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PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Category

PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Category

Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide!

We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly!

This guide is broken down into categories for ease of searching. We have puzzle books, subscription/downloadable puzzles, puzzles by mail,…

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PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Age

PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Age

Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2019 Holiday Gift Guide!

We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you this year. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly!

This guide is broken down by age group, so we’re sure you’ll find the perfect gift for puzzlers of any age on your list!

This…

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PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: Grab Bag!

PuzzleNation 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: Grab Bag!

Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2019 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide!

We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you this year. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly!

This guide is a grab bag of all sorts of dice games, puzzle games, brain teasers, card games, puzzle books, party games, and…

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How to Get Started in Cryptic Crosswords

In today's blog post, we explore how to get started with cryptic crosswords!

[Image courtesy of Amazon. The Times Cryptic Crossword Book.]

On Twitter yesterday, Oliver Roeder from FiveThirtyEight asked, “If one wanted to learn/practice solving cryptic crosswords, with what puzzles should one begin?”

Most of the replies mentioned different cryptic crossword outlets to try out, like The Nation, Harper’s Magazine, and The UK Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book. The Nationin…

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Suggestions from the World of Puzzle Books!

In today's blog post, we've got some suggestions for puzzle books for you to check out!

Puzzles come in so many forms these days that puzzlers are absolutely spoiled with choices. There are video games, apps, mechanical puzzles, brain teasers, single- and multi-player puzzle games, subscription services, and puzzles by mail, just for starters.

But sometimes, it’s nice to go back to the simple pleasures of solving while putting pencil (or pen) to paper.

So today, let’s talk about…

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Constructors' Favorite Crosswords from 2017!

In today's post, we have the favorite crosswords of 2017 from some of puzzling's top constructors!

Yesterday, I wrapped up my efforts to celebrate 2017’s contributions to the long, marvelous legacy of puzzles and games. But before saying goodbye to 2017, I reached out to other constructors and puzzlers to ask them if they had any favorite crosswords from 2017, either of their own creation or those made by others. So let’s check out the favorites from some world-class constructors in their own…

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It's Follow-Up Friday: Gems from 2016 edition!

In today's Follow-Up Friday post, we've got a few more favorite crosswords from 2016!

Welcome to Follow-Up Friday! Follow-Up Friday is a chance for us to revisit the subjects of previous posts and bring the PuzzleNation audience up to speed on all things puzzly. And today, I’d like to revisit the post listing our favorite crosswords and clues from 2016! http://imgur.com/ptOfSDv [Image courtesy of blog.dictionary.com.] At the end of the post, I asked readers and fellow puzzlers…

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5 Questions for Constructor Doug Peterson

In today's edition of 5 Questions, we spend some time with crossword gentleman @xworddoug!

Welcome to 5 Questions, our recurring interview series where we reach out to puzzle constructors, game designers, writers, filmmakers, musicians, artists, and puzzle enthusiasts from all walks of life! It’s all about exploring the vast and intriguing puzzle community by talking to those who make puzzles and those who enjoy them! (Click here to check out previous editions of 5 Questions!) And I’m…

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