Gruswords

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  1. Crossword 8: Gesture indicating perfection
    I intended to make crosswords more frequently, but I was traveling for a couple of weeks, and then it took me a while to get back into the habit. This one is good but not great. The good part is that ... Read more
  2. Crossword 7: Let England Shake
    About 25 years ago I got my first real job. It was one of those Seattle winters where it's gray and rainy and cold every day without break, and so every morning I'd get up dark and early, sit in traff... Read more
  3. Crossword 6: It's bad when things end on this
    Here's another themeless puzzle. It's a pretty good grid (only 68 words and 12% black squares, if you're counting) and I tried to make the clues interesting, but I'm still learning. Enjoy and let me k... Read more
  4. Crossword 5: One Step at a Time
    This is a techbro-themed puzzle. It has lots of clues about computers and startups and machine learning and so on. If you are not knowledgeable about these things you will possibly find it pretty hard... Read more
  5. Crossword 4: Age of Discovery
    This one is another very online puzzle. I think it turned out pretty well. It has good theme entries, pretty solid fill throughout, and I think pretty decent clues. Enjoy it and let me know what you t... Read more
  6. Crossword 3: King of the impossible
    I swear to God I gridded this over the weekend before the whole [redacted] thing came out. (Then I scrambled to write the clues so I could publish it.) The clues are not bad, but this will probably no... Read more
  7. Crossword 2: r/SeedOilDisrespecters antagonist
    Here is my second crossword. I think it's a big improvement over the first one in a couple of ways. There's less junky fill; that is, there are very few words where I feel bad about having to use them... Read more
  8. Crossword 1: Infamous Jeb Bush entreaty
    This is not the first crossword I started, but it's the first one I finished. (At this point I have about 10 in various states of done-ness.) I think it's actually pretty good! It might be kind of har... Read more

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