{"id":8786,"date":"2023-11-06T18:39:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/?p=8786"},"modified":"2023-11-06T18:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:43:43","slug":"building-clues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/index.php\/2023\/11\/06\/building-clues\/","title":{"rendered":"BUILDING CLUES"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent the past couple of days working on another crossword after I got the idea for a really good theme. And then halfway through working on it, I thought of an even better theme-related connection and was able to adapt it. I worked really hard on it, and am really proud of it. Even though I messed up by once again not checking for duplicates until it was too late, I was able to make them work within the theme anyway, so it worked out. I was even able to add an alternate solution to one of the clues, which made me really happy. <\/p>\n

Building crosswords, especially such big ones, is REALLY hard work. You have to do so much cross-checking, and spelling checking, and looking up things to find out if they will work at all, since you often end up with weird 2 and 3 letter combination answers that you have to be able to find a definition for. This latest crossword is 25×25 and is themed with grid-art. There are 161 Across clues and 156 Down clues!<\/p>\n

I’m posting about it here for posterity. You can play it here: crosshare.org\/crosswords\/FG0WCbDVA8ncJNOn8Exe\/building-clues-or-clue-building<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m also attaching a PDF if you want to download it or print it out to play it. (you can also download\/print it directly from crosshare.org). I hope you play it if you’re reading this, and if you do, I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. <\/p>\n

\"building<\/p>\n

Building clues or Clue building? PDF<\/a><\/p>\n

Mood: accomplished
\nMusic: Shaznay Lewis\u2014Never Felt Like This Before<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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