Puzzles by Nathan Curtis
Puzzles by Type
Crossword Puzzles
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| Diagramless | 21x21 diagramless crossword. Day 16 of ToPuWriMo. | Fri, 06/17/2011 - 11:46am |
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| Kindly Disregard This... | 15x15 crossword. Day 6 of ToPuWriMo. | Mon, 06/06/2011 - 10:44am |
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| Themeless Crossword #1 | 15x15 Themeless crossword | Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:28pm |
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Cryptic Crosswords
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| Flags of Our Fathers | Variety cryptic. From my Flag Day 2012 extravaganza, "A Banner Occasion" | Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:30pm |
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| The Hive | Variety cryptic. First published in the January 2011 Enigma. | Wed, 08/17/2011 - 6:04pm |
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| Ringmaster | Variety cryptic. | Sun, 03/11/2012 - 11:38am |
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| Ringmaster #2 | Variety cryptic | Sat, 11/17/2012 - 7:17pm |
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| Themeless Cryptic #1 | 13x13 cryptic crossword. Day 1 of ToPuWriMo. | Wed, 06/01/2011 - 11:00am |
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| Themeless Cryptic #2 | 13x13 Themeless cryptic. Day 10 of ToPuWriMo. | Thu, 08/18/2011 - 10:06pm |
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| Turning 40 | 17x17 variety cryptic | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 12:46pm |
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| What Do You Do With a B.A. in English? | Variety Cryptic. From my 2013 Mystery Hunt warm-up extravaganza | Sat, 03/02/2013 - 9:26pm |
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Variety Grid Puzzles
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| Acrostic | "Valediction." Day 30 of ToPuWriMo. | Sat, 07/02/2011 - 10:03pm |
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| Around-the-Bend #1 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Selinker. | Sat, 04/20/2013 - 1:01pm |
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| DIY Criss-Cross #1 | "3-D Spectacular." Acknowledgements to Trip Payne. | Thu, 06/02/2011 - 4:31pm |
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| DIY Criss-Cross #2 | Conjunction Junction. Day 2 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Trip Payne. | Thu, 06/02/2011 - 11:12pm |
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| DIY Criss-Cross #3 | "3-D Spectacular: The Sequel." Day 9 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Trip Payne. | Sat, 06/11/2011 - 2:29pm |
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| DIY Criss-Cross #4 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Trip Payne. | Sat, 04/21/2012 - 11:02pm |
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| Marching Bands #1 | Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk | Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:29am |
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| Marching Bands #2 | Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:49am |
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| Marching Bands #3 | Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk | Thu, 05/12/2011 - 6:42pm |
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| Marching Bands #4 | Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:43am |
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| Marching Bands #5 | Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk | Tue, 05/17/2011 - 5:07pm |
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| Marching Bands #6 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:11pm |
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| Marching Bands #7 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:19pm |
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| Marching Bands #8 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 10/22/2011 - 10:10am |
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| Marching Bands #9 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 01/28/2012 - 6:09pm |
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| Marching Bands #10 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 03/10/2012 - 11:29am |
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| Marching Bands #11 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sun, 04/08/2012 - 2:45pm |
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| Marching Bands #12 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 05/12/2012 - 6:21pm |
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| Marching Bands #13 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 10/20/2012 - 3:44pm |
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| Marching Bands #14 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 12/08/2012 - 5:33pm |
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| Marching Bands #15 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 05/11/2013 - 3:33pm |
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| Mini-Acrostic | "Writer's Block." Day 7 of ToPuWriMo. | Tue, 06/07/2011 - 5:58pm |
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| Mini-March #1 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 08/25/2012 - 7:53pm |
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| Mini-March #2 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Mike Shenk. | Sat, 09/22/2012 - 3:21pm |
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| Pathfinder #1 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 02/11/2012 - 11:24am |
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| Pathfinder #2 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 02/18/2012 - 1:09am |
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| Pathfinder #3 | Variety grid puzzle | Mon, 07/02/2012 - 9:44pm |
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| Pathfinder #4 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 07/14/2012 - 8:42pm |
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| Pathfinder #5 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 07/28/2012 - 3:02pm |
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| Pathfinder #6 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 03/30/2013 - 12:44pm |
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| Pathfinder #7 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 04/13/2013 - 3:44pm |
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| Pipe Dream | Variety grid puzzle. Day 11 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Iolanthe Chronis and Noah Snyder. | Sat, 06/11/2011 - 12:28pm |
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| Pipe Dream #2 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 15 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Iolanthe Chronis and Noah Snyder. | Wed, 06/15/2011 - 9:33am |
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| Pipe Dream #3 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 18 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Iolanthe Chronis and Noah Snyder. | Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:30am |
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| Quilted | Variety grid puzzle. Day 20 of ToPuWriMo. | Mon, 06/20/2011 - 1:20pm |
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| Rows Garden #1 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sun, 10/09/2011 - 8:08pm |
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| Rows Garden #2 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 03/16/2013 - 2:14pm |
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| Section Eight #1 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 10/06/2012 - 11:41am |
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| Section Eight #2 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 02/23/2013 - 10:34pm |
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| Snake Charmer #1 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Wed, 03/07/2012 - 6:08pm |
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| Snake Charmer #2 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 03/31/2012 - 11:56am |
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| Snake Charmer #3 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 05/05/2012 - 9:14pm |
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| Snake Charmer #4 | Variety grid puzzle | Sun, 06/03/2012 - 2:52pm |
