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4 puzzles by Brian Greer
with Jeff Chen comments

Total	Debut	Latest
4	11/7/2004	6/26/2017

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Variety
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3

Circle	Scrab	Debut	Fresh
1	1.56	2	13%

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1 daily crossword by Brian Greer

Mon 6/26/2017
		B	L	A	S	T	S		E	R	E	C	T
	A	L	A	S	K	A	N		G	E	T	O	U	T
T	H	E	P	H	I	L	O	S	O	P	H	E	R	S
B	O	S	S		R	E	B	A	T	E		D	N	A
A	T	T	E	S	T			W	I	N
				A	S	P	S		S	T	A	L	L	S
A	S	L	A	N		E	T	A	T		K	E	E	N
G	H	I	J	K		R	O	W		L	I	N	G	O
A	U	R	A		L	E	N	O		E	N	D	O	W
S	T	E	R	E	O		E	L	L	A
				N	Y	E			A	P	P	L	E	T
A	B	A		D	A	R	W	I	N		R	I	F	E
D	A	N	I	E	L	R	A	D	C	L	I	F	F	E
A	S	N	E	A	T		S	N	E	E	Z	E	S
	H	A	R	R	Y		P	O	T	T	E	R

HARRY / POTTER! Hard to believe it's been 20 years since the initial (British) release. The series is a large part of why I started writing middle-grade books — my brother once said how sad he was, that there might never be anything as good as this series. I like me a challenge!

Speaking of a challenge, such a lot of thematic material packed in today. I enjoyed HARRY / POTTER snuck in at the very bottom, each word sneakily clued in non-Harry Potter ways.

AS NEAT (that feels too much like a verboten six-letter partial, BTW) as it was to get DANIEL RADCLIFFE over HARRY / POTTER, there were some trade-offs to make this work. Early-week puzzles usually depend on two sets of vertical black square bars on the bottom of a grid to make filling easier — having just one (between AS NEAT and SNEEZES) is a rough construction challenge. Besides AS NEAT, there's an IER and the odd EFFS.

That's not great, but not terrible either. I wouldn't have minded those prices to pay, except that there were already so many other gluey bits. I'm not sure why JK / ROW / LING gets split across the middle, but GHIJK is ... not good. That'd be a puzzle-killer for me. Along with AHOT, BLEST, ETH in the top of the grid, and a rough-for-newbies crossing in ASLAN / AGAS, it's too much for my taste.

I would have been fine with less thematic material, perhaps with THE PHILOSOPHERS / STONE intersecting smack dab in the middle, HARRY POTTER 11 and JKROWLING 9, using a mirror (left-right) grid layout.

The tough grid layout did allow for some nice bonuses like LOYALTY (Gryffindor!) and EGOTIST (Slytherin!). And ALASKAN got a great clue, "detached state" making me laugh.

As a huge fan, I like the 20-year tribute. But I wish it had been a smoother product for a Monday.

*Reparo!*

3 Variety puzzles by Brian Greer

Sun 2/27/2011
C		B				P		H		C		U
H	U	R	T		C	A	S	A	B	L	A	N	C	A
A		U		P		R		I		O		H		S
L	A	N	C	A	S	T	E	R		C	R	A	S	H
E		E		N						H		R		E
T	I	T	A	N	I	C		F	R	E	E	M	A	N
				E		U		R				E
	A	C	A	D	E	M	Y	A	W	A	R	D	S
		L				I		N		L
P	L	A	T	O	O	N		C	H	I	C	A	G	O
S		N		S						B		N		A
H	A	N	K	S		G	L	A	D	I	A	T	O	R
A		I		E		I		T		S		H		I
W	A	S	H	I	N	G	T	O	N		P	E	N	N
		H		N		I		P				M		G

Sun 8/12/2007
C	O	V	E	R		B	A	N	J	O	I	S	T
O		I		E		A		I		R		O		B
P	R	O	T	E	A	N		C	E	C	I	L	I	A
L		L		D		D		E		H		T		S
A	R	I	A		P	S	A	L	T	E	R	I	E	S
N		N		D		M		Y		S				E
D	R	I	V	E	L	E	D		S	T	A	G	E	S
		S		V		N		C		R		U
T	I	T	L	E	S		S	O	N	A	T	I	N	A
A				L		U		M		L		T		L
B	O	S	T	O	N	P	O	P	S		L	A	M	P
O		E		P		B		O		C		R		H
R	A	G	T	I	M	E		S	E	R	P	I	C	O
S		N		N		A		E		A		S		R
	S	O	N	G	S	T	E	R		B	A	T	O	N

Sun 11/7/2004
P	A	T	R	O	N	A	G	E		M	O	S	E	S
I		O		U		N		A		O		A		A
C	O	U	R	T	E	D		S	E	N	A	T	O	R
A		C		B		Y		E		D		I		G
S	C	H	O	O	L		F	L	O	R	E	N	C	E
S		E		X		D				I				N
O	U	S	T		M	A	R	T	I	A	L	A	R	T
		U		P		L		A		N		D
P	O	P	A	R	T	I	S	T	S		G	O	Y	A
O				U				E		B		R		U
I	M	P	A	S	T	O	S		C	O	B	A	L	T
N		A		S		C		A		R		T		O
T	A	R	N	I	S	H		D	A	D	A	I	S	M
E		E		A		E		A		E		O		A
R	O	D	I	N		R	E	M	B	R	A	N	D	T

