PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ MARCHING BANDS]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]
Since variety is the spice of life, why not run a variety puzzle? Though this form comes from a Italian puzzle magazine La Settimana Enigmistica, it was popularized by the Original Crossword Jesus (henceforth "OCJ") Mike Shenk during Games magazines couldn't-lose-streak. I love these puzzles, both to solve and to construct. Anytime you have to think in off-beat directions like backwards, up, and around a corner is fine with me. If you're new to Marching Bands, I've included instructions. And if you need more of these, why not try one from the OCJ, or these two by Trip Payne.
No Across Lite file or Java app this time. Just a PDF. That's all.
Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.
Brendan Emmett Quigley creates custom-made puzzles for all occasions: birthdays and bar mitzvahs, anniversaries and retirements. You name it. Need a puzzle for your website or your publication? He can do that, too.
Brendan's custom work clients have included The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, BeerAdvocate, Boston Magazine, De Beers, The Decemberists, ESPN, The Improper Bostonian, Lollapuzzoola, McSweeney's, Phish, Reflexive, The Smithsonian Magazine, St. Martin's Press, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and Andrew Weil.
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