liked it, and now that I have my own site, I’m putting it out there.

As always, comments are welcome.

[For those uncertain of the second ‘layer’ of the theme, there’s a link to an explanation under the puzzle].

Made by Jeanne D. Breen with the free crossword builder from Amuse Labs
Second layer explanationDownload

Responses

  1. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    Their loss! Super smooth with excellent themers, and I loved the 48/49/50D stack. I didn’t get the second layer til I read the explanation – very cool.
    I’ll email you about timing for our upcoming joint puzzle.

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    1. JDB Avatar
      JDB

      Thanks, Jeff!

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  2. Quiara Avatar
    Quiara

    Did you see the first Fireball from this year? I have no idea if I *liked* that one. I liked this tho!

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    1. JDB Avatar
      JDB

      Honored that you solved AND that you liked; thank you, Quiara! (I haven’t seen the first Fireball; will investigate).

      FYI: just started reading Matching Minds With Sondheim. 🤓

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