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| Snake Charmer #5 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 06/23/2012 - 7:16pm |
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| Snake Charmer #6 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sun, 07/08/2012 - 4:29pm |
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| Snake Charmer #7 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 08/04/2012 - 6:46pm |
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| Snake Charmer #8 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 09/01/2012 - 11:23am |
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| Snake Charmer #9 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Fri, 09/14/2012 - 7:43pm |
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| Snake Charmer #10 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 10/13/2012 - 11:52am |
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| Snake Charmer #11 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 10/27/2012 - 10:27am |
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| Snake Charmer #12 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 03/23/2013 - 3:32pm |
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| Snake Charmer #14 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Fri, 05/17/2013 - 6:23pm |
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| Some Assembly Required #1 | Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:52am |
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| Some Assembly Required #2 | "Three Coins in the Fountain." Day 5 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Fri, 09/23/2011 - 4:34pm |
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| Some Assembly Required #3 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 19 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sun, 06/19/2011 - 9:27am |
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| Some Assembly Required #4 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 27 of ToPuWriMo. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:53am |
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| Some Assembly Required #5 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:11pm |
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| Some Assembly Required #6 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sun, 09/25/2011 - 9:28pm |
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| Some Assembly Required #7 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Sat, 03/24/2012 - 11:53am |
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| Some Assembly Required #8 | "Hoop Dreams." Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry | Tue, 05/01/2012 - 3:30pm |
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| Some Assembly Required #9 | Variety grid puzzle. Acknowledgements to Patrick Berry. | Fri, 04/26/2013 - 10:00pm |
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| Spiral #1 | Variety grid puzzle | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:51am |
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| Spiral #2 | Variety grid puzzle | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:50am |
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| Spiral #3 | Variety grid puzzle | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:48am |
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| Spiral #4 | Variety grid puzzle | Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:46am |
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| Spiral #5 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 3 of ToPuWriMo. | Fri, 06/03/2011 - 1:45pm |
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| Spiral #6 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 8 of ToPuWriMo | Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:58am |
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| Spiral #7 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 23 of ToPuWriMo. | Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:05am |
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| Spiral #8 | Variety grid puzzle. Day 26 of ToPuWriMo. | Tue, 06/28/2011 - 8:35pm |
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| Spiral #9 | Variety grid puzzle | Wed, 08/31/2011 - 5:14pm |
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| Spiral #10 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:43pm |
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| Spiral #11 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:50pm |
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| Spiral #12 | Variety grid puzzle | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 5:12pm |
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| Spiral #13 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 05/19/2012 - 12:09pm |
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| Spiral #14 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 07/21/2012 - 11:22pm |
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| Spiral #15 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 08/18/2012 - 11:50am |
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| Spiral #16 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 09/29/2012 - 1:41pm |
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| Spiral #17 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 11/10/2012 - 1:03pm |
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| Spiral #18 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 11/24/2012 - 1:06pm |
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| Spiral #19 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 04/06/2013 - 12:56pm |
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| Whirlwind #1 | Variety grid puzzle | Sat, 05/26/2012 - 12:18am |
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| Whirlwind #2 | Variety grid puzzle | Mon, 03/18/2013 - 3:45pm |
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Cryptology Puzzles
| Title | Short description | Updated date | Puzzle | Solution |
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| Crypto Categories | Cryptology puzzle. Day 12 of ToPuWriMo. | Sun, 06/12/2011 - 10:14pm |
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| Crypto Categories #2 | Cryptology puzzle. Day 17 of ToPuWriMo. | Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:20am |
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| Crypto Categories #3 | Cryptology puzzle. Day 28 of ToPuWriMo. | Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:32pm |
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| Encrypted Word Search | "This Land is Your Land." Day 14 of ToPuWriMo. | Tue, 06/14/2011 - 11:16am |
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| Hail Caesar! | Cryptology puzzle. Day 24 of ToPuWriMo. | Fri, 06/24/2011 - 1:45pm |
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| Secret Societies | Cryptology puzzle | Thu, 09/13/2012 - 1:01pm |
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| Vigenère's Revenge | Cryptology Puzzle. Day 25 of ToPuWriMo. | Sat, 06/25/2011 - 1:45pm |
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Logic Puzzles
| Title | Short description | Updated date | Puzzle | Solution |
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| Scrabble-Link | Combination word/logic puzzle. Day 22 of ToPuWriMo. | Fri, 07/01/2011 - 8:16pm |
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Word Games
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| Spellbound | Word game. Day 4 of ToPuWriMo. | Sat, 06/11/2011 - 2:32pm |
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Miscellaneous Puzzles
| Title | Short description | Updated date | Puzzle | Solution |
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| A Picnic Puzzle | Day 21 of ToPuWriMo. | Tue, 06/21/2011 - 12:20pm |
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| State Capital Stretch | Day 29 of ToPuWriMo. | Fri, 07/01/2011 - 8:32pm |
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| Through the Looking Glass | Double Queen's tour puzzle. Day 13 of ToPuWriMo. | Tue, 06/21/2011 - 8:26pm |
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Extravaganzas
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| A Banner Occasion | Flag Day extravaganza. 13 puzzles plus a metapuzzle. | Tue, 09/04/2012 - 3:17pm |
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| Tortoise's Binary Birthday Extravaganza | Extravaganza. 10 puzzles plus a metapuzzle. | Sun, 09/25/2011 - 6:14pm |
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