Jeffrey Martinovic author page
6 puzzles by Jeffrey Martinovic
with Constructor comments
| Total | Debut | Latest | Collabs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 11/30/2023 | 7/30/2024 | 2 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Circle | Scrab | Debut | Fresh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.55 | 11 | 32% |
See the 11 answer words debuted by Jeffrey Martinovic.
| A | L | T | I | P | A | A | R | T | I | S | T | |||
| R | E | L | E | A | R | N | R | O | O | M | I | E | ||
| K | I | D | S | M | E | N | U | S | T | R | A | T | A | |
| R | I | N | G | A | N | N | O | U | N | C | E | R | ||
| G | O | O | P | E | N | N | ||||||||
| C | H | A | N | T | V | I | I | D | A | S | H | |||
| C | E | L | S | I | N | G | B | A | C | K | U | P | ||
| T | H | O | U | G | H | T | H | A | S | T | I | L | Y | |
| V | I | N | G | R | H | A | M | E | S | E | A | R | ||
| M | E | G | A | M | A | D | N | O | R | S | E | |||
| S | P | I | N | T | H | X | ||||||||
| P | I | N | G | P | O | N | G | B | A | L | L | S | ||
| O | R | E | L | S | E | A | I | R | M | I | L | E | S | |
| G | O | T | E | A | M | R | S | V | P | I | N | G | ||
| O | N | S | E | T | S | D | I | P | D | O | T |
Jeffrey Martinovic: The base concept for this puzzle was inspired by the programming concept of concatenated lists. Fittingly, finding a workable theme set was just a matter of creating some Python code (which did not directly use concatenated lists, funny enough), along with the timely discovery of RSVPING by Will. From there, the process was quite smooth - it did take a few iterations to arrive at the wacky grid you see before you, but there were no major hurdles.
Working with Will is a pleasure, and his creativity was the biggest factor in making this puzzle shine.
| J | A | M | W | E | S | T | E | L | M | H | A | M | ||
| U | S | A | A | R | C | A | D | I | A | O | L | E | ||
| T | A | U | I | M | O | D | I | U | M | I | O | N | ||
| S | P | I | L | T | P | A | T | M | E | T | E | D | ||
| H | A | W | K | E | S | C | A | L | Y | |||||
| S | A | Y | H | I | E | M | I | T | S | |||||
| E | W | W | A | P | O | L | L | O | I | O | T | S | ||
| L | E | A | S | T | P | I | E | A | D | I | E | U | ||
| S | L | I | T | M | R | M | O | M | A | T | V | S | ||
| E | L | I | E | W | A | N | N | A | R | Y | E | S | ||
| W | O | A | H | A | X | L | E | |||||||
| I | S | A | I | A | H | I | A | M | S | A | M | |||
| L | A | T | E | R | A | L | S | Y | M | M | E | T | R | Y |
| L | G | A | S | H | A | P | E | U | P | U | M | S | ||
| S | A | D | A | B | Y | S | M | N | Y | T |
Ever since I began solving crosswords many years ago, I have been fascinated by all the conventions we take for granted that are unbeknownst to most non-solvers. Some of my favorite puzzles, though, are ones that purposely subvert the solver's expectations with well thought out justification. This puzzle began as my attempt to justify using mirror symmetry in place of typical crossword symmetry. Among the treasure trove of puzzles that play on mirror symmetry, I was shocked to discover none had centered around symmetry in the English alphabet.
There are actually a surprising number of entries that fit the theme constraints, given how small the subset of symmetrical letters is in the English alphabet. In spite of that, the puzzle did not come together easily and it required many iterations to come to fruition. I want to thank the editing team for sticking with me on it and helping me through the revision process. I hope you enjoyed solving the puzzle and have a great Wednesday!
| M | A | S | T | S | N | T | H | R | I | A | T | A | ||
| E | A | T | U | P | O | H | O | U | P | L | I | T | ||
| T | H | E | T | O | W | E | R | O | F | B | A | B | E | L |
| P | U | R | P | L | E | P | R | O | S | E | ||||
| M | P | H | E | A | S | E | S | I | N | R | C | A | ||
| A | L | E | S | E | T | A | L | |||||||
| H | A | N | O | I | G | P | S | B | U | E | N | O | ||
| E | T | H | A | N | R | I | P | A | L | I | E | N | ||
| R | O | A | M | S | A | D | A | D | E | N | S | E | ||
| W | I | I | Y | A | M | D | R | S | ||||||
| P | A | K | S | W | A | Y | B | A | R | T | U | T | ||
| A | L | I | S | T | E | R | O | P | E | N | E | R | A | |
| L | I | N | E | O | N | E | T | S | A | R | I | S | M | |
| M | A | G | E | N | T | A | S | E | M | A | N | A | S |
Happy PI DAY everyone!