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T	H	E	P	H	I	L	O	S	O	P	H	E	R	S
B	O	S	S		R	E	B	A	T	E		D	N	A
A	T	T	E	S	T			W	I	N
				A	S	P	S		S	T	A	L	L	S
A	S	L	A	N		E	T	A	T		K	E	E	N
G	H	I	J	K		R	O	W		L	I	N	G	O
A	U	R	A		L	E	N	O		E	N	D	O	W
S	T	E	R	E	O		E	L	L	A
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A	B	A		D	A	R	W	I	N		R	I	F	E
D	A	N	I	E	L	R	A	D	C	L	I	F	F	E
A	S	N	E	A	T		S	N	E	E	Z	E	S
	H	A	R	R	Y		P	O	T	T	E	R

C		B				P		H		C		U
H	U	R	T		C	A	S	A	B	L	A	N	C	A
A		U		P		R		I		O		H		S
L	A	N	C	A	S	T	E	R		C	R	A	S	H
E		E		N						H		R		E
T	I	T	A	N	I	C		F	R	E	E	M	A	N
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	A	C	A	D	E	M	Y	A	W	A	R	D	S
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P	L	A	T	O	O	N		C	H	I	C	A	G	O
S		N		S						B		N		A
H	A	N	K	S		G	L	A	D	I	A	T	O	R
A		I		E		I		T		S		H		I
W	A	S	H	I	N	G	T	O	N		P	E	N	N
		H		N		I		P				M		G

C	O	V	E	R		B	A	N	J	O	I	S	T
O		I		E		A		I		R		O		B
P	R	O	T	E	A	N		C	E	C	I	L	I	A
L		L		D		D		E		H		T		S
A	R	I	A		P	S	A	L	T	E	R	I	E	S
N		N		D		M		Y		S				E
D	R	I	V	E	L	E	D		S	T	A	G	E	S
		S		V		N		C		R		U
T	I	T	L	E	S		S	O	N	A	T	I	N	A
A				L		U		M		L		T		L
B	O	S	T	O	N	P	O	P	S		L	A	M	P
O		E		P		B		O		C		R		H
R	A	G	T	I	M	E		S	E	R	P	I	C	O
S		N		N		A		E		A		S		R
	S	O	N	G	S	T	E	R		B	A	T	O	N

P	A	T	R	O	N	A	G	E		M	O	S	E	S
I		O		U		N		A		O		A		A
C	O	U	R	T	E	D		S	E	N	A	T	O	R
A		C		B		Y		E		D		I		G
S	C	H	O	O	L		F	L	O	R	E	N	C	E
S		E		X		D				I				N
O	U	S	T		M	A	R	T	I	A	L	A	R	T
		U		P		L		A		N		D
P	O	P	A	R	T	I	S	T	S		G	O	Y	A
O				U				E		B		R		U
I	M	P	A	S	T	O	S		C	O	B	A	L	T
N		A		S		C		A		R		T		O
T	A	R	N	I	S	H		D	A	D	A	I	S	M
E		E		A		E		A		E		O		A
R	O	D	I	N		R	E	M	B	R	A	N	D	T

		B	L	A	S	T	S		E	R	E	C	T
	A	L	A	S	K	A	N		G	E	T	O	U	T
T	H	E	P	H	I	L	O	S	O	P	H	E	R	S
B	O	S	S		R	E	B	A	T	E		D	N	A
A	T	T	E	S	T			W	I	N
				A	S	P	S		S	T	A	L	L	S
A	S	L	A	N		E	T	A	T		K	E	E	N
G	H	I	J	K		R	O	W		L	I	N	G	O
A	U	R	A		L	E	N	O		E	N	D	O	W
S	T	E	R	E	O		E	L	L	A
				N	Y	E			A	P	P	L	E	T
A	B	A		D	A	R	W	I	N		R	I	F	E
D	A	N	I	E	L	R	A	D	C	L	I	F	F	E
A	S	N	E	A	T		S	N	E	E	Z	E	S
	H	A	R	R	Y		P	O	T	T	E	R

C		B				P		H		C		U
H	U	R	T		C	A	S	A	B	L	A	N	C	A
A		U		P		R		I		O		H		S
L	A	N	C	A	S	T	E	R		C	R	A	S	H
E		E		N						H		R		E
T	I	T	A	N	I	C		F	R	E	E	M	A	N
				E		U		R				E
	A	C	A	D	E	M	Y	A	W	A	R	D	S
		L				I		N		L
P	L	A	T	O	O	N		C	H	I	C	A	G	O
S		N		S						B		N		A
H	A	N	K	S		G	L	A	D	I	A	T	O	R
A		I		E		I		T		S		H		I
W	A	S	H	I	N	G	T	O	N		P	E	N	N
		H		N		I		P				M		G