As an engineering student with an affinity for all things math, I've been thinking about making a PI DAY puzzle for a while. I'm glad to see this one come to fruition. A lot of things had to go right to make the puzzle work, and at every step of the construction process it felt like the puzzle was meant to be.
One of the challenges in constructing a puzzle like this is balancing the relatively low amount of theme content with engaging fill to keep the solving experience interesting, especially for an undersized grid with a constrained block pattern. I did my best to treat it as a themeless and maximize longer entries where possible. It's definitely a puzzle unlike any others I've ever constructed, but hopefully in a way that solvers will enjoy. You'll have to be the judge of that.
Have a great Thursday and enjoy some pie for PI DAY!
| C | L | A | S | S | L | E | T | S | B | E | G | M | S | ||
| A | E | S | O | P | A | R | E | N | A | S | O | A | T | ||
| S | A | H | A | R | A | D | E | S | E | R | T | T | R | Y | |
| T | H | E | K | I | S | S | S | A | L | F | O | I | L | ||
| I | T | T | L | A | K | E | T | A | H | O | E | ||||
| E | W | A | N | R | N | A | Y | O | R | E | |||||
| M | A | B | D | O | E | S | S | O | U | S | A | G | E | ||
| M | I | S | S | I | S | S | I | P | P | I | R | I | V | E | R |
| A | L | O | N | G | S | K | E | E | T | S | E | N | G | ||
| F | O | A | M | A | C | L | I | N | T | O | |||||
| E | A | S | T | T | I | M | O | R | L | A | G | ||||
| N | E | T | S | R | O | N | A | D | U | N | I | T | S | ||
| J | O | E | T | A | U | T | O | L | O | G | I | C | A | L | |
| O | N | E | I | G | N | O | R | E | U | T | E | R | I | ||
| Y | S | L | M | E | T | E | R | S | R | E | S | E | T |
| E | P | A | A | L | T | A | R | L | E | G | S | |||
| L | E | M | O | N | S | O | D | A | T | E | X | A | N | |
| S | T | A | N | D | D | O | W | N | H | I | T | M | E | |
| E | A | S | T | L | A | K | E | R | R | E | A | |||
| O | S | C | A | R | G | O | D | A | R | K | ||||
| T | A | K | E | O | U | T | R | O | B | E | ||||
| A | W | L | U | T | E | R | I | M | I | N | E | |||
| D | O | U | B | L | E | N | E | G | A | T | I | V | E | S |
| A | L | M | A | O | V | A | T | E | E | R | A | |||
| S | L | O | W | M | I | S | S | Y | O | U | ||||
| G | I | V | E | I | N | M | A | T | T | E | ||||
| E | C | O | M | O | P | E | R | E | A | S | E | |||
| S | I | T | U | P | S | T | O | P | L | I | G | H | T | |
| T | E | E | M | S | S | E | L | L | A | T | H | O | N | |
| E | R | R | S | T | R | E | Y | S | A | D | A |
| S | O | P | H | S | F | D | A | R | E | I | G | N | ||
| U | N | I | O | N | C | A | R | D | E | N | S | U | E | |
| M | E | A | T | L | O | V | E | R | C | Z | A | R | S | |
| M | A | N | P | A | G | E | L | A | Y | O | U | T | ||
| A | L | O | N | G | S | P | A | S | M | |||||
| R | A | I | S | A | S | T | E | W | I | E | ||||
| S | H | O | E | R | A | C | K | S | S | I | N | G | ||
| E | E | L | L | O | T | I | O | N | S | N | S | A | ||
| G | A | L | L | I | M | P | R | O | V | E | O | N | ||
| A | L | S | A | C | E | S | A | D | A | T | ||||
| K | A | R | M | A | A | L | A | M | O | |||||
| T | I | M | E | T | R | A | V | E | L | S | U | P | ||
| A | D | O | B | E | R | A | P | B | A | T | T | L | E | |
| R | O | V | E | R | L | I | E | S | A | H | E | A | D | |
| S | L | E | D | S | A | L | E | H | O | R | N | S |