C	O	V	E	R		B	A	N	J	O	I	S	T
O		I		E		A		I		R		O		B
P	R	O	T	E	A	N		C	E	C	I	L	I	A
L		L		D		D		E		H		T		S
A	R	I	A		P	S	A	L	T	E	R	I	E	S
N		N		D		M		Y		S				E
D	R	I	V	E	L	E	D		S	T	A	G	E	S
		S		V		N		C		R		U
T	I	T	L	E	S		S	O	N	A	T	I	N	A
A				L		U		M		L		T		L
B	O	S	T	O	N	P	O	P	S		L	A	M	P
O		E		P		B		O		C		R		H
R	A	G	T	I	M	E		S	E	R	P	I	C	O
S		N		N		A		E		A		S		R
	S	O	N	G	S	T	E	R		B	A	T	O	N

P	A	T	R	O	N	A	G	E		M	O	S	E	S
I		O		U		N		A		O		A		A
C	O	U	R	T	E	D		S	E	N	A	T	O	R
A		C		B		Y		E		D		I		G
S	C	H	O	O	L		F	L	O	R	E	N	C	E
S		E		X		D				I				N
O	U	S	T		M	A	R	T	I	A	L	A	R	T
		U		P		L		A		N		D
P	O	P	A	R	T	I	S	T	S		G	O	Y	A
O				U				E		B		R		U
I	M	P	A	S	T	O	S		C	O	B	A	L	T
N		A		S		C		A		R		T		O
T	A	R	N	I	S	H		D	A	D	A	I	S	M
E		E		A		E		A		E		O		A
R	O	D	I	N		R	E	M	B	R	A	N	D	T

Brian Greer author page

4 puzzles by Brian Greer with Jeff Chen comments

1 daily crossword by Brian Greer

3 Variety puzzles by Brian Greer

4 puzzles by Brian Greer
with Jeff Chen comments

		B	L	A	S	T	S		E	R	E	C	T
	A	L	A	S	K	A	N		G	E	T	O	U	T
T	H	E	P	H	I	L	O	S	O	P	H	E	R	S
B	O	S	S		R	E	B	A	T	E		D	N	A
A	T	T	E	S	T			W	I	N
				A	S	P	S		S	T	A	L	L	S
A	S	L	A	N		E	T	A	T		K	E	E	N
G	H	I	J	K		R	O	W		L	I	N	G	O
A	U	R	A		L	E	N	O		E	N	D	O	W
S	T	E	R	E	O		E	L	L	A
				N	Y	E			A	P	P	L	E	T
A	B	A		D	A	R	W	I	N		R	I	F	E
D	A	N	I	E	L	R	A	D	C	L	I	F	F	E
A	S	N	E	A	T		S	N	E	E	Z	E	S
	H	A	R	R	Y		P	O	T	T	E	R

C		B				P		H		C		U
H	U	R	T		C	A	S	A	B	L	A	N	C	A
A		U		P		R		I		O		H		S
L	A	N	C	A	S	T	E	R		C	R	A	S	H
E		E		N						H		R		E
T	I	T	A	N	I	C		F	R	E	E	M	A	N
				E		U		R				E
	A	C	A	D	E	M	Y	A	W	A	R	D	S
		L				I		N		L
P	L	A	T	O	O	N		C	H	I	C	A	G	O
S		N		S						B		N		A
H	A	N	K	S		G	L	A	D	I	A	T	O	R
A		I		E		I		T		S		H		I
W	A	S	H	I	N	G	T	O	N		P	E	N	N
		H		N		I		P				M		G

C	O	V	E	R		B	A	N	J	O	I	S	T
O		I		E		A		I		R		O		B
P	R	O	T	E	A	N		C	E	C	I	L	I	A
L		L		D		D		E		H		T		S
A	R	I	A		P	S	A	L	T	E	R	I	E	S
N		N		D		M		Y		S				E
D	R	I	V	E	L	E	D		S	T	A	G	E	S
		S		V		N		C		R		U
T	I	T	L	E	S		S	O	N	A	T	I	N	A
A				L		U		M		L		T		L
B	O	S	T	O	N	P	O	P	S		L	A	M	P
O		E		P		B		O		C		R		H
R	A	G	T	I	M	E		S	E	R	P	I	C	O
S		N		N		A		E		A		S		R
	S	O	N	G	S	T	E	R		B	A	T	O	N

P	A	T	R	O	N	A	G	E		M	O	S	E	S
I		O		U		N		A		O		A		A
C	O	U	R	T	E	D		S	E	N	A	T	O	R
A		C		B		Y		E		D		I		G
S	C	H	O	O	L		F	L	O	R	E	N	C	E
S		E		X		D				I				N
O	U	S	T		M	A	R	T	I	A	L	A	R	T
		U		P		L		A		N		D
P	O	P	A	R	T	I	S	T	S		G	O	Y	A
O				U				E		B		R		U
I	M	P	A	S	T	O	S		C	O	B	A	L	T
N		A		S		C		A		R		T		O
T	A	R	N	I	S	H		D	A	D	A	I	S	M
E		E		A		E		A		E		O		A
R	O	D	I	N		R	E	M	B	R	A	N	D	T